Use Of Production Experts

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31923, 26 February 1969, Page 18

Use Of Production Experts

As New Zealand was embarking on manufacturing, it was important that she should train and recognise production engineers, said the president of the Institution of Production Engineers (Sir Eric Mensforth) last evening.

Sir Eric Mensforth was attending a reception given to

him by the Christchurch section committee of the Institution of Production Engineers. Nearly half of all the professional engineers in England, he said, were engaged in manufacturing. In Britain, production engineering was recognised as one of the most important professions. The production engineers were men concerned with efficient manufacturing processes—not just engineering. One of the aims of the production engineer was, to produce in the most efficient and

economic way, and In doing so, always to remember that he was working with humans and to get the best results from them, said Sir Eric Mensforth. Sir Eric Mensforth said that he had heard New Zealanders discussing such potential problems as disposal and effluent, which showed they were very much aware of the situation. He said that his home city of Sheffield used to be one of the dirtiest cities in the world, but since the war it had been cleaned up. Al-

though it was a main centre of industry, it was now one of the cleanest cities of Europe.

Sir Eric Mensforth said that although he had been in New Zealand for 10 days only, which gave him a superficial impression, he had found that housing and workshops were of a high standard. “They are equal to the better conditions of England,” he said. Sir Eric Mensforth said that the main purpose of his tour, was to see the institution’s members.