Medzinárodné projekty |
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Title
of the project |
Development of mechanical
engineering (design, technology and production management) as an essential
base for progress in the area of small and medium companies' logistics -
research, preparation and implementation of joint programs of study |
Type of
the project |
CEEPUS |
Number
of the project |
CIII-PL-0033-07-1112 |
Main
investigator |
Karol Velíšek, Professor, PhD. |
Time
period of the project |
2011-2012 |
Annotation
of the project |
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Small and medium industrial companies (SMC),
according to the opinion of many experts, are the base of developing
countries economy. It concerns especially the economy of Central Europe
countries, which formerly had non market economy. Development of mentioned
industrial enterprises nowadays depends on proper level of mechanical
engineering (design, manufacturing engineering, production management) and,
in particular, on proper logistics. All of this demands good level of
education from proper specialized institutions especially universities.
Exchange of ideas, knowledge, results of investigations, students, teachers
etc. is the condition sine qua non of high level of research and education in
particular university. Thus, existence of the possibility of mentioned
exchange is very important from the point of the development of economy. |
Technology, one of the most important fields of
knowledge of the modern world, determines manufacturing of various machines
and mechanical equipment. The development of manufacturing methods is
dependent on the intensity of research, the aim of which is obtaining
high-quality products in mass production at as low costs as possible.
Therefore, the investigations carried out by the majority of European
research centers concentrate on basic conventional technologies as well as
prospective unconventional manufacturing techniques. Numerically controlled
machine tools and also modern computer-aided manufacturing systems are being
employed in the analysis and simulation of technological processes. The
development of technology enables monitoring of particular stages of the
technological process, inspection of the technical conditions of
technological machines and devices and control of the production cycle of
machine elements. It is also possible to check the manufacturing accuracy
(product dimensions, shape, surface quality), evaluate the quality of
materials used for the manufacturing of particular machine elements, evaluate
and test the final products, and also test the durability and reliability of
machines and devices. |
A typical company makes thousands of different
parts, in many different batch sizes, using a variety of different
manufacturing operations, processes and technologies. It is beyond the
capability of the human mind to comprehend and manipulate such vast amount of
detailed data. People still need to make decisions regarding how to run a
manufacturing company and success in today's competitive environment at home
and foreign markets. The pressure on management is continuing to escalate as
global competition drives the need for producing a greater variety of high
quality products, in smaller sizes and lower costs. These outgoing demands
continuously increase the level of complexity present in a manufacturing
environment. What is needed, are both the strategy and a tool that can be
used to achieve such a purpose. |
A global world brings global problems in
production engineering. Economic pressure urges manufacturers to make more
customized products of high quality, in smaller series, with shorter lead
time and of course, without increased costs. Time is becoming one of the most
important points of company strategy. Costs are also important. More
important is competitive price and the most significant are marketability of
manufactured products. Therefore producers look for tools that could increase
a competitive advantage of their enterprises. |
Logistics is that part of the supply chain
process that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective forward
and reverse flow and storage of goods, services and related information
between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet
customers' requirements. Industrial logistics is even more specialized and
touches a wide range of topics related to plant supervision, demand planning
and production control. Supply chain technology is a critical factor in
extracting value. A supply chain strategy is needed to spot the proper supply
chain technology. Selecting the right system requires a careful evaluation
process that asks the right question and spot proper solutions for logistics
and industrial logistics. |
Taking into account all the above mentioned
aspects of modern manufacturing of machines and technological devices, the
following subject of a new research project to be realized within the
framework of the CEEPUS program has been proposed. |
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Title
of the project |
Applications of Rapid
Manufacturing in Biomedical Fields |
Type of
the project |
CEEPUS |
Number
of the project |
CIII-SI-0206-05-1112 |
Main
investigator |
Karol Velíšek, Professor, PhD |
Time
period of the project |
2011-2012 |
Annotation
of the project |
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Rapid Manufacturing methods are showing a great
potential in the field of medical applications. They are at their essence
most suitable for individual - custom made parts that are in almost 100%
demanded for medical applications. For example, hip implants are nowadays
made in series of several modules - sizes. The choice is then made by the
surgeon according to the patient's size and without making any mistakes at
the decision there are still great chances that the chosen implant won't fit
as supposed. The consequences are uneven and therefore rapid wear of an
acetabular cup which leads to unplanned revision operations. Data show that
11% of all unplanned revision operations for hip implant's replacements are
caused by the misalignment of the implant at the first installation. Using
the Reverse Engineering and Rapid Manufacturing techniques a vast majority of
these problems can be avoided. |
Although a lot of research work has already been
done in this field the methods of surgical operations' planning and using the
custom made implants haven't been widely adopted by the medical staff.
