Research Center in Manufacturing Engineering Technology (ITCM)

1. Identification, control and optimization of manufacturing processes:

  • Identification, control and optimization of manufacturing processes by cutting and cold plastic deformation of materials.
  • Predictive and experimental reliability.
  • Dynamics of the couple machine tool - cutting process for the early detection of the regenerative instabilities in the processing operations.
  • Development of economic processes control models based on market evolution.
  • Research on intelligent adaptive-predictive control of manufacturing processes.
  • Research on the machinability by cutting and cold plastic deformation of materials.
  • Modeling with finite elements of physical processes with applications in mechanical technologies and medicine.
  • Modeling of technology processes by size reduction techniques.

2. Digital inspection and surface generation:

  • Generation of digitized surfaces by wrapping.
  • Modeling of the generation processes by cutting, according to the tools and parts representation in discreet form through the clouds points.
  • Development of graphical methods in the process of tools profiling by wrapping.
  • Topological representation of surfaces using reverse engineering applications.
  • Research on tools profiling in the scope of optimizing the energy loading uniformity of the cutting edges.

3. Virtual manufacturing and Manufacturing maintenance

  • Research on virtual manufacturing of industrial products.
  • Research on the manufacturing ecotechnologies.
  • Automation of manufacturing processes using programmable automatic equipments.
  • Simulation of technological processes within flexible manufacturing systems.
  • Conception and design of mechatronics systems used in the technological processes simulation.
  • Elaboration of new technologies.
  • Management of the enterprises supply chains.
  • Maintenence of products and processes.
  • Maintenance of mechanical equipments and machine tools.

4. Manufacturing expertise and quality control

  • Assessing product quality and safety.
  • Technical expertise in manufacturing field – cutting and forming.
  • Implementation of quality management within the development of products.
  • Ensuring and monitoring the quality and safety in the manufacturing industry.
  • Training the personnel in the principles of manufacturing total quality management and safety management.
  • Stimulating, facilitating or, where appropriate, mediating joint research in an academic and economic environment, through the development of research contracts to promote new technologies in the undertaken fields.
  • Dissemination of scientific research results both in the academic and research community at national and international level, as well as in the economic units with activity in the field.
  • Participation/application through research-development-innovation projects at various competitions launched through national, European or international programs in the field of manufacturing or related fields.