EXPOSURE ON FEATURE AND APPLICATION WILL BE GIVEN ALONG WITHALL SYLLABUS PROGRAM

♦ SYLLABUS PROGRAM ♦ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DRAWING

♦ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GROUP ♦ THIRD SEMESTER ♦ POLYTECHNIC CODE AE/PG/PT/ME/MH/MI

♦ UNDERSTANDING DRAWING ♦ CLEAR SPATIAL VISUALIZATION ♦ PROFICIENCY IN READING ♦ INTERPRETING  PRODUCTION DRAWINGS ♦ DRAFTING SKILLS

♦ INDUSTRIAL DRAWINGS ♦ MANUFACTURING OF ELEMENTS ♦ MACHINE ELEMENTS SYMBOL ♦ VISUALIZING ASSEMBLY & ELEMENTS ♦ SIZE FORMS & POSITION TOLERANCES 

♦ AUXILIARY VIEWS ♦ INTERSECTION OF SOLIDS ♦ DEVELOPMENTS OF SURFACES ♦ CONVENTIONAL REPRESENTATION

♦ LIMITS, FITS AND TOLERANCES ♦ DETAILS TO ASSEMBLY ♦ ASSEMBLY TO DETAILS

♦ N.D.BHATT  MACHINE DRAWING ♦ IS CODE SP 46 (1988) CODE OF PRACTICE FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING DRAWING
♦ L.K.NARAYANAN P.KANNAICH PRODUCTION DRAWING

♦ APM MECHANICAL DATA PARTS DB ♦ APM MATERIAL DATA  MATERIAL ♦ APM BASE DATABASES ♦ APM SECTION DATA PARAMETRIC SECTION ♦ APM GRAPH PARAMETRIC DRAWING AND GRAPHICS

♦ SYLLABUS PROGRAM ♦ STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

♦ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GROUP ♦ THIRD SEMESTER ♦ POLYTECHNIC CODE ME/PG/PT/AE/MH/MI

♦ UNDERSTANDING ANALYSIS ♦ TYPES OF LOADS, STRESSES & STRAINS  ♦ MAIN CAUSES OF FAILURE OF MACHINE PARTS ♦ PRINCIPLES OF MACHINE DESIGN ♦ MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS ♦ SELECTING MATERIALS FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

♦ UNDERSTANDING FUNDAMENTALS OF SOLID MECHANICS ♦ ACQUIRING ELEMENTARY KNOWLEDGE OF STRESSES, STRAINS & MATERIAL PROPERTIES ♦ UNDERSTANDING & ANALYZING THE BASIC PRINCIPLES INVOLVED IN THE BEHAVIOR OF MACHINE PARTS UNDER LOAD IN THE CONTEXT OF DESIGNING IT ♦ UNDERSTANDING & ANALYZING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE VARIOUS MATERIALS

♦  MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS, SIMPLE STRESSES & STRAINS ♦ STRAIN ENERGY ♦ BENDING MOMENT & SHEAR FORCE ♦ MOMENT OF INERTIA ♦ BENDING & SHEAR STRESSES ♦ COMBINATION OF BENDING & DIRECT STRESSES ♦ PRINCIPAL PLANES & PRINCIPAL STRESSES ♦ TORSION

♦ ANDREW PYTEL FEDRIN AND L.SINGER STRENGTH OF MATERIAL ♦ G.H.RUDER STRENGTH OF MATERIAL ♦ B.K.SARKAR STRENGTH OF MATERIAL ♦ DR. R. K.BANSAL A TEXTBOOK STRENGTH OF MATERIAL ♦ S RAMAMRUTHAM STRENGTH OF MATERIAL ♦ R.S.KHURMI STRENGTH OF MATERIAL ♦  G.K.NARULA, K.S.NARULA MATERIALS SCIENCE

♦ APM WINMACHINE CAE/CAD/STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS/FEA/MACHINE ELEMENTS/PDM/DB ♦ KOMPAS 3D  2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ VARICAD 2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ SAM MECHANISM DESIGN ♦ SALTIRE SOFTWARE MATHEMATICAL TECHNOLOGY ♦ UNIVERSAL MECHANISM MULTIBODY DYNAMICS