Reasons for that are very diverse but the most common one is a lack of
understanding on both, medical as well as engineering side. The proposed
network is aimed to overcome these obstacles by joining a small group of
medical and engineering institution to develop a common knowledge base that
will enable mutual understanding of ever changing research subjects. |
The research and educational work in the frame of
the network will mostly be aimed to the following research/educational
topics: |
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· Processing
of the medical images (from CT and MRI). |
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· Printing
Rapid Prototyping (RP) master models for medical applications (planning
fitting, training, education). |
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· Designing
and dynamicaly and statically analyzing medical implants |
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· Production
of bio-compatible implants (casting and direct manufacturing). |
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· Developing
new bio-compatible materials, suitable for RP technologies. |
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· Case
studies of using the RP parts for medical purposes. |
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· analyzing
the costs / benefits of using the RP for medical applications. |
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· Disseminating
the knowledge and results, etc... |
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Student and teacher mobility, will offer good
possibilities for knowledge exchange and development of new teaching
strategies that will address the multidisciplinary aspect of the network's
topics - cooperation among medical doctors and engineers. Moreover during the
mobility people will learn and benefit from new customs in foreign countries
and institutes, develop new friendships and consecutively improve their
habits, working principles and knowledge. |
Students (under- and post-graduate) will benefit
by having a chance to use the large »equipment base« placed over different
laboratories of participating universities what will enable them to prepare
better final theses. |
New contents for interdisciplinary subjects to be
taught in the participating institutions will be developed and evaluated
during the workshop which will be held between September 15th and 20th in
Maribor. The topics will include: |
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· Rapid
Manufacturing - medical applications |
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· Quality
in medical equipment's production, |
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· ethics
in medicine and engineering, |
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· Reverse
engineering of body parts - CT and MRI data conversion and reconstruction of
3D parts, image processing and medical devices, |
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· Design
and design optimization for rapid prototyping |
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· Dynamic
model construction and simulation for the sizing of implants. |
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· Implantation
process - surgeon's view |
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Title
of the project |
Teaching and Research of
Environment-oriented Technologies in Manufacturing |
Type of
the project |
CEEPUS |
Number
of the project |
CIII-RO-0013-07-1112 |
Main
investigator |
Karol Velíšek, Professor, PhD. |
Time
period of the project |
2011 - 2012 |
Annotation
of the project |
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Student mobility - professional achievements -
language knowledge - previous or current concerns regarding the aspects of
environmental protection and modern technologies in this field |
Short Term Student mobility - scientific
achievements in the field of environment aspects of manufacturing
technologies - language knowledge - publications in the field of network
topics - previously contacts between partners |
Teacher mobility - professional and teaching
achievements in the topics of network; - language knowledge - leading of
diploma works and philosophical degrees in this field - previously contacts
between colleagues from partner's departments - participation at scientific
conferences, workshops organized by partners - comon specific activities with
PhD students. |
The coordinator of the network and the
representatives of the partner institutions establish a working procedure at
the beginning of the academic year. The working procedure contains the
objectives of the activities, the responsibilities of each partner and
deadlines. The coordinator of the network checks the fulfillment of each
activity according to the previously elaborated working procedure. At the end
of the academic year, the coordinator writes a final report on the basis of
the partial reports submitted by the participants and summaries received from
the teachers and students which were involved in this program. Also we intend
to built one particulary web-page of the network in which we planed to
present the main aspects of activities from network. Publishing the main
results at Scientific Conferences organised by partners. |
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Title
of the project |
Implementation and utilization
of e-learning systems in study area of production engineering in Central
European Region |
Type of
the project |
CEEPUS |
Number
of the project |
CIII-RO-0202-05-1112 |
Main
investigator |
Karol Velíšek, Professor, PhD. |
Time
period of the project |
2011 - 2012 |
Annotation
of the project |
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Access to lifelong learning can be solved using
the e-learning systems. Information and communication technologies (ICT),
properly used, contribute to the quality of education and training and to
Europe's move to a knowledge-based society. |
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The universities have to know to respond on
global problems and to be prepared to educate the specialist. Many of the new
methods used in production engineering and in CA systems and technologies as
rapid machining, virtual prototyping, CAD/CAM/CAE/CMMS are based on "e"
(electronic) activities because reduce the time (time is becoming rapidly the
most strategic topic of companies) and increase the quality of products
without increasing the costs. |
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E-learning comprises all forms of electronically
supported learning and teaching. E-learning applications
and processes include Web-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual
classroom opportunities and digital collaboration. Content is delivered via
the Internet, intranet/extranet, audio or video tape, satellite TV, and CD-ROM.
