Increasing knowledge and competencies through employees’ professional development

A course within the “Smart Digital Manufacturing for Increased Flexibility and Sustainability” program, supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Manufacturing.

Learning objective: Raise participants’ awareness of data value, processing, and use for controlling production quality and efficiency. Present AI-supported tools for analyzing production process data. Group discussions on real cases to maximize knowledge and the ability to apply smart solutions.

Content:
– Introduction to data-driven tools for monitoring manufacturing systems: machines with extended monitoring capabilities, supervisory control systems, process monitoring, and subsequent interventions in production.
– Industrial communication via OPC UA and the use of AI in smart manufacturing systems. Hands-on workshop focused on data exchange and industrial communication using the OPC UA standard.
– Practical “visual programming” experience processing and using data to manage production quality and efficiency with AI tools in a Jupyter Notebook environment.

Course length: 8 hours

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinators: Assoc. Prof. Martin Mareš, Ph.D., Matěj Sulitka, Ph.D.

Format: In-person – Ú12135, Horská 3, Prague 2 (Albertov)

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

A course within the “Smart Digital Manufacturing for Increased Flexibility and Sustainability” program, supported by EIT Manufacturing.

Learning objective: Provide tools to understand various types of machine and process digital twins and how to integrate them with operations to optimize control and planning.

Content:
-Types of digital twins and their uses.
-Process digital twins: simulation of machine and process behavior; verification and optimization of NC machining strategies; process monitoring support.
-Prediction of machine technological and performance utilization; visualization of machining results; optimization of NC strategies.
-Practical simulation task using a digital twin in MillVis to understand cutting forces and stability, followed by prediction of accuracy, surface quality, and machining time.

Course length: 8 hours

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinators: Assoc. Prof. Martin Mareš, Ph.D., Matěj Sulitka, Ph.D.

Format: In-person – Ú12135, Horská 3, Prague 2 (Albertov)

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

A course within the “Smart Digital Manufacturing for Increased Flexibility and Sustainability” program, supported by EIT Manufacturing.

Learning objective: Broaden awareness of applications and limitations of machine digital twins through virtual commissioning.

Content:
-Virtual commissioning: overview of selected tools and communication between machine model and PLC.
-PLC-driven models using Siemens Simatic S7.
-Case studies: digital twins of robotic technologies; twins for production design and planning.
-Practical workshop on applying digital twins for PLC-based virtual commissioning.
-Building a digital twin of a simple machine and simulating production cells in Visual Components.

Course length: 8 hours

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinators: Assoc. Prof. Martin Mareš, Ph.D., Matěj Sulitka, Ph.D.

Format: In-person – Ú12135, Horská 3, Prague 2 (Albertov)

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

A course within the “Smart Digital Manufacturing for Increased Flexibility and Sustainability” program, supported by EIT Manufacturing.

Learning objective: Provide an overview of technologies enabling effective implementation, management, and organization of flexible automation and the data/network architectures required. Understand the role and effective use of sensors and signals for machine and process monitoring.

Content:
-Basics of PLC and HMI programming: introduction to IEC 61131-3 and Structured Text programming in TIA Portal.
-Creating HW configurations; connecting sensors/transducers to PLCs.
-Building a simple HMI on a touch panel.
-Hands-on experience with a virtual PLC and linking it to a simple machine’s digital twin.

Course length: 8 hours

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinators: Assoc. Prof. Martin Mareš, Ph.D., Matěj Sulitka, Ph.D.

Format: In-person – Ú12135, Horská 3, Prague 2 (Albertov)

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

Date: 25 November 2024

Learning objective: Refresh theoretical and practical knowledge of drives and feedback control in machine tools. Essential theory is taught and reinforced with hands-on lab exercises at RCMT stands.

Practical tasks continue in the RCMT lab and in companies. The course culminates with practical drive tuning on a specific company machine (controllers limited to Siemens and Heidenhain).

For: Drive specialists, control-system software engineers, application engineers, service and test personnel.

Duration: 4 days (32 teaching hours)

Prerequisites: Secondary/tertiary education in mechanics (or hydraulics/electronics). PC literacy.

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinator: Jan Moravec, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

Learning objective: Introduce industrial PLC capabilities and usage. Focus on IEC 61131-3 programming standards and the context needed to formulate core tasks. Training uses PLCs from multiple vendors, including Siemens Simatic S7.

