www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz

The Faculty of Engineering has in excess of 2000 students, 2200 at undergraduate level, 150 in taught postgraduate programmes and 200 research postgraduate students.

A range of specialisations are available in the Bachelor of Engineering degree. New specialisations, such as software engineering and biomedical engineering, have been introduced in recent years, in response to the changing needs of society.

Research is also a key activity at the Faculty, with large scale research activities and collaborations with other institutions and members of the industry. Much of the work undertaken is of a world-class level, while in many areas, the research programmes, and academics and students involved, are clearly leading the world in their discoveries and developments.

www.mech.auckland.ac.nz

The Auckland University Mechanical Engineering department provides a proven and practical engineering degree programme with majors in Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics. The design and project intensive curriculum will provides the expertise to solve real-life and complex engineering problems and prepares for the challenges of designing and manufacturing advanced products and services for the 21st Century.

The post-graduate and research programmes are far ranging and include areas such as plastics and composite materials, fuel efficiency and combustion, STEP-NC programing and manufacturing, yacht and sail design, and more.

www.aie.co.nz

AIE is a heavy mechanical engineering service company specialising in component manufacturing, maintenance and re-engineering services including machining, balancing, fabrication, fitting, design, draughting and project management.

AIE started business as a specialised machine shop in 1994 and now offer a total range of engineering services. They now have a dedicated space for large fitting and fabrication work which is separated from the machine shop. Their recent workshop expansion housing a Double Column 5 face CNC machining centre allows machining capabilities which are second to none.

AIE is proud to provide the team with our new Uprights.

www.flotech.com

Flotech's founders trained as engineers with the Royal NZ Air Force and then started a business to provide machinery installation services to the then burgeoning Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) industry in New Zealand. Flotech has since become a well known international industrial equipment supplier, offering solutions for:
- Industrial Heat Exchange
- Gas Purification, Drying and Conditioning
- Gas Compression

Flotech are the Major Sponsor of the 2009 UoA FSAE Team.

www.riverscarbon.com 

Rivers Carbon designs solutions and produce light weight autoclaved pre-preg carbon products for top end motor sport, aerospace and marine customers. The autoclave and clean room are fully data logged with calibrated instruments. Data recorded includes temperature pressure and time for the autoclave, humidity and temperature for the clean room and temperature for the freezer.

Rivers Carbon supplies the team with autoclave time for all of our prepreg composite work, as well as a lot of valuable expert advice on manufacturing techniques.

www.c-quip.com

C-Quip is recognised as a world leader in custom built Carbon Fibre boarding equipment which meets the market demand in design, quality and warranty. All hardware is custom built from lightweight materials to customer's specific requirements. The range of hardware produced includes passerelles, boarding stairs, deck cranes, sliding beam cranes, swim ladders.

C-Quip supply the team with the carbon fibre required to construct the many composite parts on the car. 

www.yamaha-motor.co.nz

Yamaha Motors New Zealand are commited to creating a higher level of customer satisfaction, using our ingenuity and enthusiasm to enrich people's lives. YMNZ deals in the distribution of Yamaha products. These include motorcycles, boats and personal watercraft, outboard motors, 4-wheel quad-bikes, racing karts, golf cars, and Gas Heat-Pump air conditioners.

Yamaha has supported the UoA FSAE team since our inception in 2004, and continues their support in 2009. Yamaha motors have powered all of our cars, and our current V-Twin project is built around Yamaha parts.

www.castrol.co.nz

Castrol is widely acknowleged as the world's leading specialist provider of lubricant solutions, and a large supporter of motorsport. Castrol continues their support for the second year in 2009. All lubricants used on UoA FSAE cars during 2009 bear the Castrol brand.

www.dewalt.co.nz

For almost 80 years, DEWALT has earned a reputation for designing, engineering and building tough industrial machinery. In 1923, Raymond DEWALT invented the radial arm saw that for decades continued to set the standard for quality and durability.

The DeWALT name is synonymous with quality, and the team is proud to have a vast array of their product in our workshop.

www.jackson.co.nz 

Jackson Electrical Industries is a leading New Zealand manufacturer and supplier of RCD - protected power distribution equipment, programmable logic controllers and industrial plugs and sockets. They also produce custom molds for a variety of composite uses, and machined the 2008 monocoque plug for the team.

www.rsnewzealand.com

RS Components started selling product in New Zealand in 1989 through a distributor. The company was setup by a number of locals who were involved in the electronics industry. They were aware there was a gap in the market for a quality components supplier and the business was an immediate success growing steadily over the next six years. In 1995 RS decided to have its own presence in New Zealand and the distributor was integrated into the RS organization.

