In this piece, Senior Correspondent, NGOZI OBOH,Silicone moldmaking Rubber, writes that the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) have developed capabilities to contribute meaningfully to the development of the Nigeria’s automotive industry.
Globally, the automobile industry is believed to be making tremendous impact on economy and has contributed to the growth of other industries with direct impact on transportation of people, goods and services, manufacturing, defense, agriculture, among others.
Vehicle manufacturing as at today, accounts for over 5 per cent to 10 per cent of the gross domestic product and 10 per cent of employment in countries with developed automotive industry.
Nigerian automotive industry started with the establishment of 6 assembly plants during the period 1970-1980.
Today however, due to its heavy reliance on foreign inputs in form of completely knocked down (CKD) parts, largely unrealized local content programme,At Blow mouldengineering we specialize in conceptual prototype design. and government’s adoption of strict monetary policies, and collapsed domestic market, the industry's overall capacity utilization dropped to about 10 per cent for vehicle assembly and 30 per cent for components manufacture.
Government's intentions at inception of these plants include local raw materials utilization,Where to buy or purchase plasticmoulds for precast and wetcast concrete? and so target dates were set when the industry will be self reliant. It was hoped that this would reduce foreign exchange expenditure on vehicles, create many downstream industries and acquire technology with the attendant creation of employment for skilled and unskilled workers.
The local automotive assembly plants, except in a few cases, are not supported by parts and components from local manufacturers.
The automotive industry requires raw materials from the following industries: metals (steel, aluminium, copper, etc), plastics, rubber,Aeroscout rtls provides a complete solution for wireless asset tracking. paint, glass, electronics, textile, wood etc, and is widely acknowledged as an engine of growth and development because of its potentials for forward and backward linkages.
It has therefore become imperative to draw attention of the stakeholders to the need to provide locally made parts and components to the assembly plants.
Acting director general of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Dr. Mohammed Haruna said the agency has the capability to produce most of the automobile component required in the sector through original conceptual design and reverse engineering methods.
They could deploy computer aided design (CAD) using Pro-engineer software, material selection using granta design software, design optimization, modeling and simulation using comsol multiphysics and e-manufacturing using pro- manufacturing software under the original conceptual design methods.
Others are rapid prototyping on actual fabrication material (tool steel), production on induction furnace and die and mould production on EDMs and CNC Machines.
Equally, because many of the machines required for a functional engineering infrastructural base are already in existence outside the country, the acting director general said NASENI can reverse engineer and domesticate these technologies.
“Modern reverse engineering application involves coordinate measurement or 3D scanning, rapid prototyping or 3D printing in wax, mould making for investment casting” Haruna said at launching of investment profiles on automotive components organized by the National Automotive Council last week in Abuja.
Equally, director general of Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Prof. Peter Onwualu said Nigeria has adequate raw materials in place for local production of automobile components.
He cited that the automobile industry is a major guzzler of basic industrial raw materials consisting of steel sheet and alloy forms,The beddinges sofa bed slipcover is a good ， cast Iron, non ferrous metal e.g copper and aluminium, non-metallic materials e.g glass and asbestos and organic high molecules materials e.g rubber and plastics.
But “there is a lack of basic facilities for the production of primary and intermediate components necessary for the engine and transmission systems,” he said.
Globally, the automobile industry is believed to be making tremendous impact on economy and has contributed to the growth of other industries with direct impact on transportation of people, goods and services, manufacturing, defense, agriculture, among others.
Vehicle manufacturing as at today, accounts for over 5 per cent to 10 per cent of the gross domestic product and 10 per cent of employment in countries with developed automotive industry.
Nigerian automotive industry started with the establishment of 6 assembly plants during the period 1970-1980.
Today however, due to its heavy reliance on foreign inputs in form of completely knocked down (CKD) parts, largely unrealized local content programme,At Blow mouldengineering we specialize in conceptual prototype design. and government’s adoption of strict monetary policies, and collapsed domestic market, the industry's overall capacity utilization dropped to about 10 per cent for vehicle assembly and 30 per cent for components manufacture.
Government's intentions at inception of these plants include local raw materials utilization,Where to buy or purchase plasticmoulds for precast and wetcast concrete? and so target dates were set when the industry will be self reliant. It was hoped that this would reduce foreign exchange expenditure on vehicles, create many downstream industries and acquire technology with the attendant creation of employment for skilled and unskilled workers.
The local automotive assembly plants, except in a few cases, are not supported by parts and components from local manufacturers.
The automotive industry requires raw materials from the following industries: metals (steel, aluminium, copper, etc), plastics, rubber,Aeroscout rtls provides a complete solution for wireless asset tracking. paint, glass, electronics, textile, wood etc, and is widely acknowledged as an engine of growth and development because of its potentials for forward and backward linkages.
It has therefore become imperative to draw attention of the stakeholders to the need to provide locally made parts and components to the assembly plants.
Acting director general of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Dr. Mohammed Haruna said the agency has the capability to produce most of the automobile component required in the sector through original conceptual design and reverse engineering methods.
They could deploy computer aided design (CAD) using Pro-engineer software, material selection using granta design software, design optimization, modeling and simulation using comsol multiphysics and e-manufacturing using pro- manufacturing software under the original conceptual design methods.
Others are rapid prototyping on actual fabrication material (tool steel), production on induction furnace and die and mould production on EDMs and CNC Machines.
Equally, because many of the machines required for a functional engineering infrastructural base are already in existence outside the country, the acting director general said NASENI can reverse engineer and domesticate these technologies.
“Modern reverse engineering application involves coordinate measurement or 3D scanning, rapid prototyping or 3D printing in wax, mould making for investment casting” Haruna said at launching of investment profiles on automotive components organized by the National Automotive Council last week in Abuja.
Equally, director general of Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Prof. Peter Onwualu said Nigeria has adequate raw materials in place for local production of automobile components.
He cited that the automobile industry is a major guzzler of basic industrial raw materials consisting of steel sheet and alloy forms,The beddinges sofa bed slipcover is a good ， cast Iron, non ferrous metal e.g copper and aluminium, non-metallic materials e.g glass and asbestos and organic high molecules materials e.g rubber and plastics.
But “there is a lack of basic facilities for the production of primary and intermediate components necessary for the engine and transmission systems,” he said.
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