News: MANTRA on show at UK manufacturing event
The University of Sheffield AMRC with Boeing Manufacturing Transporter (MANTRA) will take a lead role in the education zone at the UK's premier manufacturing technologies event, MACH 2010.
MANTRA is a specially equipped 14m long lorry designed to give aspiring young engineers a hands on experience with real, leading-edge manufacturing technologies being developed at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing (AMRC) in Rotherham.
AMRC engineers are using the eye-catching, interactive capabilities of 3D technology from Virtalis to give students the experience of assembling, design reviewing and rehearsing the maintenance of a multi-million pound Rolls-Royce jet engine.
Along with Rolls-Royce, advanced manufacturing companies, Boeing, Sandvik Coromant and Mori Seiki have all contributed resources for the students to experience.
Graham Shearsmith, MACH 2010 Exhibition Manager said: "The Education and Training Zone is a brand new venture for the show and marries together industry's need for new blood and one of the MTA's key objectives - to encourage talent. We're delighted that the AMRC's MANTRA will form the centerpiece of the new zone as it will provide the wow factor necessary to engage the minds of the audience we hope to attract."
MANTRA was funded with an award of £500,000 from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
MACH 2010 takes place June 7 - 11 at the NEC in Birmingham.
AMRC website
MACH 2010 website
Rotherham
MANTRA is a specially equipped 14m long lorry designed to give aspiring young engineers a hands on experience with real, leading-edge manufacturing technologies being developed at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing (AMRC) in Rotherham.
AMRC engineers are using the eye-catching, interactive capabilities of 3D technology from Virtalis to give students the experience of assembling, design reviewing and rehearsing the maintenance of a multi-million pound Rolls-Royce jet engine.
Along with Rolls-Royce, advanced manufacturing companies, Boeing, Sandvik Coromant and Mori Seiki have all contributed resources for the students to experience.
Graham Shearsmith, MACH 2010 Exhibition Manager said: "The Education and Training Zone is a brand new venture for the show and marries together industry's need for new blood and one of the MTA's key objectives - to encourage talent. We're delighted that the AMRC's MANTRA will form the centerpiece of the new zone as it will provide the wow factor necessary to engage the minds of the audience we hope to attract."
MANTRA was funded with an award of £500,000 from Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.
MACH 2010 takes place June 7 - 11 at the NEC in Birmingham.
AMRC website
MACH 2010 website
RotherhamImages: epsrc.ac.uk
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