RS Components provides the team with extensive support for our electrical needs and test equipment.

www.tradetools.co.nz

Trade Tools was established in NZ in 1955. The company progressed steadily and now has branches throughout New Zealand, employing 50 people and supported by the largest range of cutting tools in Australasia. Trade Tools is a specialised supplier of quality cutting tools and threading equipment.

Trade Tools imports the high-quality Facom brand, and the UoA FSAE workshop is well kitted out with a huge range of their hand-tools and tool boxes.

www.3m.co.nz

3M New Zealand today employs approximately 220 employees in all business fields - technical, accounting, sales, marketing, production and many other specialist roles.

3M supplies the team with a variety of products, from safety equipment for composites and general workshop use, to adhesives, abrasives, and finishing products.

www.adhesivetechnologies.co.nz

Adhesive Technologies Ltd, a privately owned Auckland based company, is the largest manufacturer-formulator of liquid epoxy and vinylester resins in New Zealand. Adhesive Technologies provides resins and the like for all of our composite needs - from infusion resin for autoclave moulds, to toughened resin for parts, and paints and primers for plug and mould preparation.

www.advancedcircuits.co.nz

Advanced Circuits specialises in manufacturing printed circuit boards, with a well deserved reputation for quality and fast turnaround. Advanced Circuits support us by manufacturing PCBs for the electrical systems in the car, including the fuse/relay box and the electronic dash. 

 www.dickies.co.nz

While Williamson-Dickie began as a bib overall company, today it has grown to be the number one manufacturer of work apparel worldwide. By continually expanding and updating its selection, Williamson-Dickie now offers garments ranging from its staple work pants and work shirts to items such as women's workwear, chore coats, and denim jeans. Dickies workwear is currently sold in all 50 states and throughout the world in countries such as South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, Russia, Chile, Japan, Iceland, Canada, and Mexico.

Dickies kindly gives a generous contribution towards the team uniforms each year, every part of which bears the dickies brand. 

www.fletcherconstruction.co.nz

The Fletcher Construction Company is the pre-eminent general contractor in New Zealand and the South Pacific. It has unrivalled depth and breadth of experience across all facets of the construction industry. Since 1909, Fletcher has established a track-record that underpins the goal of being the construction company of choice for customers, sub-contractors and employees.

www.wika.co.nz

In 2007 Process Instruments Limited became a fully owned subsidiary of WIKA Germany, the world leader in pressure & temperature instrumentation products. In 1994 PIL was certified to ISO9002 for its quality management compliance, subsequently updated to ISO 9001:2000. In 1998 PIL became an IANZ (International Accreditation New Zealand) accredited pressure and vacuum laboratory conforming to ISO/IEC 17025.1999. PIL also offers complete servicing of all our products (and some competitors') and provide diaphragm seals and filling service with or without capillaries for pressure instruments.

Process Instruments Limited has kindly supplied the FSAE team with a comprehensive range of pressure gauges made by WIKA. 

www.saeco.co.nz

SAECO Bearings & Transmission has developed from small beginnings in 1963 to become New Zealand's leading supplier of Bearing and Power Transmission Products and Services. SAECO Bearings & Transmissionare a privately owned and operated company with 125 employees in sales, technical support and logistics.

www.altair.com

Altair Engineering is a leading global product design consulting and technology company. Founded in 1985 as a product development consulting company, Altair understands what goes into the product development process. Altair provides software technology in the areas of Structural and multi-body modeling and visualisation, Structural analysis and optimisation, Design process automation, and Manufacturing process simulation. The HyperWorks suite enables us to study the physical behaviour of complex structures and assemblies, and improve and optimise design performance.

www.aquacut2000.co.nz

Aquacut offers a quality cutting service using precision high pressure waterjet cutting machines. With state of the art technology and precision cutting system, Aquacut can produce quality cut edges, with minimal waste and no damage to the rest of the material.

Aquacut is the team's first choice for all profile-cutting requirements, which they have always done accurately and reliably.

A market leader in the fields of: Pressure Piping Fabrication, Pipe Laying, Steel Fabricatoin, Tank Erection, Maintainance & Repairs, and general contracting.

CPL also offer Micro Tunnelling, Pipe Jacking, and Water Treatment solutions.

CPL have come on board this year and will be supplyling the bulk of steel and aluminium for our fabrication needs.

www.hella.co.nz

Hella-New Zealand Limited was founded in 1973 to manufacture, market and distribute products in New Zealand. Hella New Zealand is part of the Hella Asia Pacific Group. Today the company designs and manufactures innovative lighting products for the commercial transport and automotive industries, using the latest LED (Light Emitting Diode) technology. With these products Hella New Zealand is a supplier to automotive manufacturers and commercial transport fleets all over the world. Hella is a prominent brand in the New Zealand aftermarket for commercial transport and also has key relationships with original equipment manufacturers in the bus, coach and trailer sectors.