It can be self-paced or instructor-led and includes media in the form of
text, image, animation, streaming video and audio. |
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The main action lines of the e-learning systems
in study area of production engineering are based on |
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-Information and Communication Technologies (ICT): |
-Digital literacy as e-books, e-papers, e-courses,
etc. |
-The teaching process must be based on
e-presentations (slide-shows, papershow system, etc.). |
-Development of virtual laboratories especially in
case of equipments with large dimensions. |
-Development of simulations for improves the
functions parameters. |
-Using the virtual tests for find the possible
errors in design. |
-Using the simulations for improve the maintenance
and reliability of machines and equipments. |
-Implementation of virtual laboratories specific
for each University and realization of virtual laboratory network between
Universities |
-Implementation of modern communications
technologies, especially for the case of lifelong learning, between the
students and teaching staff of universities |
-Simulations of industrial logistics activities. |
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All activities concerning the "e" (electronic)
are keys for solving of global problems of producers and global problems of
universities. It is necessary to solve the legislative frame of common
interest and accord the national legislative frame with the European
legislative frame. |
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Joint programs give a good platform for an
increase of collaborated universities and using of e-learning systems can
increase the efficiency. Therefore the subject of new CEEPUS III network is
titled "Implementation and utilization of e-learning
systems in study area of production engineering in central european
region" |
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The principal motive is elaboration and
implementation of Joint programs in study area of Production engineering
based on collaboration agreements between partners. The proposed network
wants to develop the existent collaborations agreements between partners
(North University of Baia Mare College of Nyíregyháza, Poznan University of
Technology, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, St. Istvan University from
Godollo, University Politehnica Bucuresti, University of Žilina Technical
University in Košice) and to put the bases for the next agreements. All
presented activities (organizing of conferences and workshops, seminaries for
students and PhD students, support for elaboration and finishing of PhD
thesis, excursion) will be hence forward supported and there will be effort
to increase their level in framework of Joint programs. |
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The e-learning initiative of the European
Commission seeks to mobilise the educational and cultural communities, as
well as the economic and social players in Europe, in order to speed up
changes in the education and training systems for Europe's move to a
knowledge-based society. |
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Title
of the project |
Technical Characteristics
Researching of Modern Products in Machine Industry (Machine Design, Fluid
Technics and Calculations) with the Purpose of Improvement Their Market
Characteristics and Better Placement on the Market |
Type of
the project |
CEEPUS |
Number
of the project |
CIII-RS-0304-04-1112 |
Main
investigator |
Karol Velíšek, Professor, PhD. |
Time
period of the project |
2011 - 2012 |
Annotation
of the project |
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Market globalization has had an effect on product
assortment extension on the market, which brought many benefits to the
consumers. They are enabled to buy products of different quality, price,
design and terms of delivery. Major manufacturers have received
globalization with a great pleasure, because globalization enabled them
expansion of the market and all the preferences that follow with this. Small
and medium manufacturers are the most affected with globalization, because of
presence of concurrents, so they can't place their products anymore in such
amount like before, or even they can't do it at all. Due to globalization,
they had to reduce their assortment and intensively to develop existent
products, so they could become more competitive. All who didn't succeed this,
had to change their production program, or simply to close their factories. |
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The global world brings global problems in
industrial production. Economic pressure urges producers to make more
customized products of high quality, in smaller series, with shorter lead
time and of course, without increased costs. Time is becoming one of the most
important point of the companies strategy. Costs are also important. More
important is competitive price and the most significant are marketability of
manufactured products. Therefore producers look for different ways (new
design, modern tools, etc.) to increase a competitive advantage of their
products. |
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In most cases, leading competitors bought all
perspective companies (their potential competitors), so they continued to
produce, but, after this, different products. |
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So, if small and medium manufacturers want to
stay on a globalized market, they intensively and incessantly must develop
their products, apply new technologies and nourish aggressive marketing,
because it is the only way to subsist at the market. |
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When some product is being analysed, we can
discuss its aesthetic characteristics (shape, color, style), its technical
characteristics (dimensions, mass), its service characteristics (capacity,
energy consuption), functional characteristics (principle of functioning),
and design (construction and performance way). However, when the product
occurs on the market, its market characteristics become very important. It is
necessary that manufacturers always have to develop market characteristics of
their products in order to encourage potential customers to choose their
products. The final selection of the products and producers by consumers is
dependent on the market characteristics of the product, ability of marketers
