The front side of the exhibition was dominated by a flat track motorcycle developed together with ESO Speedway Factory. The development resulted in improved performance for circuit racing and a new functional design. Developments in manufacturing technology were documented by a prototype system for optical damage analysis in gear manufacturing using machine learning for Škoda Auto. Research and training for nuclear power professionals was demonstrated by the Cenelín Virtual Nuclear Power Plant and Fusion Reactor project, which uses virtual reality to allow a tour of individual reactor parts. The acquisition and use of data for the automatic operation of machines was demonstrated by experts from the Institute of Instrumentation and Control Technology through the application of a simulation program with data from sensors used on autonomous vehicles and robots. Mathematical modelling was presented by the faculty through biotechnical applications in research and development of skeletal replacements. The Department of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics collaborates with leading physicians in the field to develop and test new implants. Students demonstrated their knowledge of transport technology with their own functional formula and explained to visitors how they use the knowledge and experience shared with practitioners in the design of new models. Other examples of the results of the students' creative work included a competition rocket from the CTU Space Rasearch team and a functional model of a space rover with a robotic arm for movement on Mars from the CTU Robotics team.
Not only common visitors but also a number of prominent personalities paid special attention to the exhibition of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Shortly after Tuesday's opening, representatives of the Association of Slovak Scientific and Technical Societies came to appreciate our exposition. The President of the Union, Prof. Ing. Dušan Petráš, Ph.D., presented the faculty with the award "For the best scientific and technical presentation at MSV 2024".
On Tuesday afternoon, the exhibition was visited by a government delegation headed by Prime Minister Petr Fiala and leading officials of the Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Tradesmen. They paid most attention to the results of the projects of student creative teams and the Cenelín virtual nuclear power plant. The FS exposition was also visited by the MP Ing. Aleš Juchelka and on the second day of the fair, member of the Board of Directors and CEO of AMSP Eva Svobodová, MBA.
During Tuesday morning, the Assembly of the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic was also held, attended by the Dean of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of CTU in Prague doc. Ing. Miroslav Španiel, CSc. and Ing. Libor Beránek, Ph.D., Deputy Vice Dean for Cooperation with Industry.
A big surprise for the organizers was the Wednesday visit of the President of the Czech Republic, Peter Pavel. He browsed throught the exhibits with interest and explored some of them himself, such as a virtual look inside a nuclear reactor or a flat-track motorcycle on which he experienced the feeling of a racing rider. More than a dozen media outlets published a photo of the president on a flat-track motorcycle.
A number of scientists from CTU Faculty of Mechanical Engineering also took part in the accompanying events. In the Technology Exposition of the MM Průmyslové Spektrum magazine, at the lecture "SW system for machine tool control", they shared their experience with the development and use of the TOS Control system Ing. J. Švéda, Ph.D. from the Institute of Production Machines and Equipment of Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of Czech Technical University in Prague (RCMT) and T. Kozlok, Ph.D., Technical Director of TOS Varnsdorf. A lecture had been held by doc. Ing. P. Kolář, Ph.D., also from RCMT, on the topic "Smart machine tools for competitive production" on the same premises on 10 October, 2024. In a follow-up discussion with the Technical Director of VOPSS Ing. Petr Vozábal, both emphasized the advantages of smart solutions in production technology and at the same time underlined their contribution to increasing machine reliability and reducing operating costs.
During the accompanying programme, as part of the DIGINOVACE 2024 conference, which was organised by the Czech Technical University and the Chamber of Commerce of the Czech Republic, there was also a lecture by Ing. Matěj Sulitka, Ph.D. from the Institute of Production Machines and Equipment of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the CTU in Prague (RCMT), where he presented the possibilities of using AI in industrial practice for tool wear monitoring and the offer of industrial training courses EIT Manufacturing.
And on the last day of the fair, doc. Ing. M. Španiel, Dean of CTU Faculty of Mechanical Engineering took an active role in the discussion on the topic of "AI´s role in eduacion". He drew attention to useful as well as warning phenomena that have manifested themselves as trends in recent years. Of course, as always, there were countless useful meetings of the faculty's scientists and teachers with representatives of the scientific, educational and industrial spheres throughout the duration of the fair.
Participation in the 65. International Industrial Fair was extremely successful for CTU Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. This obliges us to look for attractive topics promoting engineering education at the next fair edition as well.
PHOTO FROM THE EVENT HERE.