On the 13th of October 2014 the competition for “The best student project 2014” was held at the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology STU Bratislava in Trnava (http://www.produktivne.sk/sutaz/). The main purpose was to help students of the final study years to present the results of their final thesis, and to gain new interesting contacts among specialists in practice.
The number of students from the whole of Slovakia was 30. The top 10 selected outputs made in industrial enterprises in Slovakia were presented. The competition commission included specialists from practice and academic fields and based its assessment on specified criteria (the level of analysis and processing of data, practical and financial contribution for society, range of the project, optimizing improvement designs).
The results of the competition:
1st place
Author: Ing. Vladimír Krajčo
Theme: Design of an Efficient Assembling Process at the Assembly Workplace VS 20 via MTM UAS in the enterprise ZF Boge Elastmetall Slovakia in Trnava, a.s.
Supervisor: Ing. Juraj Drahňovský, PhD.
Award: Training programme in the amount of 1500,- € from the company IPA Slovakia and participation on the project in the field of industrial engineering or innovations, Subscription of the journal Perspectives of Quality from the Czech Association for Quality.
2nd place
Author: Bc. Filip Galgóci
Theme: Design of Measurements for Modification of Disposition Solution of Sales Warehouse of the Production Department of Passenger Car Clutches and Double-mass Flywheels of the company ZF SACHS Slovakia, a. s.
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ing. Helena Vidová, PhD.
Award: Training programme in the amount 500,- € from the company Comm-Pass in the area of project management, Subscription of the journal Perspectives of Quality from the Czech Association for Quality.
3rd place
Author: Ing. Ján Juroš
Theme: Design of Process Efficiency for Casting by Vulcanization Presses via the SMED Methods in the Company ZF Boge Elastmetall Slovakia, a.s., Trnava.
Supervisor: Ing. Juraj Drahňovský, PhD.
Award: Participation at the conference organized with the company IPA Slovakia, Subscription of the journal Perspectives of Quality from the Czech Association for Quality
Special award for the best thesis orientated on the management of quality
Author: Ing. Marián Drábik
Theme: Project of Increasing of System Efficiency LPA with the form Kamishibai in the Company Martinrea Slovakia Fluid Systems, s.r.o.
Supervisor: Ing. Yulia Šurinová, PhD.
Award: Training in the area of quality in car industry (ISO/TS 16949 or VDA) in amount of 500,- € from the Slovak Association for Quality.
Special award of the competition organizer, chosen from all registered thesis
Author: Ing. Matúš Zoričák
Title: Analysis of Quality Costs in the Company and their Optimization
Supervisor Ing. Jaroslav Jambor, PhD.
Award: Training in one of the selected methods of light production in amount 200,- €
Translation: Jana Green