Content:
– Lab safety for practical sessions
– Industrial controllers and their use; PLC master/slave
– Programming per IEC 61131-3
– Operation and programming on SIMATIC S7-300 (Siemens AG)
– Operation and programming on Tecomat FOXTROT (Teco)
– Operation and programming of FESTO PLC products

For: Qualified operators, assemblers, maintenance staff, foremen, technicians, designers, technologists, and teachers.

Duration: 3 days (24 teaching hours)

Prerequisites: technical education

Lecturer: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinators: Assoc. Prof. Lukáš Novotný, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

Learning objective: Cover CNC workflow from drawing to part machining; basics of NC machine operation and setup, NC programming, and CAD/CAM data exchange.

Content:
– Introduction to NC programming
– Creating a simple NC program
– SINUMERIK 840D control: navigation, functions, capabilities
– Part programming using machine cycles; debugging and simulation (mill and lathe)
– Designing a simple part in CAD/CAM and transferring NC code to the machine
– Tool setup, on-machine debugging, and part production
– Independent program creation, debugging, and sample part manufacturing

For: Operators, foremen, technicians, designers, technologists, and teachers.

Duration: 3 days (24 teaching hours)

Prerequisites: technical education, PC skills

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinators: Petr Vavruška, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

Learning objective: Familiarize participants with CAM environments and practical applications.

Content:
– Structured programming
– Calculations within the part program
– Parametric programming, fixed cycles, CAD-CAM
– Transactional information systems
– Tool management and tool life tracking
– Material handling within the station
– CNC in cell control, geometric subsystems, channel structures

For: Operators, assemblers, maintenance, foremen, technicians, designers, technologists, teachers.

Duration: 3 days (24 teaching hours)

Prerequisites: technical education; completion of “Introduction to NC and CNC Programming”

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinators: Petr Vavruška, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

Learning objective: Introduce the foundations of modern chip-forming machining technologies.

Content:
– Overview of trends by applications, materials, and tooling
– Technology requirements for the machine
– Tooling trends

For: Skilled workers, foremen, technicians, designers, technologists, teachers.

Duration: 3–4 teaching hours

Prerequisites: technical education

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinators: Assoc. Prof. Pavel Zeman, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

Learning objective: Introduce lasers and laser technologies—their possibilities, applications, and limitations.

Content:
– Laser theory; types by construction/parameters; impact on machining; requirements for laser optics.
– Survey of laser technologies, pros/cons vs. alternatives; product properties for downstream processes.
– Laser safety classes; effect of laser parameters on safety
– Parameters affecting production cost; process chain; production readiness

For: Technicians, designers, technologists, teachers.

Duration: 3 days (24 teaching hours)

Prerequisites: technical education

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinators: Adam Čermák, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

Learning objective: Introduction to performance and technological testing of machines.

Content:
– Roughing: machine/tool dynamics, chatter, suppression
– Finishing: machine–servo interaction; parameter tuning for higher surface quality
– Demonstration of stable/unstable cutting; stability lobes and their use
– Machining a test part; impact of drive/CNC settings on surface quality

For: Metrology technicians, designers, maintenance, technologists, teachers.

Duration: 1 day (3 hours theory, 3 hours demos)

Prerequisites: technical education

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinators: Assoc. Prof. Petr Kolář, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

Learning objective: Introduce hydrostatic drives and control/regulation circuits; understand and evaluate static/dynamic properties.

Content:
– Lab safety during practical exercises
– Architectures of hydrostatic drives
– Architectures of control and regulation circuits
– Functional schematics of hydraulic and electrohydraulic components
– Variable-displacement pumps, proportional control elements, hydraulic power units
– Design of assemblies for specified parameters and their evaluation (static and dynamic characteristics, energy balance, reliability, operating-condition requirements)
– Faults and their causes, basic diagnostic measurements, and circuit optimization using results from computer modeling

For: Foremen, technicians, designers, technologists, teachers.

Duration: 3 days (24 hours)

Prerequisites: technical education, PC skills

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinators: Tomáš Krannich, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

Course objective: Introduce the complete workflow of fluid-power circuits, including simulation of design schematics and hands-on functional verification.

Content:
– Lab safety during practical exercises
– Symbols and drafting of fluid schematics per ČSN ISO 1219-1, and their relation to hydraulic systems
– Construction and function of valves, spool distributors, hydraulic pumps, and hydraulic motors
– Methods of controlling flow and pressure
– Working with FluidSIM Hydraulics software
– Simulation of designed schematics in FluidSIM Hydraulics
– Implementation and testing of the simulated circuits
– Application examples of hydraulic systems

for: Qualified fitters, maintenance staff, foremen, technicians, designers, technologists, and teachers.

