Services & Equipment

The Smart Factory team, in cooperation with other research groups of the Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, offers a wide range of services and state-of-the-art equipment to industrial partners.

- Cooperation Models -

Joint Research

Research activities supported by various grant programs in collaboration with academic and industrial partners.

Contracted Research

Tailored research projects based on specific company needs, delivering practical solutions for industrial challenges.

Test-Before-Invest

Verify and validate technologies before full-scale deployment: industrial robots, control systems, machine vision, digital twin, VR.

Academic Cooperation

Collaboration at the level of bachelor and diploma theses, connecting students with real industrial projects.

Training & Education

Professional training and educational activities in the field of Industry 4.0 technologies and industrial automation.

- Expertise -

Deep know-how across the full spectrum of Industry 4.0 technologies

Digital twin of Smart Factory Virtual reality in Smart Factory

Industrial Control Systems

PLC, HMI, SCADA design and implementation

Design of distributed control systems for industrial processes, from single-machine control to full production lines. Integration of Siemens, B&R, and Bosch Rexroth platforms with SCADA visualization and operator panels.

Embedded Systems

Microcontrollers, sensor networks, IoT, edge computing

Custom firmware and hardware solutions for data acquisition, real-time processing, and connectivity. Design of IoT nodes and edge devices for industrial environments including harsh conditions.

Measurement Systems

Virtual instrumentation, condition monitoring

Development of automated measurement and testing workplaces using NI and custom platforms. Predictive maintenance through vibration analysis, thermal imaging and other condition monitoring methods.

Digital Twin

Visual Components, Tecnomatix Process Simulate

Creation of comprehensive virtual models of production lines and workplaces. Virtual commissioning enables testing and optimization before physical deployment, reducing costs and time-to-market.

Modelling & Simulations

Comsol, Matlab, Simit

Physics-based modelling of industrial processes, multi-domain simulations and hardware-in-the-loop testing. From thermal and structural analysis to control algorithm validation.

Advanced Methods

Signal processing, AI, control theory, machine vision

Implementation of deep learning for quality inspection, advanced signal processing for diagnostics, model predictive control and computer vision for robotic guidance and bin picking.

- Equipment -

State-of-the-art technology for research, testing and industrial cooperation

Robotics

KUKA 6-axis arms
Mitsubishi Electric 3/6-axis

10 industrial robots in various configurations: assembly, disassembly, precise measurement, bin picking and educational robotic cells.

Automation

Siemens, B&R
Bosch Rexroth

Distributed control system with multiple PLCs connected via Industrial Ethernet, HMI operator panels and a central SCADA workplace.

Digital Twin

NX, NX MCD, Tecnomatix
Visual Components, Teamcenter

Complete virtual model of the assembly line for simulation, virtual commissioning and optimization before physical deployment.

Engineering SW

TIA Portal, WinCC
Automation Studio, IndraWorks
Kuka.Sim Pro, IQ Works

Full suite of professional engineering tools for PLC programming, robot simulation, drive configuration and system integration.

Machine Vision

Basler
Photoneo

2D and 3D camera systems for quality inspection, object recognition and robotic guidance including Photoneo 3D scanner for bin picking applications.

Mobile Robotics

MiR autonomous
mobile robots

MiR 100 and MiR 250 autonomous mobile robots for internal logistics, capable of navigating independently throughout the laboratory.

Safety & MES

Leuze functional safety
Siemens Opcenter

Comprehensive functional safety system with light curtains and safety sensors. MES system for production planning, tracking and quality management.

VR / AR / 5G

HTC Vive, Diota AR
5G network coverage

Virtual reality for immersive exploration of digital twins. Augmented reality for maintenance support. Private 5G network for low-latency industrial communication.

KUKA industrial robot MiR mobile robot