Scintam Launches New Podcast Spotlighting Engineering Innovation
Scintam Engineering has officially launched its brand new podcast, designed to explore the challenges and opportunities facing the engineering industry. The series will feature conversations with engineering experts working at the cutting edge of technology, manufacturing and innovation.
Each episode will bring together industry leaders to share insights, challenges, and ideas that are shaping the next generation of engineering solutions. From advanced tooling and automation, to partnerships and collaboration, this podcast aims to offer valuable perspectives on where the industry is heading.
The first episode is now released: Scintam's Dr Adam Clare is joined by Dr James Kell, Robotics Technical Director at Amentum, a global engineering technology consultancy that delivers solutions to critical national infrastructure challenges.
Amentum was formerly part of Jacobs, specifically the Critical Mission Solutions (CMS) division. After Jacobs split its business, CMS became part of Amentum. Though the name is new, the work continues with the same focus, clients, and scale, backed by a global workforce of around 60,000 people.
As a former Rolls-Royce employee, James has worked with university research networks, which is where he first encountered Scintam Engineering. Today, he leads Amentum’s robotics and remote handling team, with a particular focus on keeping people out of harm’s way through intelligent, automated solutions.
In the episode, James shares insights into the CRADLE Prosperity Partnership, a UK government funded collaboration between Amentum and the University of Manchester. CRADLE is an industry-led research group tackling robotics challenges cross-sectorally, working with critical national infrastructure. A key feature of the initiative is its focus on human factors, regulation, and developing robotic solutions to get people out of harm's way.
James also introduces the RAISE sub-project, which applies spark erosion (EDM) technology in a novel way. EDM has been adapted for use on a mobile robotic platform and was brought to James’ attention through his connection to Scintam and the EDM work they do.
The episode explores issues of tackling significant technical challenges, like cabling, interface design, and automation, and how they hosted a successful demonstration for industry stakeholders.
From forming cross-disciplinary teams to laying out a roadmap for future applications in aerospace and shipyards, this first episode showcases the kind of future-focused engineering conversations featured on the Scintam podcast.
You can find James on LinkedIn here and visit Amentum's website here.
The full episode is available on Youtube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts (see below).