PROJECT GENERAL INFORMATION

Program title: Sectoral Operational Program- Development of Human Resources 2007 - 2013 .

Prioritary axe 3: Increasing the adaptability of workers and enterprises.

Major intervention area 3.2: Training and support for enterprises and employees for promoting the adaptability

Project title: Professional training in the field of new materials with mechanical and mechartonic applications - PROFMEC

Agreement: POSDRU/81/3.2/S/58103

Progress period: 01.12.2010 - 01.09.2013

Project Responsible from INMA: PhD. Eng. Cornelia Muraru-Ionel

PROJECT GENERAL GOAL

The professional training program (initiation, perfecting, specialization) in mechanics and mechatronics field assures a better understanding and the necessary knowledge of managers and employees tailored to obtain, test and use the new materials, especially nano-powder ones for thermo-mecanical protection of surfaces, improving the installations functional parameters in order to importantly increase products competitiveness and sustainability and raise the productivity and reliability, diminishing the costs of production and maintenance. The new knowledge acquired will lead to an enhanced flexibility and adaptability of the staff to the requirements of a modern and environmental-friendly production.

The training program offers interdisciplinary knowledge applied at fields related to mechanical processing, design, controlling mechanical, electrical and automated systems and equipment for industrial applications based on sequential logistics (automatic machines programmable, operator-machine interface, communication networks fieldbus) leading to broadening the employees knowledge horizon, multiplying at the same time, their employing opportunities and an eventual professional reorientation.

At the same time the program shall tackle the problems related to improving the competences regarding controlling and reducing pollution in mechanic and mechatronic technologies

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT

Campaign of informing and making people aware in order to allow organizations to adapt to new materials types applied in mechanics and mechatronics.
Elaborarating Professional Training Programs (initiation-perfecting-specialization) NewTech-Manager and their accreditation.
Training a number of 28 managers from industrial organizations regarding the necessity of using the new materials and technologies in order to enhance the products competitiveness.
Professional training (initiation-perfecting-specialization) of 420 employees for they learn the theoretical and practical skills necessary to use the new materials and technologies.
Disseminating the output obtained by this program.

TARGET GROUP

28 industrial organizations managers and entrepreneurs in mechanics and mechatronic field in 5 Romania developing regions: Bucharest-Ilfov, South-West Oltenia, South Muntenia, South East, North East.
420 employees of industrial organizations manufacturing equipment in the field of mechanics, agricutural mechanics and mechatronics belonging to the 5 Regions.

SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH-DEVLOPMENT FOR MACHINES AND INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO AGRICULTURE AND FOOD INDUSTRY INMA

1. Perfecting program:

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND NEW MATERIALS FOCUSED ON MECHANICS AND MECHATRONICS, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD INDUSTRY

The perfecting program is designed to: Specialists in aided-computer design field, code COR: 213907/Occupational Standard C 31.

This training program curriculum is focused on the modern solutions related to the high quality production by increasing the lifelong professional training level of the employees, respectively developing all the competent organizations both on vertical (profoundness, intensity, creativity) and horizontal (extent, assimilation of new knowledge and techniques). The high level of knowledge, skills and new competences of employees and managers developed by this program shall be concretized in an increased quality level of production and shall strongly influence the enterprises conformity degree to the market changes related to new materials and products, more and more complex technologies and services.

The training program is substantiated by the expertise of approaching and dealing with the production problems, in terms of structural analysis, expertise gathered in over 15 years of activity.

The subjects tackled are aimed at:

- Structural analysis in the field of computer-aided design in the context of new materials utilization;

- Resistance structures which require the static and dynamic linear and non-linear structural analysis with finite elements (2D; 3D);

- Mathematical modeling of new materials (composite, non-material) within the structural analysis, useful in manufacturing the technical equipment for agriculture and food industry;

- Optimizing the agricultural machines manufacturing and working processes involved, by using the structural analysis;

- Investigating the interactions between the working parts of technical equipment designed at agriculture and soil;

- Using the structural analysis instruments at testing the technical equipment for agriculture and food industry;

- Managing the data bases used at structural analysis;

- Managing the archives of structural models.

The learning process also comprises theoretical and practical elements based on:

- Logical schemes, presentations, debates, discussions, case studies;

- Supporting and encouraging the active involvement of all the participants;

- Using some practical examples supported by video and film images;

- Simulating the conditions and processes for identifying the optimum variants.

Advantages and benefits of participants as graduates of this training course are focused on:

- Assimilating an optimum team working algorithm and rational communication;

- Increasing the development level of professional skills in using software;

- Intensive and extensive specialization in achieving 2D and 3 D technical projects and finite elements analysis;

- Improving the management related to the approach of complex projects;

- Raising the capacity of understanding and complying with the employer requirements in the context of changes imposed by the market demands and strategic management;

- When graduating this training program, the participants shall receive a Certificate acknowledged by Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection; Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport and National Council of Adults Qualifications and Professional Training, certificate which plays an important role in consolidating a professional dossier.