and retailers or buyers and sellers to point out those characteristics and
use them in forming the prices and other sales aid activities (delayed
payments, credit, exchange etc.) |
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The market characteristics are the following:
nature and complexity of the product, specific characteristics, variety of
the palette of products, quality, design, price, product brand, image of the
product, packaging, production date, distinctiveness and protection of the
product, sales brochures and catalogues, marketing support, availability of
the product, customer service, timing of product delivery, warranty terms,
technical support, service support, etc. |
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The majority of market characteristics are
influenced by the producers themselves, and they have the biggest
responsibility for the sales of their own products. However, the role of the
retailers is also important, which leads to the conclusion that the sales
problem should be tackled with a complex approach, with the full cooperation
of all involved parties. This is especially relevant today, when increase of
the sales of domestic products is a priority and all the relevant information
regarding the quality of the products should be disclosed. Also, it is very
important to secure availability of the domestic products supply, keep the
public informed of where those products are sold, ensure that they are
recognizable in retail outlets, label separately that they are produced
domestically, outline the reasons why consumers should choose them over
competition, train the sales staff in detail about the advantages of the
domestic products and encourage them to present that to the consumers. All of
these factors can have a significant influence on the consumers, and in
addition to affordable pricing, credit financing, attractive design and good
image, they can play a determining role in decision-making regarding the
purchase of domestic products by the consumers. It is also important to
accentuate high impact of the image of the product, which is dependent on the
image of the producer, image of the current customer base, product design
image, packaging image, image of the visual graphics displayed on the product
and packaging, image and perception of pricing, image of retail outlets,
image of the promotional activities, image of the after sales support
services etc. |
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Technical characteristics depend on the nature
of the product so that with sports equipment importance is in design,
comfort, recognition and price; with household appliances importance is in
design, ease of handling, low weight, easy maintenance, low noise and price;
with transport vehicles, design, comfort, fuel usage, low emissions and
environmental issues; with working machinery, capacity, precision, and the
degree of automation; with generators and energy converters, power, and
effective utilization which show the degree of perfection of converting the
energy. Technical characteristics can significantly improve the market
characteristics of the product and such can influence the better placement on
the market. |
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Taking into account all the above mentioned
aspects of technical and market characteristics of the products, the
following subject of a new research project to be realized within the
framework of the CEEPUS program has been proposed: |
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Technical Characteristics Researching of Modern
Products in Machine Industry (Machine Design, Fluid Technics and
Calculations) with the Purpose of Improvement Their Market Characteristics
and Better Placement on the Market |
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The necessity of the network cooperation |
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The universities included in this network have
been collaborating with each other, though not always formally, for a number
of years. Several partners have experience and achievements in the CEEPUS
projects cooperation. CEEPUS project represents a very useful formal way for
cooperation between the partner institutions. The network assures an
efficient possibility for students and teachers mobility, that contribute to
mutual acquaintance and to valuable educational and research programs
development. Exchange of knowledge and experience is very important for each
university teacher and student. Not only acquisition of necessary information
has big significance but also dissemination is characteristic for
universities and other scientific institutions. Another important possibility
is the possibility to create joint programs of study, common evaluation of
diploma and PhD works. |
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Title
of the project |
Development of manufacturing technologies - new strategies and new challenges in education and research |
Type of
the project |
CEEPUS |
Number
of the project |
CIII-BG-0614-01-1112 |
Main
investigator |
Peter Košťál, Assoc. Professor,
PhD. |
Time
period of the project |
2011 - 2012 |
Annotation
of the project |
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Time and digital technology are the most
strategic topics for companies in order to survive. Nowadays manufacturing is
characterized by intensive use of computers, communication and information
technologies. |
New methods of manufacturing technology, computer
aided systems and information technologies, virtual machining are indeed
strong tools for solving the global problems. The manufacturers look for
tools to improve their enterprise competitiveness - to produce more products
with less material, less energy and less waste. Additionally, they have to
take environmental considerations. This means that the choice of materials
and the designed solution cannot be done on purely technical and economical
criteria, but must also take recycling, pollution and disassembly concerns
into account. |
This new project will allow our future engineers
to work more project oriented, and to combine state of the art know-how with
theoretical insight. Thus, this project will meet future
industrial needs for highly trained professionals in the manufacturing
industry. It will be directly linked to technology and innovation across the
universities in Central and Eastern Europe. |