INDEX: Industrial Expert - Basic Module
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About This Course
The INDEX – Industrial Expert Basic Module provides comprehensive knowledge for the successful implementation of Industry 4.0 solutions. This class on Introduction Industry 4.0 provides basic knowledge about the key innovative concepts and technologies and covers five areas:
- Entrepreneurship, Technology and Restructuring Management (E-TRIM)
- Sensors and Automation
- Additives Manufacturing
- Internet of Things
- Augmented Reality
Format
The form of education is e-learning with aprrox. 40 hours of lessons and self-studying. Weekly lessons include lectures, thematic videos and performing test tasks. An important part of this course is performing final exam in the form of multiple choices quiz, which contains answers based on study material. The course is set up in compliance with the ECVET System with possibility to obtain the Certificate of attendance.
Who can take this course?
The BASIC module does not require any specific knowledge on Industry 4.0 and is designed for a wide audience, who want to learn about 4th Industrial revolution and smart technologies. This means, first of all, students (bachelors, masters, specialists), whose curricula include disciplines related to the industry 4.0 and smart technologies. The course will be of particular interest to:
- Senior executives or a development department managers of your enterprise interested in learning about Industry 4.0 technologies and opportunities of their implementation;
- Professionals interested in application of Industry 4.0-based solutions in his area of expertise.
- Founders of high-technology startups;
- Young engineers of the company who is already working on development of specific components of Industry 4.0 and their application or is interested in expanding the base of customers that develop smart technologies for new fields of application;
- Educators teaching graduate and postgraduate courses focusing on Industry 4.0 technologies;
- Students or postgraduates interested in Industry 4.0 Technologies.
Programme of the course
- Introduction
- Historical introduction into the industrial revolutions
- Key features of the fourth industrial revolution
- Entrepreneurship, Technology and Restructuring Management (E-TRIM)
- Introduction to entrepreneurship
- Innovation management – basic concepts
- Overview of valorisation and technology transfer
- Sensors and Automatization
- Introduction
- History of sensors
- Sensors and actuators
- Basics of automation
- Impact for industry 4.0
- Additive Manufacturing
- Overview
- What is Additive Manufacturing (AM)
- Advantages and disadvantages of Additive Manufacturing
- Materials and production methods
- What are the use cases for AM ?
- Internet of Things
- Introduction
- Application cases
- Industrial Internet of Things
- Security
- Augmented Reality
- Definition and concepts
- History of Augmented Reality
Course staff
Introduction
Andrea Paoletti, University of Florence, Master student
Filippo Micheletti Ph.D., Institute of Applied Physics, CNR, Researcher
Fulvio Ratto Ph.D, Institute of Applied Physics, CNR, Researcher
Entrepreneurship, Technology and Restructuring Management (E-TRIM)
Pawel Glodek Ph.D/DSc, University of Lodz, Associate Professor
T. Bartosz Kalinowski Ph.D/DSc, University of Lodz, Associate Professor
Magdalena Wisniewska Ph.D, University of Lodz, Assisstant Professor
Sensors and automation
Martin Bennink Ph.D, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Professor
Aurel Ymeti Ph.D, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Senior Researcher
Maarten van Rossum, Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Researcher
Additive Manufacturing
Andreas Jahr Prof. D. Eng., University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, Professor
Lennard Müller B. Eng., University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, Research Assistant
Sven Markus B. Eng., University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, Research Assistant
Internet of Things
Filippo Micheletti Ph.D., Institute of Applied Physics, CNR, Researcher
Lucia Cavigli Ph.D., Institute of Applied Physics, CNR, Researcher
Fulvio Ratto Ph.D, Institute of Applied Physics, CNR, Researcher
Augmented Reality
Paulina Spanu Assoc. Ph.D. Eng., University Politehnica of Bucharest, Professor
Catalin Amza Prof. Ph.D. Eng., University Politehnica of Bucharest, Professor.
Results
As the result of completing the INDEX – Industrial Expert BASIC Module, learners will know:
- Key aspects of the 4th industrial revolution
- The path that led the 4th industrial revolution
- Definition of entrepreneurship and its core concepts
- Commercialization and technology transfer strategies
- Classification of sensors and automatization strategies
- Basic knowledge about printing technologies and usable materials
- Origin of the Industrial Internet of Things
- Internet of Things infrastructure and its most common configurations
- Key concepts of augmented reality
- Differences between augmented reality and virtual reality
Competences
As the result of completing the INDEX – Industrial Expert BASIC Module, learners will be able:
- to define entrepreneurship and its core concepts
- to use the knowledge and skills about the key aspects of the 4th industrial revolution
- to understand what is commercialisation and technology transfer
- to decide if additive manufacturing technologies are potentially interesting for his intended application
- to design the overall layout of an industrial IoT architecture
- to recognize the difference between augmented reality and virtual reality