SIXTH-FORMERS from school across Gwent have been successful in helping lcal manufacturing companies surmount pressing engineering challenges.
These included a dust-free method for polishing DVD stampers at Technicolour in Cwmbran, an effluent filter system for Interbrew at Magor and an anti-limescale system for Newport chemical firm Solutia.
The projects were organised by Engineering Education Scheme Wales (EESW), which is part of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Each sixth-form team visited a local company and was assigned to a problem-solving task.
After a number of brain-stroming sessions at their schools, the students spent three days at the University of Wales College, Newport, making use of its computer and engineering workshops to flesh out their ideas.
The final stage of the scheme consisted of a report plus presentation to a panel of professional engineers at the teams' respective companies.
* Pictured are Nicola Hiscocks, left, and Laura Kissack, of St Joseph's RC High School, Newport, working on constructing circuitry and switches for an electronic braking system for Arvin Meritor
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