Duration: 3 days (24 teaching hours)

Prerequisites: Technical education

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinators: Tomáš Krannich, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

Course objective: Introduction to vibration diagnostics and fundamentals of rotor balancing.

Content:
Vibrodiagnostics:
– Vibrations, origins, dynamic stiffness, force excitation, vibration response
– Sensors and instrumentation
– Fundamentals of signal acquisition and processing
– Vibration parameters and standards
– Characteristic spectra and time records of vibrations for selected faults
– Specialized techniques in vibration diagnostics
– Modal analysis, operational deflection shapes, run-up/coast-down tests
Noise measurement:
– Definitions of basic terms
– Sensors and instrumentation
– Standards and occupational noise regulations
– Measurement methodology per selected standards
– Practical demonstrations on a specific machine or workstation

For: Metrology technicians, designers, maintenance staff, technologists, and teachers.

Duration: 2–4 days (16–32 teaching hours)

Prerequisites: Technical education

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinator: David Burian, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

Course objective: Familiarize participants with the NX12 environment, its capabilities and use, and gain proficiency in 3D modeling.

Content:
– Introduction to the system and explanation of key commands
– Basic methods of creating solids
– Advanced 3D modeling of solids
– Creating assemblies
– Building more complex assemblies
– Creating 2D drawings

For: Technicians, designers, technologists, and teachers.

Duration: 3 days (24 teaching hours)

Prerequisites: Technical education

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinator: Jaroslav Červenka, M.Eng.

Format: In-person

Minimum participants: 5

Language: Czech

Course objective: An individual training for executives and managers entering or working in the Machine Tools field to clarify:

a) what constitute the key utility properties of machine tools and the factors that determine and influence them;

b) what primarily drives the competitiveness of machine tools; and

c) current trends in machine tool design and build, competitor offerings, and research directions.

The training gives managers a better overview of both machines and the industry, deepening understanding of their own products in the context of customer requirements, competition, market dynamics, and future development potential.

Content:
– Key utility properties of machine tools (MT)

– How a machine is loaded (internal and external influences)

– Impact of design (OEM) and technology (user) on MT accuracy, quality, and productivity

– Analysis of key properties of selected machines with respect to the trainee’s company

– Market: primary requirements of MT-using customer industries

– Competitiveness factors in the MT context and the specific role of key properties

– Investment directions to maintain and increase competitiveness

– Competitiveness analysis of selected machines relevant to the trainee’s company

– Overview of historical developments in MT and major changes influencing machine design

– Current trends and competitor ideas on the MT market

– Current R&D trends in the MT field

– Review of potentially suitable trends for the trainee’s machines and business

For: CEOs, CTOs, Sales Directors, and Marketing Directors at machine tool manufacturers and vendors.

Duration: 3 days (24 hours), with at least one week between sessions (e.g., three consecutive Fridays).

Lecturers: Jan Smolík, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Petr Kolář, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Max participants: 1 (one-to-one, individualized training)

Language: Czech

The course was developed within the EIT Manufacturing project FlexMan – Experiential Learning for Flexible and Resilient Manufacturing.

Course objective: Enhance technical and digital competencies of company leaders. A hands-on program focused on team building to support Industry 4.0, digital technologies, and flexible manufacturing. Includes case studies and interactive workshops to identify future projects and applications for introducing digital technologies, leveraging modern learning via the Skills.move platform.

Content:
– Digital twins of machines and processes

– Smart manufacturing systems

– Flexible automation

– Industrial robotics

For: SMEs and other stakeholders. Roles with managerial/coordination/tech-managerial duties: production leads, engineering office, manufacturing engineers, R&D, operations & quality, procurement & supply chain, IT.

Duration: 6 days (48 hours across six 8-hour modules)

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Martin Mareš, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Participants: 2–8

Language: Czech

The course was developed within the EIT Manufacturing project CAMplus4.0 – Professional Training for Advanced Toolpath and NC-Code Optimization.

Course objective: While CAD/CAM is standard for efficient NC code generation, advanced CAM add-ons (collision checks, cutting force prediction, chip formation analysis, spindle/feed optimization) remain underused. This course broadens knowledge of simulation and NC optimization: techniques for optimizing CAM-prepared NC programs, use of process digital twins for advanced machining simulation, and sensorized tool holders—combining theory of machining influences with hands-on optimization, verification, and strategy analysis.

