SLOVAK NETWORK FOR RD AND EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF MODERN ENGINEERING MATERIALS (MATNET - SLOVAKIA)

摘要

The virtual network MatNet links Slovak scientific, academic and industrial institutions dealing with research and development in the field of engineering materials and accompanying technologies in order to enable more efficient transfer of knowledge on modern materials and processes into Slovak industrial companies. This network for technological innovations has been developed under the project: “Creation of Virtual Network for R&D in the Field of Engineering Materials and Technologies”, which is financially supported by European Social Found. One of the project objectives is to establish the centre that will organize courses not only for developers and designers, but also for university teachers, scientific workers and doctoral students. The aim of these courses is the training in new complex principles of structural and functional components creation, on the basis of proper material selection with regard to functionality, type of operation loading and cost of product or construction and synchronized optimization of component outline and appropriate production technology. At the education, the modern software mean Cambridge Engineering Selector (CES) has been applied. During the courses, the participants have an opportunity to work on one's own with real databases containing properties of nearly all current materials, as well as parameters of modern technologies and to learn the use of these databases in proposals of optimum design of parts for various industrial applications, especially in mechanical, civil and electrical engineering industries. The main communication platform of the network is the web portal MatNet - Slovakia (http://www.matnet.sav.sk), gathering and depositing useful information about materials and technologies via various Slovak and international sources. The ambition of recently established Slovak network for innovations - MatNet is to enable developers from Slovak industrial companies (working e.g. in automotive, electrical, mechanical, building, aircraft, chemical, food and other industrial sectors) more effectively cooperate with scientists and experts from the academic community in order significantly to enhance the quality of their products.