News: MANTRA used to spread the message
The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) has showcased their mobile technology truck, MANTRA, for the first time.
MANTRA (The Manufacturing Technology Transporter) is a specially modified HGV packed with the latest machinery and simulators. It was showcased for the first time at Dorcan Technology College in Swindon.
The truck will take to the road, visiting small businesses and schools throughout the UK to demonstrate manufacturing and assembly line technology of the future and help inspire young people to take up careers in engineering.
Established by the University of Sheffield's AMRC with Boeing, and with funding from the Swindon-based Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), MANTRA aims to introduce companies to the latest production engineering technology and techniques helping them to innovate with new products, increase productivity and keep UK manufacturing competitive. It will also be used to show secondary school pupils how exciting manufacturing can be - using eye catching technologies such as virtual reality assembly and advanced modelling systems.
Professor Keith Ridgway, Research Director of the AMRC said: "We are delighted to have received the support of the EPSRC and our industrial sponsors, Boeing, Rolls-Royce and Mori Seiki. It has given us the opportunity to equip the vehicle to the highest possible specification and build in a level of flexibility that will enable us to tailor visits to a wide spectrum of organisations including schools, colleges, SMEs and large companies."
Sir Roger Bone, president of Boeing UK, commented: "The technologies being showcased by MANTRA are already making a contribution to Boeing’s products, such as the 787 Dreamliner. We are particularly pleased that the capabilities of the AMRC are being highlighted in this way, inspiring the next generation of engineers and scientists."
The AMRC with Boeing is a £45 million partnership of the University of Sheffield and over 40 partner companies based at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham.
MANTRA (The Manufacturing Technology Transporter) is a specially modified HGV packed with the latest machinery and simulators. It was showcased for the first time at Dorcan Technology College in Swindon.
The truck will take to the road, visiting small businesses and schools throughout the UK to demonstrate manufacturing and assembly line technology of the future and help inspire young people to take up careers in engineering.
Established by the University of Sheffield's AMRC with Boeing, and with funding from the Swindon-based Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), MANTRA aims to introduce companies to the latest production engineering technology and techniques helping them to innovate with new products, increase productivity and keep UK manufacturing competitive. It will also be used to show secondary school pupils how exciting manufacturing can be - using eye catching technologies such as virtual reality assembly and advanced modelling systems.
Professor Keith Ridgway, Research Director of the AMRC said: "We are delighted to have received the support of the EPSRC and our industrial sponsors, Boeing, Rolls-Royce and Mori Seiki. It has given us the opportunity to equip the vehicle to the highest possible specification and build in a level of flexibility that will enable us to tailor visits to a wide spectrum of organisations including schools, colleges, SMEs and large companies."
Sir Roger Bone, president of Boeing UK, commented: "The technologies being showcased by MANTRA are already making a contribution to Boeing’s products, such as the 787 Dreamliner. We are particularly pleased that the capabilities of the AMRC are being highlighted in this way, inspiring the next generation of engineers and scientists."The AMRC with Boeing is a £45 million partnership of the University of Sheffield and over 40 partner companies based at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham.
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RotherhamImages: epsrc.ac.uk
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