♦ SYLLABUS PROGRAM ♦ THEORY OF MACHINES AND MECHANISMS

♦ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GROUP ♦ FOURTH SEMESTER ♦ POLYTECHNIC CODE ME/PT/PG/AE/MH

♦ UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF MACHINES ♦ MECHANISMS AND THEIR ELEMENTS  ♦ STUDYING 
KINEMATICS ASPECTS OF VARIOUS LINKS IN MECHANISMS ♦ FOUNDATION FOR KINEMATICS SYNTHESIS,
ANALYSIS ♦ DESIGN OF MECHANISMS

♦  KNOWING DIFFERENT MACHINE ELEMENTS AND MECHANISMS ♦ UNDERSTANDING KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS OF DIFFERENT MACHINES AND MECHANISMS ♦ SELECTING SUITABLE DRIVES AND MECHANISMS FOR A PARTICULAR APPLICATION ♦ APPRECIATING CONCEPT OF BALANCING AND VIBRATION ♦ DEVELOPING ABILITY TO COME UP WITH INNOVATIVE IDEAS

♦ FUNDAMENTALS AND TYPES OF MECHANISMS ♦ VELOCITY AND ACCELERATION IN MECHANISM ♦ CAMS AND FOLLOWERS ♦ POWER TRANSMISSION ♦ FLYWHEEL AND GOVERNORS ♦ BRAKES, DYNAMOMETERS, CLUTCHES & BEARINGS ♦ BALANCING & VIBRATIONS

♦ KHURMI GUPTA THEORY OF MACHINES ♦ S.S.RATTAN THEORY OF MACHINE ♦ P.L.BALLANEY THEORY OF MACHINES ♦ TIMOSHENKO THEORY OF MACHINES ♦ JAGDISH LAL THEORY OF MACHINES ♦ GHOSH - MALLIK THEORY OF MACHINES ♦ BEVEN T. THEORY OF MACHINES ♦ J.E.SHIGLEY THEORY OF MACHINES MC GRAW HILL

♦ APM WINMACHINE CAE/CAD/STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS/FEA/MACHINE ELEMENTS/PDM/DB ♦ KOMPAS 3D  2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ VARICAD 2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ SAM MECHANISM DESIGN ♦ SALTIRE SOFTWARE MATHEMATICAL TECHNOLOGY ♦ UNIVERSAL MECHANISM MULTIBODY DYNAMICS

♦ SYLLABUS PROGRAM ♦  DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS

♦ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GROUP ♦ SIXTH SEMESTER ME ♦ POLYTECHNIC CODE SEVENTH SEMESTER MH/MI

♦ ENABLING THE STUDENT TO DESIGN AND DRAW SIMPLE MACHINE COMPONENTS USED IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE INDUSTRIES ♦ FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF APPLIED MECHANICS, STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND THEORY OF MACHINES IS ESSENTIAL ♦ DEVELOPING ANALYTICAL ABILITIES TO GIVE SOLUTIONS TO ENGINEERING DESIGN PROBLEMS.

♦ ANALYZE THE VARIOUS MODES OF FAILURE OF MACHINE COMPONENTS UNDER DIFFERENT LOAD PATTERNS.
♦ DESIGN AND PREPARE PART AND ASSEMBLY DRAWINGS. ♦ USE DESIGN DATA BOOKS AND DIFFERENT CODES OF DESIGN.
♦ SELECT STANDARD COMPONENTS WITH THEIR SPECIFICATIONS FROM MANUFACTURER’S CATALOGUE.
♦ DEVELOP DRAWINGS ON CAD SOFTWARE.

♦INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN ♦ DESIGN OF SIMPLE MACHINE PARTS ♦ DESIGN OF SHAFTS, KEYS AND COUPLINGS AND SPUR GEARS ♦ DESIGN OF POWER SCREWS ♦ DESIGN OF SPRINGS ♦ DESIGN OF FASTENERS ♦ ANTIFRICTION BEARINGS ♦ ERGONOMICS & AESTHETIC CONSIDERATION IN DESIGN

♦ V.B.BHANDARI INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE DESIGN ♦ R.K.JAIN MACHINE DESIGN ♦ PANDYA & SHAH MACHINE DESIGN ♦ JOSEPH EDWARD SHIGLEY MECHANICAL ENGG. DESIGN ♦ PSG COIMBATORE DESIGN DATA BOOK ♦ ABDULLA SHARIFF HAND BOOK OF PROPERTIES OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS & DESIGN DATA FOR MACHINE ELEMENTS ♦ HALL, HOLOWENKO, LAUGHLIN THEORY AND PROBLEMS OF MACHINE DESIGN ♦ ROBERT L.MOTT,JONG TANG MACHINE ELEMENTS IN MECHANICAL DESIGN ♦ JACK A. COLLINS, HENRY R. BUSBY MECHANICAL DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS AND MACHINES.

