Description: General Information Technology, one of the most important fields of knowledge of the modern world, determines the manufacture of various machines and mechanical equipment. The development of manufacturing technologies 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 centres concentrate on basic loss and non-loss 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 and, accordingly, measurement 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. The functioning of market economy requires that goods should be not only of high quality but also safe, reliable and durable. It is necessary, therefore, to meet the conditions given in appropriate standardisation documents and specifications. Following the guidelines of the ISO 9000 series standards by manufacturing companies is the fundamental factor of integration of the companies from Central Europe with the European Union economy. The implemented standards enable companies to apply the quality assurance systems and, accordingly, receive a certificate for their manufactured products or rendered services. All those who have implemented or are implementing the quality assurance systems know how difficult it is to conduct reliable measurement, control and testing. That is why it is so important to carry out investigations in the field of measurement technology and in consequence allow dynamic development of metrology.

Contact Person: Prof. dr Igor Budak
Period of realization: 2015 - 2016
ID: CIII-PL-0007-11-1516