Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly.

The Web is fascinating and transformative, but it's an easy, flashy, get-rich-quick option to the hard graft of proper industry.

Anger is a good motivator.

Stumbling upon the next great invention in an 'ah-ha!' moment is a myth.

The important thing is to learn from mistakes - something graduates are adept at. Our graduate engineers are working on new technology - from uncharted applications for our digital motor, to a new take on the hand dryer. With an unhindered mind, nothing is off limits.

Arbitrary benchmarks cheat kids out of a fulfilling education.

The one size fits all approach of standardized testing is convenient but lazy.