Application of TestBed 4.0 Technology within the Implementation of Industry 4.0 in Teaching Methods of Industrial Engineering as Well as Industrial Practice

Marek Kliment, Miriam Pekarcikova, Peter Trebuna and Martin Trebuna
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Marek Kliment: Institute of Management, Industrial and Digital Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 9, 042 00 Kosice, Slovakia
Miriam Pekarcikova: Institute of Management, Industrial and Digital Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 9, 042 00 Kosice, Slovakia
Peter Trebuna: Institute of Management, Industrial and Digital Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 9, 042 00 Kosice, Slovakia
Martin Trebuna: Institute of Management, Industrial and Digital Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Park Komenského 9, 042 00 Kosice, Slovakia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-16

Abstract: The paper is focused on the area of the constantly evolving industrial revolution both at the level of individual local economic opportunities and on a global scale. One of the tools of this time called Industry 4.0 is the TestBed 4.0 technology, which helps in its development and opens up opportunities for its use both in research and in practice in manufacturing companies. The paper describes the possibilities and capabilities of the laboratory, which was established as the first of its kind in the Slovak Republic on the campus of the Technical University in Košice in order to combine research activities with practical use directly in the production business processes. Its role is also to involve students in these processes, who, based on the acquired knowledge and experience, will strengthen their position in the labour market after completing their studies. The paper includes a description of available technologies, as well as several case studies carried out at the workplace where this laboratory is located, mainly in the field of industrial and digital engineering.

Keywords: TestBed; Industry 4.0; digitization; digital twin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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