♦ APM WINMACHINE CAE/CAD/STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS/FEA/MACHINE ELEMENTS/PDM/DB ♦ KOMPAS 3D  2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ VARICAD 2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ SAM MECHANISM DESIGN ♦ SALTIRE SOFTWARE MATHEMATICAL TECHNOLOGY ♦ UNIVERSAL MECHANISM MULTIBODY DYNAMICS

♦ SYLLABUS PROGRAM ♦ MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM

♦ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GROUP ♦ SIXTH SEMESTER ♦ POLYTECHNIC CODE ME

♦ OPERATIONAL FEATURES OF THE MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT & ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION ♦ CARRYING PARTS & PRODUCTS IN A SHOP FROM ONE WORKSTATION TO ANOTHER AND FROM SHOP TO ANOTHER SHOP ♦ TAKING CARE OF STOCKPILING AND RECLAIMING OPERATIONS ♦ MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS ENABLE THE PROCESS TO GO ON WITHOUT INTERRUPTIONS & AT A PREDETERMINED SPACE. TO UNDERSTAND, SELECT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENTS.

♦ UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTIONAL & OPERATIONAL FEATURES OF VARIOUS MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEMS ♦ IDENTIFY, COMPARE & SELECT PROPER MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT FOR SPECIFIED APPLICATIONS ♦ KNOW THE CONTROLS & SAFETY MEASURES INCORPORATED ON MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT ♦ UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENT MATERIAL HANDLING PROCESSES USED IN INDUSTRIES ♦ APPRECIATE THE ROLE OF MATERIAL HANDLING DEVICES IN MECHANIZATION & AUTOMATION OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESS.

♦ INTRODUCTION TO MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM ♦ HOISTING MACHINERY & EQUIPMENTS. CONVEYING MACHINERY ♦ SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT ♦ COMPONENTS OF MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEMS ♦ MECHANISM USED IN MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT. ♦ SELECTION OF MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT.

♦ N. RUDENKO MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT ♦ M. P. ALEXANDROV MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT ♦ Y. I. OBERMAN MATERIAL HANDLING ♦ R. B. CHOWDARY & G. R. N. TAGORE MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT ♦ ALLEGRI T. H. MATERIAL HANDLING (PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE)
♦ APPLE J. M PLANT LAYOUT & MATERIALS HANDLING ♦ BOLZ AND OTHERS MATERIAL HANDLING HAND BOOK  ♦ DAYLAS R. W.PERGAMAN, BERLIN
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MATERIALS HANDLING ♦ IMMER J. R. MATERIAL HANDLING ♦ PARAMESWARAN M.A. MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT

♦ APM WINMACHINE CAE/CAD/STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS/FEA/MACHINE ELEMENTS/PDM/DB ♦ KOMPAS 3D  2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ VARICAD 2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ SAM MECHANISM DESIGN ♦ SALTIRE SOFTWARE MATHEMATICAL TECHNOLOGY ♦ UNIVERSAL MECHANISM MULTIBODY DYNAMICS

♦ SYLLABUS PROGRAM ♦  AUTOMOBILE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

♦ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GROUP ♦ THIRD SEMESTER ♦ POLYTECHNIC CODE AE

♦ TO ACQUAINT STUDENTS WITH THE MARKET NEEDS AND MECHANICAL DESIGN TRENDS IN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
♦ TO PROVIDE STUDENTS FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF KEY AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, PARTS, AND THEIR INTEGRATION
♦ TO ENRICH STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN UTILIZING DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND MARKETING KNOWLEDGE IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICAL PARTS AND THEIR INTEGRATION.

♦ UNDERSTANDING THE VEHICLE LAYOUTS, CHASSIS FRAME & LOCATION OF VARIOUS SYSTEMS. ♦ PRINCIPLE, CONSTRUCTION AND WORKING OF CLUTCH, GEARBOXES, PROPELLER SHAFTS, UNIVERSAL JOINTS, SLIP JOINTS & FINAL DRIVE IN THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. ♦ UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY OF WHEELS & TYRES. ♦ COMPARE VARIOUS TYPES OF TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS.

