Lichfield, Staffordshire: The Wankel Rotary engine proudly returned to its origins in Germany last week, as AIE (UK) Ltd attended Engine Expo 2017 in Messe Stuttgart to showcase the advantages of the modernised engine. Developed by German engineer Felix Wankel in the 1950’s, the Wankel rotary engine was originally viewed as a radical breakthrough for […]

Innovative rotary engine technology is poised to become an affordable and efficient choice of hybrid power following the exciting announcement that AIE (UK) Ltd, and their collaborative partners, have won significant funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) to develop an intelligent powertrain for low carbon vehicles. The APC-6 competition, held through Innovate UK, has […]

Nothing is as fascinating to the AIE team than networking with others who also possess a keen interest in research and development (R&D). This was definitely the case on 1 March 2017 as AIE (UK) Ltd joined Nucleus Expo 2017 at the prestigious Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) located in the Midlands area of Coventry, UK. […]

Revolutionary new technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) dominated the agenda at the February 2017 Civic Drone Centre conference, aptly named, Emerging Technologies Driven by UAVs. Located at the University of Central Lancashire, the conference and drone industry networking event showcased a selection of exciting UAV projects funded by the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme […]

Lichfield, Staffordshire: Local Lichfield engineers, AIE (UK) Ltd are proud to be featured in the February 2017 edition of Chamberlink, the official magazine of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. The article entitled ‘AIE rewrite the future of the rotary engine’ succinctly captures the mission of AIE to re-establish the revolutionary rotary engine for 21st-century customers. […]

Is it possible to improve the efficiency of a Wankel rotary engine with an upgraded configuration, reducing emissions in the process? This question, and more like it, will be analysed by AIE (UK) Ltd as part of their low carbon vehicle feasibility study, awarded by the Niche Vehicle Network in November 2016. The feasibility study […]

Lichfield, Staffordshire For the first time in an exciting new change to the UK’s biggest multi-sector innovation event, Innovate 2016 had a change of location.  The North is proud of having a strong innovative history and after eight years of being held in London, Innovate 2016 moved to the spectacular Manchester Central Convention Complex. Held […]

Lichfield, Staffordshire: This years’ Advanced Engineering Show brought together a wealth of engineering experts to the NEC in Birmingham on 2/3 November, with fascinating results. As a world-leading rotary engine developer, AIE (UK) Ltd joined the 700 exhibitors, including Bentley, Airbus and Jaguar Land Rover in showcasing their most innovative and game-changing technologies. The Future for […]

On Friday 21st October, Advanced Innovative Engineering welcomed a friendly group of motorcycle enthusiasts from the Rotary Owners’ Club to uniquely share some significant motorcycling history. The ROC members travelled from all over the country on their beloved, classic Norton rotary engine bikes and enjoyed an opportunity to meet up in their leathers to celebrate […]

Lichfield, Staffordshire: Fantastic progress has been made with AIE’s collaborative Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) Project as a new breakthrough is made for next generation unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hybrid power systems. The aim of the ATI project is to work with four leading cross disciplinary SMEs in the UK to develop an innovative hybrid power […]