The Institute for Automotive & Manufacturing Advanced Practice – AMAP, is part of the Faculty of Applied Sciences within the University of Sunderland.

The Institute for Automotive & Manufacturing Advanced Practice – AMAP, is part of the Faculty of Applied Scienceswithin the University of Sunderland.

AMAP - Background

• Industrial applications• Digital engineering technologies• Partnership training • Valuable services to manufacturers

International Research

• Automotive• Manufacturing• Maintenance engineering• Ultra low carbon vehicle technology

Practical expertise & problem solving solutions

AMAP’s Basic working Principle

“To improve or develop the current state of a company or individual.”

Applied to:

SME’sMajor corporationsIndividuals

AMAP’s Facilities

Our spacious CAE training suites are equipped with hi-spec workstations, smart boards and modern ergonomic furniture and seating. All training rooms have access to most modern digital engineering technology (DET) software applications and we work closely with all software OEM's and VAR partners to ensure the highest standards and vendor accredited training.

Our Factory facilities include state of the art Rapid Prototyping, 3D Scanning, Inspection, Reverse Engineering and CNC Manufacturing processes, together with a wide range of digital engineering software technologies.

CNC Machining Centre and Lathe

3D Scanning & Reverse Engineering

3D Printing & Rapid Prototyping

New line setup for Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

• Major investment in new production line.

• Aided the client with 3d inspection and verification against native

design on the customers site

• Client feedback currently suggesting that quality on this line is now not

only exceeding internal operations but also America, China and Japan.

• This is due to the process of verification of line setup.

Geomagic Inspection Report

WIA Music

New product introduction.Designed to hang guitars on walls or ceilings with minimum visibility.

AMAP assisted WIA Music in the following areas:

• Required design• FEA, Stress analysis• Rapid Prototype• Consultation with Mould manufacturer

Design Rendered image

Guitar hanging bracket is now for sale globally and won the new

product introduction at the NAMM awards and featured in American

magazine Music.Inc

Acoustic Hanging Bracket in development

5 Axis CNC Machining• Full 5 Axis CNC machining• CNC Lathe• Powered by Delcam manufacturing

software• Specialist one off component

manufacturers• Full inspection and reporting service

Suggested markets:

• Oil and Gas• Aerospace• Mould and Die• Defence• New product introduction

Full Turn Key Solutions

Consultation Design PrototypeReverse Engineering

Inspection ManufactureProduct Introduction Testing

Bespoke Instructor Led Training Courses

• Problem Solving• 7 Core Tools• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)• Total Preventative Maintenance (TPM)• Statistical Process Control (SPC)• Line Balancing• Lean Principles• Drawing Interpretation• Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Instruction• Engineering Drawing Interpretation

Courses can be held on site at the clients facility or at AMAP

AMAP also provides:

• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)

• Internships

Formula Student Team• Europe's most established educational motorsport competition• Backed by industry• Attended by universities from all over the world• Cars are raced at Silverstone and judged by the Institution of Mechanical

Engineers• Provides students with real life engineering experience• Thousands of spectators attend the event• Usually reported in the regional news

Sponsorship

If you would like to sponsor our formula student team please contact us at AMAP.

We hope this presentation has given you an overview of the various activities undertaken at

AMAP

If you would like to find out more then please visit our web site

www.amap.sunderland.ac.uk

Thank you for staying awake!!