Organization and Technology Management issues of joint European projects in a factory and in a research institute

Issue title: Logistics, Quality and Technology Management

Guest editors: Thomas SkordasGuest Editor and Willy Van PuymbroeckGuest Editor

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Kovács, George L.^a | Nacsa, János^a | Lepsényi, István^b

Affiliations: [a] CIM Research Laboratory, Computer and Automation Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1518, Budapest, POB 63, Hungary | [b] Knorr-Bremse Brake System, Ltd., 6000 Kecskemét, POB 97, Hungary

Abstract: The paper summarizes three EC projects in which Hungarian companies were involved. In the frame of the EC-Program, COPERNICUS, a CAD-Based Programming System for arc welding robots has been developed by a consortium with German and Hungarian participants. The basic goal of the system is to assist robotized arc welding in Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) mostly for small and medium lot sizes. PROARC which will be introduced in more detail is implemented in AutoCAD, and the system was integrated into an open CIM environment. Knorr-Bremse is running two EC-supported PHARE projects. One of them takes into account the ISO 9001/2 standard for measurement and calibration to increase the market shares. The other project is a strategic software development to avoid the loss of stability and loss of trace of trucks by using pattern recognition and up-to-date control means to manage braking properly.

Keywords: European cooperation, PHARE, COPERNICUS, industry-university cooperation, robots, arc-welding, OSl, ISO 9000

DOI: 10.3233/HSM-1997-16312

Journal: Human Systems Management, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 231-242, 1997