WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE ARE STRIVING FOR The Quality Engineering and (QEMRC) was established in 2002 within the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. The is an advanced research and training unit encompassing equipment, facilities and interdisciplinary knowledge, focused on topics related to quality. VISION To be the national leader and a widely internationally recognised centre of competence in the field of quality engineering and management. MISSION To improve the competitiveness of the Romanian society and organisations within the economic environment, by generating, integrating and transferring quality engineering and management knowledge and by developing their quality culture through research, education/training and direct assistance.
OBJECTIVES To develop master, doctoral and life-long learning study programs, in the field of quality engineering and management; To continually enhance our research capability; To offer solutions to the organisations from the economical environment for the design, development and continual improvement of their products and processes. STRUCTURE The QEMRC comprises three research laboratories: CAD/CAM/CAQ Precision 3D Scanning and Measuring Measurement and Industrial Applications FIELDS OF COMPETENCE Quality and integrated management systems; Methods and techniques for continual improvement; CAD, CAM, CAQ; Precision 3D measurements, 3D surface scanning; Training methods in virtual environment ; Computer aided high speed data acquisition and process monitoring and control; Tools and techniques for new product development; Reverse engineering.
RESEARCH DIRECTIONS Quality improvement of products, processes and organisations; Simulation of products and automated manufacturing systems using CAD, CAM, CAQ; Customer oriented new product design and development; e-learning methods and platforms; Measuring of organisational and process performance; Quality in higher education; Web technologies for process monitoring and control. EDUCATION AND TRAINING The QEMRC offers training within the academic environment through master and doctoral studies. EDUCATION Doctoral study programs in the field of quality engineering and management. Master study programs coordinated by QEMRC are: Quality engineering; Computer aided design of products, processes and integrated systems; Robotics and automated manufacturing systems (with teaching in English, in partnership with HAMK University of Applied Sciences Finland).
EDUCATION AND TRAINING The QEMRC also responds to the needs of the economic environment by providing customised training (life-long learning) for industry. TRAINING Quality management; CAD-CAM in mechanical engineering; Design and simulation of integrated manufacturing systems; Techniques, instruments and methods of quality management for the continual improvement of products, processes and organisations; Training for using coordinate measuring machines and 3D scanning systems.
CONSULTANCY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE The provides direct assistance services for: 3D surface scanning; 3D measurements (lengths, angles, shape profile deviation) and video inspections for dimensional control; Reverse engineering; Integrated manufacturing solutions and industrial automation; e-learning methods and platforms. and consultancy in the following fields: General management; Design and implementation of quality and integrated management systems; Applying methods and techniques for the continuous improvement of the product and processes, as well as for the competitive development of products and organisations; Consultancy for reverse engineering and designing measurement strategies; Consultancy for selecting, purchasing, utilisation and management of measuring equipment. Some of our beneficiaries are: RAJA Aquabis Bistriţa, Vivaldius Reghin, C.U.G. Cluj-Napoca, FRANKE România, S.C. Leoni Wiring Systems S.R.L. Bistriţa, S.C. Naposint S.A., S.C. Sanex S.A. Cluj-Napoca.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CENTRE 5 COMPUTER NETWORKS - 60 computers, 5 servers MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE: RENISHAW 3D Scanning machine - Cyclone Series 2 ABERLINK 3D measuring machine - Axiom CIMCORE Stinger II - portable measurement device KREON ZEPHYR TECHNOLOGIES 3D Laser Scanner TRACECUT software POWER INSPECT software
THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CENTRE VIRTUAL REALITY EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE: EON ICATCHER, EON VIRTUAL STUDIO, DG5-VHand CAD/CAM SOFTWARE: DELCAM, DELMIA, Autodesk Products, CATIA, SolidWorks
THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CENTRE NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE FOR DATA/IMAGE ACQUISITION AND PROCESS CONTROL: 12 Data acquisition boards,12 Portable data acquisition modules, Programmable field-point system for data acquisition and control for distributed industrial applications, 2 Image acquisition boards, LabVIEW NI - A completely integrated visual programming language and hardware for data acquisition and processing, SAMSUNG Digital Camera, can be used and manipulated from the distance via INTERNET using the Ethernet transfer data, 2 Industrial high resolution digital cameras for video image processing. SOFTWARE FOR PRODUCT AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT Qualica QFD Rektron FMEA
RESEARCH PROJECTS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND FUNDING ORGANISATIONS TEMPUS: Quality school - Pilot centre for continuous education in Quality assurance and management, Funded by: The European Training Foundation, Trainig system for teaching computer aided process measurement and control, Funded by: The Romanian Ministry for Education and Research, Computer aided control of Robotic Kinematic Axes, Funded by: Romanian Ministry for Education and Research, Quality management methods applied to the University Research Management, Funded by: The Romanian National Council for Research in Higher Education, Research for Quality Engineering and Management, Major project Research base with multiple users, Funded by: The World Bank and The Romanian National Council for Research in Higher Education, Quality engineering tools and methods as support for the reform of Romanian institutions and economy, Major project Master-doctoral program, Funded by: The World Bank and the Romanian National Council for Research in Higher Education. Quality management integration along the design-development-fabrication cycle, Funded by: The Romanian National Council for Research in Higher Education, Robotised system for 3D surface cleaning, CERES Project, Funded by Romanian Ministry for Education and Research. SOME OF OUR PROJECTS PARTNERS University of Stuttgart, Germany, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, Vienna University of Technology, Austria, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom, HAMK University of Applied Sciences, Valkeakoski, Finland, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu, Romania, Institute for Quality Assurance (IQA) London, United Kingdom, European Organisation for Quality, Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) - Government of South-Korea, Romanian Accreditaton Association (RENAR), The Patrimoniu Foundation of the Romanian Academy.
CURRENTLY RUNNING PROJECTS Integrated platform of research and education for innovative production Factory of the future The purpose of this project is to develop a knowledge community able to integrate within a research and education platform (generically called Factory of the Future ) elements of infrastructure, equipments, facilities and knowledge at the most advanced European standards and practices in the interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary field of innovative production. Innovative production consists in developing and integrating in a harmonized way all the phases of the enterprise life-cycle with all the phases of the extended product life-cycle with the purpose to generate innovative, intelligent products, based on new knowledge, with high value-added, new business models, new forms of organization, new technologies, new equipment and manufacturing systems. The QEMRC is one of the initiators of this research project and coordinates the teaching/learning division of the Factory of the future platform.
CONTACT QUALITY ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH CENTRE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ-NAPOCA 400641 CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA BLVD. MUNCII, NO. 103-105 TEL/FAX: +40-264-415710 WEB PAGE: www.qualityres.utcluj.ro COORDINATOR: sorin.popescu@muri.utcluj.ro