♦ VEHICLE LAYOUT AND CHASSIS FRAME ♦ CLUTCHES. GEAR BOXES. PROPELLER SHAFTS, UNIVERSAL JOINTS & SLIP JOINTS ♦ FINAL DRIVE. WHEELS AND TYRES

♦ ANTHONY SCHWALLER MOTOR AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY ♦ TIM GILLS AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE ♦ ANIL CHIKKARA AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING VOL. II ♦ CROUSE / ANGLIN. AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS ♦ KIRPAL SINGH AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING VOL.I ♦ HARBANS SINGTH ROYAT THE AUTOMOBILE ♦ R.B. GUPTA AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING ♦ S. SRINIVASAN AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICS ♦ H M SETHI AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
♦ R.K RAJPUT A TEXT BOOK OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING ♦ JOHN WHIPP TRANSMISSION CHASSIS & RELATED SYSTEMS

♦ APM WINMACHINE CAE/CAD/STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS/FEA/MACHINE ELEMENTS/PDM/DB ♦ KOMPAS 3D  2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ VARICAD 2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ SAM MECHANISM DESIGN ♦ SALTIRE SOFTWARE MATHEMATICAL TECHNOLOGY ♦ UNIVERSAL MECHANISM MULTIBODY DYNAMICS

♦ SYLLABUS PROGRAM ♦ AUTOMOBILE COMPONENT DESIGN

♦ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GROUP ♦ FIFTH SEMESTER ♦ POLYTECHNIC CODE AE

♦ TO GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED IN AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION.
♦ TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE (CAD/CAM).
♦ TO STUDY THE PROCESS OF ENGINEERING PROBLEM SOLVING.

♦ ANALYZE THE LOADS, TYPE OF INDUCED STRESSES, RESISTING AREAS & HENCE THE MODES OF FAILURE.
♦ IDENTIFY MODES OF FAILURE & RELEVANT THEORY FOR PROBLEM SOLVING.
♦ ANALYZE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS & MAKE USE OF MATERIALS, STRENGTH EQUATIONS, FACTOR OF SAFETY ETC.
♦ USE DESIGN DATA BOOK TO STANDARDIZE COMPONENT DIMENSIONS, AND TO SELECT

♦ BASIC CONCEPTS OF DESIGN. DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS ♦ DESIGN OF SHAFTS, KEYS & COUPLINGS ♦ DESIGN OF LEVERS ♦ DESIGN OF CHASSIS COMPONENT ♦ DESIGN OF ENGINE COMPONENTS.

♦ R.K.JAIN MACHINE DESIGN ♦ R.S.KHURMI & J.K.GUPTA MACHINE DESIGN ♦ PANDYA & SHAH MACHINE DESIGN ♦ P C SHARMA D K AGGARWAL 
MACHINE DESIGN ♦ R B GUPTA AUTO DESIGN ♦ N.K GIRI. PROBLEMS IN AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING ♦ K M AGGARWAL AUTO DESIGN PROBLEMS
♦ GRILES AUTOMOBILE DESIGN VOL,2,3 ♦ J.E. SHIGLEY MACHINE DESIGN ♦ MACHINE TOOL DESIGN HANDBOOK CMTI ♦ DESIGN DATA BOOK P S G ♦ ROBERT L. NORTON MACHINE DESIGN AN INTEGRATED APPROACH

♦ APM WINMACHINE CAE/CAD/STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS/FEA/MACHINE ELEMENTS/PDM/DB ♦ KOMPAS 3D  2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ VARICAD 2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ SAM MECHANISM DESIGN ♦ SALTIRE SOFTWARE MATHEMATICAL TECHNOLOGY ♦ UNIVERSAL MECHANISM MULTIBODY DYNAMICS

♦ SYLLABUS PROGRAM ♦ SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE

♦ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GROUP ♦ SIXTH SEMESTER ♦ POLYTECHNIC CODE AEI

♦ UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF MACHINES ♦ MECHANISMS AND THEIR ELEMENTS  ♦ STUDYING KINEMATICS ASPECTS OF VARIOUS LINKS IN MECHANISMS ♦ FOUNDATION FOR KINEMATICS SYNTHESIS,ANALYSIS ♦ DESIGN OF MECHANISMS ♦ UNDERSTANDING ANALYSIS ♦ TYPES OF LOADS, STRESSES & STRAINS  ♦ MAIN CAUSES OF FAILURE OF MACHINE PARTS ♦ PRINCIPLES OF MACHINE DESIGN ♦ MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS ♦ SELECTING MATERIALS FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

