Dissemination
MACH 2010, Birmingham, UK, 7-11 June 2010
The AFFIX consortium developed a dissemination package for MACH2010, including banners and videos with staff onhand to talk about the project.
A PDF of the AFFIX banner is available below:
AFFIX MACH banner
For more information please visit the website at http://www.mach2010.com
Fifth International Precision Assembly Seminar, IPAS 2010, Chamonix, France, 14-17 February 2010
The Fifth International Precision Assembly Seminar was held in Chamonix, France from 14-17 February 2010.
The seminar provided an excellent forum for industrial and research organizations to debate the current challenges and developments in manufacturing across Europe and within the USA and Japan.
For more information please visit the website at http://www.ipas2010.org
Technology on the Road
The AMRC has won a grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to take advanced manufacturing techniques on the road.
MANTRA is a specially equipped HGV, fitted with the latest manufacturing equipment. It will introduce companies to the latest production engineering techniques, that have enabled partner companies to make significant improvements in productivity. Contact Natalie Hutchinson for more information, or to schedule MANTRA. n.hutchinson@amrc.co.uk
Events to date include:
- Civil-service live, Olympia (London), UK, 3 days July 09
- RIAT (Royal International Air Tattoo), UK, 3 days, July 09
- EPSRC launch at a Dorchan Technology College, Swindon, UK June 09
9-10 September - TRAM'09
Fundamental research in aerospace manufacturing, cutting edge industrial practice
The aerospace industry has changed significantly in recent years with new materials and manufacturing methods being used in an attempt to get maximum performance for minimum cost. At the same time the structure of the industry has changed and there has been a move from large companies designing, manufacturing components and assembling aircraft to one of large global supply chains headed by large system integrators.
The conference was aimed at both industrialists and academics and was equally of interest to those involved in aerospace manufacturing and manufacturing technology suppliers. TRAM09 examined the implications of trends mentioned above by focussing on four key areas:
- New materials
- New manufacturing technologies
- Assembly technologies
- Supply chain management.
Advanced Manufacturing Forum March 2009
This is a series of quarterly seminars planned by AMRC and hosted at the Factory of the Future and targeted at manufacturing businesses. Membership is now over 100 companies across the UK. A seminar was held in March 09 which inclided presentations from GOM and METRIS on digitising large parts using optical measuring systems (GOM) and iGPS for use in assembly.
