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The inventor of the clockwork radio, Trevor Baylis, is calling for an Academy of Invention which will give inventors sound advice on financial matters. The academy will help would-be inventors get started and will be housed at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Baylis also believes that classes on how to manage money should be introduced into the school curriculum.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 1999
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Inventiveness blows in better profits: pneumatics companies are finding that the road to good profits requires being innovative and supplying complete solutions
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Fluid power vendors are coming under growing pressure to be innovative and flexible. They know that they must be able to offer entire systems and solutions if they are to gain competitive advantage. At Camozzi Pneumatics, the Fluid Power Centre offers non-standard cylinders to order.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 2001
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Smoothing the road to innovation
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Issues concerning the problems facing inventors are presented, with reference to the benefits of the internet and obtaining financial backing.
Publication Name: Eureka
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0261-2097
Year: 2000
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