ICAM gains international recognition

The International College of Automotive (Icam) stamped its mark at the annual Invention and New Product Exposition (Inpex) held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburg, US.
Inpex is the world’s largest invention trade show organised by InventHelp. It provides a forum for inventors to exhibit their inventions and pitch their ideas with companies interested in licensing, marketing or manufacturing new products.
This year, inventors from the US and all over the world gathered with their latest gadgets and prototypes.
Four inventions from Icam garnered gold medals, a first for Malaysia. The team was led by the college’s head of academic Prof Dr Ahmad Mujahid Ahmad Zaidi.
The inventions that the college exhibited have been recognised and are poised to make a significant impact on the future of the automotive industry. The inventions are Mistake-Proofing Nut Detector Device, 2-R Cutting Waste, Patch Nut Separator Device, and Universal Portable Spray Stand.
The names may sound funny but in the automotive industry, these inventions will allow better ways to make automobiles. For example, the 2-R Cutting Waste method will reduce lubricant costs by separating chips from lubricants and more importantly contribute directly to better environment pollution control.
Project leader Noraishah Mohamad Noor explained that the end product cuts pollution to the barest minimum. The Bulgarian Union of Inventors was so impressed that they honoured it with a special award.
The Universal Portable Spray Stand (UPSS) won the hearts of judges because of its versatility, easy assembly and high degree of adjustability. Project leader Muhamed Abdul Fatah Muhamed Mukhtar demonstrated its fabrication which fitted all types of auto parts, models and sizes.
The Mistake-Proofing Nut Detector Device invented by the team led by Mohd Zaidi Azir, solves the perennial problem of lost nuts in auto assembly. Lost nuts will be retrieved by the Support Radiator Upper, fitting in with quality control in any factory.
The Patch Nut Separator Device was designed by the team led by Azrul Zamir Mohd Idris and addresses the problem of waste during nut welding processes at production assembly lines in auto plants.
Established by Hicom University College Sdn Bhd (HUCSB), a wholly owned subsidiary of DRB-Hicom Bhd, Icam has thus far contributed more than its share of ideas and innovations to the auto industry.
“We are honoured to receive this recognition for our efforts in innovating products that benefit the automotive players especially the subsidiary and associates of our group in meeting the worldwide standards for efficient performance of the automotive industry,” said DRB-Hicom Group managing director Tan Sri Haji Mohd Khamil Jamil.
Among the accolades the college won in the past that reflect educational excellence are two gold medals at the i-ENVEX exhibition held at the Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Unimap), and the Leading Innovation Award from the International Intellectual Property Network Forum.