♦ KNOW IMPORTANCE OF EARTH MOVING MACHINES & AGRICULTURAL MACHINES IN INDIA.
♦ IDENTIFY VARIOUS SYSTEMS & SUBSYSTEMS OF EARTH MOVING MACHINES & AGRICULTURAL MACHINES
♦ EXPLAIN WORKING & CONSTRUCTION OF VARIOUS SYSTEMS & SUBSYSTEMS IN EARTH MOVING MACHINES & AGRICULTURAL MACHINES
♦ CARRY OUT PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF EARTH MOVING MACHINES & AGRICULTURAL MACHINES.

♦ EARTH MOVING MACHINES ♦ INTRODUCTION ♦ TRACTOR DOZER ♦ LINE (ROPE OPERATED EXCAVATOR) ♦ LOADERS & EXCAVATORS ♦ TRACTOR. ♦ FORKLIFT TRUCK ♦ TIPPER & ROAD ROLLER

♦ JAGMAN SINGH ART OF EARTH MOVING ♦ RADICHEV TRACTORS AND AUTOMOBILE ♦ BURGE TRACTORS AND THEIR POWER UNITS
♦ TRUCKER EARTH MOVING PLANT

♦ APM WINMACHINE CAE/CAD/STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS/FEA/MACHINE ELEMENTS/PDM/DB ♦ KOMPAS 3D  2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ VARICAD 2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ SAM MECHANISM DESIGN ♦ SALTIRE SOFTWARE MATHEMATICAL TECHNOLOGY ♦ UNIVERSAL MECHANISM MULTIBODY DYNAMICS

♦ SYLLABUS PROGRAM ♦ MACHINE TOOL AND DESIGN

♦ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GROUP ♦ SIXTH SEMESTER ♦ POLYTECHNIC CODE PG / PT

♦ TO IMPART, CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES & PROCEDURES OF TOOL ENGINEERING TO ACHIEVE HIGHEST PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORM DUTIES ♦ AS A TECHNICIAN IN TOOL ROOM, SHOP FLOOR, QUALITY CONTROL & ASSIST TOOL ENGINEER IN DESIGN OF TOOLS AND PRODUCTION PROCESSES

♦ STUDY THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF MACHINE TOOL DESIGN & PROCESSES. ♦ PREDICT KINEMATICS STRUCTURE.
♦ ESTIMATE VARIOUS CONSTRAINTS ON SPINDLE SPEEDS. ♦ DRAW LAYOUT OF SPINDLE SPEEDS. ♦ DESIGN GEAR BOX.
♦ STUDY STEPLESS SPEED REGULATION. ♦ STUDY DESIGN PROCEDURE OF VARIOUS MACHINE ELEMENTS.
♦ SELECT BEARING FROM MANUFACTURER’S CATALOGUE.

♦ INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE TOOL ♦. MACHINE TOOL CONSTRUCTION ♦ VIBRATIONS IN MACHINE TOOL ♦ SPINDLE SPEEDS ♦ DESIGN OF SIMPLE MACHINE PARTS ♦ DESIGN OF SHAFT AND KEYS ♦ SELECTION OF ROLLING CONTACT BEARINGS. 

♦ C. SEN, A.BHATTACHARYA PRINCIPLES OF MACHINE TOOL DESIGN ♦ K. MEHTA MACHINE TOOL DESIGN ♦ V. B. BHANDARI DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS ♦ BASU, PAL DESIGN OF MACHINE TOOLS ♦ R. S. KHURMI-GUPTA MACHINE DESIGN ♦ MACHINE TOOL DESIGN HANDBOOK CMTI ♦ DESIGN DATA BOOK P S G

♦ APM WINMACHINE CAE/CAD/STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS/FEA/MACHINE ELEMENTS/PDM/DB ♦ KOMPAS 3D  2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ VARICAD 2D/3D/PDM/BOM ♦ SAM MECHANISM DESIGN ♦ SALTIRE SOFTWARE MATHEMATICAL TECHNOLOGY ♦ UNIVERSAL MECHANISM MULTIBODY DYNAMICS