Participants of the NEWEX project from Lublin University of Technology and University of Minho visited on 27th July 2017 the Centre of Research, Development and Implementation of Innovations in Technical University of Košice. The centre offers activities of project-development character to support innovation of products and technology, optimization of production processes, material efficiency and environmental aspect of industrial applications of technology in the areas of CNC machine programming, welding and forming. In the “Centre of Research” project participants saw the work on the lathe type CNC DMG MORI ecoTurn 510 CNC and on the milling machine type DMG MORI / ecoMill 50. Then they explored the whole workplace where laser cutting machine Trumpf TruLaser Cell 3000 CNC is located. They also saw the welding workplace from firm Kemppi type MASTERTIG 2300 and the molding machines, namely the wire cutter type ACCUTEX AU-500i and press type LVD PPEC-6 35/15. The visit in the “Centre of Research” was completed by a car prototype survey, in which students of the Faculty of Engineering also participated. The project participants had a chance to learn about modified hydrogenpowered Jeep and the prototype of lightweight bodywork of a student electric vehicle built on the platform of Volkswagen e-up!. Load off bodywork was solved through modern ultra-light materials with significant mechanical properties based on composites and this car was awarded the Price of International Mechanical Engineering fair trade 2016.The project participants also learned about the construction of an experimental vehicle with the minimum fuel consumption produced for the Shell Eco Marathon races, in which the Faculty of Engineering of the Technical University of Košice participates each year. The Centre of Research, Development and Implementation of Innovations in Technical University of Košice is used for scientific and research activities of basic and applied research, as well as for industry cooperation.
