Ensuring process and product quality is essential for the success and sustainable development of any organisation. Scientific and research activities respond to current trends and are usually aimed at solving specific problems of industrial companies, and their main effort is to increase the efficiency of company processes, increase productivity and reduce costs to improve customer satisfaction and strengthen the competitiveness.

The membership of the research group is multidisciplinary and includes experts from all relevant departments of the Institute of Manufacturing Machines, Systems and Robotics.

Research topics:

• Digital transformation leading to Industry 4.0.

• Use of robots and automated systems for quality control.

• Real-time evaluation of the monitored process.

• Use of statistical methods to monitor and process quality control.

• Flexible and iterative approaches to product development and process improvement.

• Green industrial transformation and environmental impact assessment.

• Audits and conformity assessment to technical specifications.

• Preventive and pro-active quality assurance.

Examples of solved projects:

• Technologies and tools for the digital transformation of engineering

• Research and development of a machine tool monitoring unit to support proactive maintenance

• Technologies and tools for the green transformation of engineering

• LEVEL-UP – Protocols and Strategies for extending the useful Life of major capital investments and Large Industrial Equipment

• Support for the development of capable machines

Examples of outputs:

• SARVAS, M.; HOLUB, M.; MAREK, T.; PROCHAZKA, J.; BRADAC, F.; BLECHA, P. Influence of Machine Tool Operating Conditions on the Resulting Circularity and Positioning Accuracy. Machines, 2024, 12(5), 352. ISSN: 2075-1702.

• MAREK, J.; HOLUB, M.; MAREK, T.; BLECHA, P. Geometric Accuracy, Volumetric Accuracy and Compensation of CNC Machine Tools. In Machine Tools – Design, Research, Application. IntechOpen, 2020. s. 1-19. ISBN: 978-1-83962-351-6.

• HOLUB, M.; JANKOVÝCH, R.; VETIŠKA, J.; ŠRÁMEK, J.; BLECHA, P.; SMOLÍK, J.; HEINRICH, P. Experimental Study of the Volumetric Error Effect on the Resulting Working Accuracy—Roundness. Applied Sciences – Basel, 2020, roč. 10, č. 18, s. 1-18. ISSN: 2076-3417.

• KRBALOVÁ, M.; BLECHA, P. Environmental management in design process of machinery. MM Science Journal, 2017, roč. 2017, č. 02, s. 1762-1768. ISSN: 1805-0476.

• Carbon footprint assessment of large ball screws, commissioned by KSK Precise Motion, a.s.; contract research 2021.

Contact:

doc. Ing. Róbert Jankových, CSc.