24/09/2025
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Wishing the very best of luck to all taking part in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Apprentice Automation Challenge final tomorrow, 25 September 2025, at the MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry.
Two talented teams from Ricoh UK Products Ltd (RPL) will be taking part, and over the past six months, our apprentices have been designing, manufacturing, and programming innovative devices to automate everyday tasks:
โก๏ธ Team Innovation
Kian Beasley, Josh Wynne, Harrison Felton, Zach Clarke, and Leon Nelson have created an innovative โAuto Bin Compactorโ (ABC) โ a smart attachment for household bins that compacts waste and recycling.
โก๏ธ Team Automation
Adam Briggs, George Chadwick, Lewis Heeley, Cameron Buick and Mike Litwin have developed an exciting โAuto-IVโ โ a medical device designed to autonomously follow hospital patients carrying IV drips, removing the need to push or pull equipment.
By their own admission, โThe IMechE challenge, now in its eleventh year, is designed to inspire the next generation of engineers, and is a showcase of creativity, teamwork, and technical skill, offering apprentices a chance to present their prototypes to senior engineers and industry leaders.โ
Join us in wishing both teams โ and our fellow participants โ the very best as they demonstrate their engineering excellence on the national stage!
Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Apprentices