04/03/2025
From Ancient Inspiration to Modern Innovation: Celebrating World Engineering Day 🌍🔧
At Spirax Sarco, we recognise the ingenuity of engineers in the past and present.
In our reception in one of our UK Cheltenham offices, you’ll find a model of Hero’s first steam engine—a concept over 2,000 years old that provided an initial blueprint for the steam systems we optimise today.
This model was a project we displayed in 2019, and it serves as a reminder of how engineering curiosity drives progress.
While Hero’s aeolipile was never used for industrial applications, it laid the foundations for the steam power that shaped the modern world.
Today, we continue to push boundaries—helping industries worldwide improve efficiency, and reduce energy consumption with steam system expertise and innovations.