2. Perfecting program:

ELEMENTS OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND NEW MATERIALS FOCUSED ON MECHANICS AND MECHATRONICS, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD INDUSTRY

The perfecting program is designed to: Operators in the field of aided-computer design, code COR: 312204/Occupational Standard C 34

This training program curriculum contains some modern methods of lifelong professional training aimed at assuring new knowledge to participants for obtaining, testing and using new materials in order to improve the technical parameters of equipment designed at agriculture and food industry, as well as increasing their competitiveness and span life. At the same time, the participants c an improve their competences, skills and interdisciplinary knowledge (new technologies, processing and controlling the automated processes, environment protection) for better complying to labour market and respectively employer requirements.

The subjects tackled in this professional training program are focused on:

- Structure of technical equipment and installations designed to agriculture and food industry;

- Specific working parts – technical conditions, types and performance;

- Life span of technical equipment. Concept of re-manufacturing;

- New materials used at mechanical and mechatronic structure of technical equipment and installations (special steels, composite materials, sintered materials, powdery and thermo-powdery materials, sealing materials, plastics and special materials);

- Processes of covering the working parts submitted to mechanic stresses;

- Management of methods of applying new materials for improving the performances;

- Successful examples related to the utilization of new materials in manufacturing technical equipment and installations (transfer of good practices);

- New developing directions – innovation of technical equipment and installations for agriculture and food industry.

The learning process also comprises theoretical and practical elements based on:

- Logical schemes, presentations, debates, discussions, case studies;

- Supporting and encouraging the active involvement of all the participants;

- Using some practical examples supported by video and film images;

- Simulating the conditions and processes for identifying the optimum variants.

Advantages and benefits of participants as graduates of this training course are focused on:

- Vocational training focused on new information and technologies;

- Application of knowledge and skills acquired, having practical character in activity of manufacturing, mounting, operating and reparation of technical equipment;

- Increasing the working performances due to knowledge and skills acquired;

- Increasing the capacity of understanding and managing the tasks required by the employer within the context of market characteristics transformation and strategic management;

3. Perfecting program:

MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTER-AIDED ACTIVITIES IN STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND NEW MATERIALS FOCUSED ON MECHANICS AND MECHATRONICS, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD INDUSTRY

The perfecting program is designed to: Managers of Informatics Departments/Divisions,code COR: 123605; 123606/Occupational Standard C32.

Curriculum of this specialization program contains lifelong professional methods which increase the technical and management capacity of informatics department/ division for managing and dealing with production problems appeared as a result of transformations related to global product markets requirements, technologies and services.

The subjects tackled by this training program are focused on:

- Role of structural analysis in the field of computer-aided design;

- Management of general working flow as a team and the job activities record;

- Programs of structural analysis and CAD programs – programs connections and utilizations;

- Performances of main structural analysis programs on software market;

- Applications at agricultural and food industry technical equipment;

- Organizing and managing the specific data bases;

- Analysis of complex structures through the gradual complexity method;

- Management of structural analysis, limits of applicability.

The learning process includes theoretical and practical elements based on:

- Logical schemes, presentations, debates, discussions, case studies;

- Supporting and encouraging the active involvement of all the participants;

- Using some practical examples supported on video and film images;

- Simulating the conditions and processes for identifying the optimum variants.

The advantages and benefits of participants as graduates of this training course are focused on:

- Developing the components and technical and management capacity of informatics department/division for managing and dealing with production problems;

- Developing monitoring abilities for implementing the optimized solutions in department/division activity;

- Improving the knowledge of supervising the project/re-creating complex informatics solutions;

- New methods used in management of training own human resources;

- Increasing the capacity of understanding and managing the tasks required by the employer within the context of market characteristics transformation and strategic management;

4. Perfecting program:

MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATING ACTIVITIES AND TRANSFER OF GOOD PRACTICES IN THE FIELD OF TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO AGRICULTURE AND FOOD INDUSTRY

The perfecting program is designed to: Manufacturers and mechanics of agricultural machines, code COR: 723308/ Occupational Standard A33.

This training program curriculum comprises up-to-date on-going vocational training methods, which allow to paticipants to acquire new knowledge for obtaining, testing and using the new materials in order to improve the functional parameters of technical equipment designed to agriculture and food industry as well as increasing their competitiveness and durability. At the same time, the participants can improve their competences, skills and interdisciplinary knowledge (new technologies, processing and controlling automated systems, environment protection) for more suitably comply to labour market requirements, and implicitely employer requirements.

The subjects tackled in this professional training program are focussed on:

- Structure of technical equipment and installations designed at agriculture and food industry;

- Specific working parts – technical conditions, types and performance;

- Life span of technical equipment. Concept of re-manufacturing;

- Processes of covering the working parts submitted to mechanic stresses;

- Management of methods of applying new materials for improving the performances;

- Successful examples related to the utilization of new materials in manufacturing technical equipment and installations (transfer of good practices);

- New developing directions – innovation of technical equipment and installations for agriculture and food industry.

The learning process also comprises theoretical and practical elements based on:

- Logical schemes, presentations, debats, discussions, case studies;