Hella New Zealand have supported us for a number of years, supplying us with a variety of battery isolation switches, LED brake lights and assorted electrical goods for the cars, workshop and team trailer.

www.hamburgsud.com

The Hamburg Sud Group today ranks among the major providers of worldwide ocean transportation and individual one-source logistics solutions tailored to customer needs. Hamburge Sud employs approximately 3,500 staff, operates about 145 ships and maintains a global inventory of some 175,000 containers in a wide array of sizes and configurations, strategically positioned to meet the regional and seasonal needs of customers.

www.multimig.co.nz

MULTI-MIG (NZ) Limited is a wholly New Zealand owned company that has been providing quality welding products to companies throughout New Zealand since 1987. MULTI-MIG stock exclusive European brands, including a wide range of machines, torches, consumables and parts including Jackson helmets and auto lenses.

www.pdsol.co.nz 

Product Development Solutions (PDS) is the largest Sales and Support organisation dedicated to a single Product Development Solution in Australia and New Zealand. They supply the leading and most popular product development solutions: Pro/ENGINEER and Windchill. PDS also offer a wide range of services to complement the PTC solutions and offer full support for Pro/ENGINEER and associated products. PDS are pivotal in assisting us to utilise Pro/ENGINEER to its full potential.

www.ppg.com

PPG is a World Leader in its field of coatings, glass and chemicals. PPG has a comprehensive support and tuition program, and is one of the largest suppliers of paint products in NZ. The high quality finish provided by PPG coatings put the finishing touches aon the 2004 car, and will do so again in 2005, as well as the team trailer. 

 www.racebrakes.co.nz

Race Brakes represent the finest range of performance products from around the world. They pride themselves on good customer service and strong knowledge of their products.

Race Brakes supply brake equipment for all manner of competition vehicles as well as large scale industrial applications. They offer products from the best suppliers around the world.

www.vabs.co.nz

As vacuum and blowing applications become more sophisticated, the standard pump solutions available from most suppliers often fall short of meeting user expectations. Sure, the standard pumps suck or blow, as the case may be, but ease of installation and servicing, convenience of use, energy efficiency and minimisation of running costs aren't always as good as they could be. VABS Limited has been formed to meet the needs of customers seeking solutions that will reduce the hassle and long-term cost of vacuum pump and blower ownership.

VABS supplies the team with a vacuum pump system for resin-infusing composite parts.

 www.a1nzl.com

A1 GP is the world cup of motorsport, pitting drivers from around the world against ech other in a one make racing championship.

Each year the team is kindly provided with a stand at the New Zealand round of the competition. This allows us to advertise our sponsors as well as spread our name in the hope of attracting new ones. 

 http://alertmotorsport.com

Alert MotorSport started over 20 years ago as a hose shop stocking Aeroquip Performance Hoses and Fittings. Over the years Alert Motorsport have added the following respected brands to its range. SamcoSport Silicone Hoses, HEL Brake Hoses, Pipercross Filters, Laminova Heat Exchangers, CPR Fuel Systems, Momo, RaceTech, Elf Lubricants, Patterson Dry Sump Tanks, Aviaid Dry Sump Pumps & Accessories, Setrab Oil Coolers and MagnaCharger Super Chargers to name a few.

Alert Motorsport give the team a generous discount on all products, especially Samco hoses and aluminium fuel and brake fittings.

www.merlin.org.nz

Merlin Race Communications is a manufacturer and supplier of a complete line of race communication products and accessories. Serving the professional driver and pit crews as well as the racing fan. Merlin supplies the team with everything we need to produce very high quality wiring looms.

www.bruce-mclaren.com

The Bruce McLaren Trust was publicly launched at Wings & Wheels, Whenuapai, Auckland in March 1997.

In July 1990 a small memorial trust had been formed to honour Bruce. Upon its closure in 1995,  it was realised by the McLaren family and Ross Jensen that there was a need to form a permanent trust. Therefore in response to repeated demands to commemorate Bruce McLaren's achievements and honour him as one of New Zealand's international heroes, the new Trust was formed by Ross Jensen and Bruce's younger sister Jan McLaren Storr. The overall purpose of the Bruce McLaren Trust is to be a living working memorial to Bruce McLaren and the McLaren Team heritage.

www.vsl.co.nz

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