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1990: Michael J Neale
Michael J. Neale (1926-2012)
105th President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Neale was born in 1926.
He left school at 16 and became an engineering apprenticeship with Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. During his apprenticeship, he took a part-time honours degree through day release and evening study. He then went on to do research on piston ring lubrication at Imperial College, where he was President of the Students Union and played a part in planning the expansion of the college.
He then joined the Glacier Metal Co. Ltd. as engineering research manager; at the time the company was building its international reputation as leaders in plain bearing technology. In 1958, Neale was given the task of setting up and operating a new technical design and consultancy service for the company’s customers.
This experience provided a firm foundation for his move into independent consultancy in 1962. He works with a small group of consultants, Michael Neale and Associates Ltd., who specialize in solving problems with plant and machinery, and who have a wider range of activity covering audits of company technology and new designs, the linking of research with industrial application, and the improvement of plant maintenance. He was awarded the OBE in 1984 for services to the engineering profession.
Michael Neale died on 4 August 2012.
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