Content:
– Influences in milling

– CAM optimizations and simulations

– CAM optimization with digital twins and sensing

For: Technologists preparing machining strategies, production leads, and manufacturing managers.

Duration: 3 days

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinator: Petr Vavruška, Ph.D.

Format: Blended (online & in-person)

Language: Czech

The course was developed within the EIT Manufacturing project SmartDIGI – Smart Educational Framework for DIGItalization.

Course objective: Introduce core terminology, the sources of machine inaccuracy linked to non-stationary thermal phenomena, and general mitigation approaches. The focus is on robust techniques to minimise thermal errors using practical examples, metrology tools and setups, including leveraging the interdisciplinary capabilities of smart sensors.

For: R&D staff, production managers, technicians, manufacturing engineers, and test-lab personnel.

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague

Format: In-person

The course was developed within the EIT Manufacturing project LIVE 4.0 – Learning about IoT and Virtualization to Better Your Experience in Machining in the 4.0 Era.

Course objective: A technical workshop showcasing the potential of process digital twins and virtual simulations for machining error analysis, and the selection of optimal strategies and cutting conditions. Participants will operate a process digital twin and run their own machining simulations. Technologists and CNC programmers will learn the basics of MillVis for process simulation and visualisation, grounded in the underlying theory (technology and models).

Content:
– Theoretical introduction to machining fundamentals

– Hands-on verification of machining strategies via a machine digital twin

– Analysis of a given machining strategy using MillVis

– Evaluation of the strategy in MillVis and interpretation of results

For: Technologists and NC programmers; also suitable for production leads and manufacturing managers.

Duration: 3 days.

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinator: Matěj Sulitka, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

Language: Czech

The course was developed within the EIT Manufacturing project Pathfinder – Hybrid Learning Paths for Professional Education in Manufacturing.

Course objective: Provide fundamental insight into the applicability of digital twins in manufacturing support. As a practical example, the course demonstrates tool-wear identification based on simulations and force measurements during milling.

For: Technologists and CNC programmers, as well as supervisory staff.

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Petr Kolář, Ph.D.

Format: Blended (online & in-person).

Languages: Czech and English.

The course was developed within the EIT Manufacturing project CAPP AI4 – Learning about AI and digitalization for a more efficient computer-aided process planning in Machining 4.0.

Course objective: The webinar introduces fundamental approaches for applying AI in industrial environments. Participants will learn how AI and machine learning can support process planning and monitoring of cutting operations. We cover ML fundamentals, data preparation, predictive modelling, and practical examples from NC machining.

Content:
– Introduction to artificial intelligence

– Data collection

– Data processing

– Preparing data for machine learning

– Building a predictive machine-learning model

For: Application engineers, process planners, NC programmers, technologists and diagnosticians; also suitable for production leads and managers.

Duration: 1 day

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinator: Matěj Sulitka, Ph.D.

Format: Blended (online & in-person)

The course was developed within the EIT Manufacturing project DE4Human – Design-driven innovation for a human-centred manufacturing system.

Course objective: The “Design for Empowerment: From Theory to Practice” workshop explores employee empowerment and approaches in automation and robotics that foster human-centred production. It demonstrates Design Thinking for workplace design with an emphasis on safety and inclusion, enabling workers to assume more responsibility and influence processes.

Content:
– Soft approaches to employee empowerment

– The role of robotics and automation

– Virtual commissioning of robotic cells

– Virtual reality as an empowerment tool

For: Production and application engineers, operations and quality staff, and manufacturing managers.

Duration: 1 day

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinator: Petr Mašek, Ph.D.

Format: In-person

The course was developed within the EIT Manufacturing project FactoRIS II – Learning Factories for Digital Transformation of SMEs II.

Course objective: Present methods for leveraging production data to enhance machine utility and system efficiency. It covers technical means for acquiring and processing required signals from controllers and auxiliary sensors.

Content:
– Using and processing “slow” and “fast” CNC data to support process monitoring

– Slow data: machine utilisation monitoring

– Fast data: tool-life prediction

For: Industrial managers and technologists.

Lecturers: Staff of Ú12135, FS, ČVUT in Prague | Coordinator: Petr Mašek, Ph.D.

Format: Blended (online & in-person)