Graduate of the study program Production equipment and systems: ● has cross-sectional knowledge in the field of mechanical engineering with a focus on its application in accordance with the current state of knowledge, ● has broad knowledge and understanding in the specialized field of production technology, production equipment and systems, including knowledge of practical contexts and relations to the related fields of mechanical engineering or cybernetics, which serve as a basis for practice or research. A graduate of the Production Equipment and Systems study program has general engineering knowledge and knows how to: ● characterize and apply the basics of mechanics, ● characterize technologies in mechanical engineering and metalworking, ● characterize, define and describe the areas of materials science and their properties (metals, plastics), ● characterize the types of production machines and equipment, ● characterize the principles of creating technological procedures for metal production, ● apply the principles of technical drawing in mechanical engineering, ● apply general knowledge of economics and management in engineering, ● describe the types of production processes in engineering production, ● describe the course and connections of individual production activities in engineering production, ● to determine the technical parameters of machines, equipment and their components necessary for production, ● can describe the methods used in engineering metrology, ● understands quality systems and standards in engineering and metalworking ● define safety and health protection at work and fire protection in engineering production, ● can characterize the technical and economic evaluation of constructions. A graduate of the Production Equipment and Systems study program has specialized knowledge, focused on the field of production technology, and knows: ● create and use technical documentation, instructions and diagrams in engineering production, ● characterize systems, standards and quality standards in mechanical engineering and metalworking, ● use software for the construction of 3D models of model devices, ● apply the construction methodology and its principles, ● characterize structural parts of machines and machine mechanisms, ● follow the latest status and trends in the development of technology and production technology, ● characterize tools, fixtures and gauges in mechanical engineering, ● characterize the types of machines and equipment used in engineering production, ● characterize numerically controlled production machines and flexible production systems. ● explain the degrees of automation in engineering production, ● describe the basics and principles of designing hydraulic and pneumatic mechanisms, ● describe the basics of electrical engineering, ● define PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) control software in engineering production, ● characterize the construction, operation and programming of industrial robots and manipulators, ● characterize the principles of sensory technology, ● describe technical diagrams of electrotechnical, hydraulic and pneumatic machines and devices, ● characterize automated CAD/CAM production management systems, ● define the principles of Industry 4.0 in automation.
A graduate of the study program Production equipment and systems has the skills and knows: ● actively acquire information and use it to solve practical tasks in the engineering field, ● solve practical tasks in the field of mechanical engineering using usual research and development procedures, with a critical assessment of their appropriateness and adequacy, ● be familiar with engineering standards ISO, EN and STN and technical documentation of machines, devices and equipment (reading, understanding, if necessary, also preparation), ● create the necessary technical documentation on the specified example, perform a design calculation, ● perform technical calculations and define general, dimensional and geometric tolerances of machine parts and surface quality, ● process the technical preparation for the production of model devices, ● analyze, evaluate the problem that has arisen in engineering production and propose a solution using computer technology and compare it with the technical specification, ● apply and apply the principles of setting hydraulic and pneumatic mechanisms, setting production machines, devices, industrial robots and manipulators, lines, jigs, grippers, tools and gauges, ● apply the principles of creation (online and offline programming) and program corrections for an industrial robot, programmable logic controller or control unit, ● use professional software applications, use graphics and calculation programs in mechanical engineering (CAD), ● process data and create documents in computer office packages and master the basics of working in Windows operating systems, ● apply the principles of safety and health protection at work, work hygiene and environmental protection in the engineering production process.
A graduate of the production equipment and systems study program has competencies and is characterized by: ● independence in solving professional tasks and coordinating partial activities, has a certain imagination, creativity, decisiveness and is able to use practical and flexible thinking, ● autonomy and responsibility in decision-making and is able to analyze and solve problems, know how to adapt to the situation (adaptability, flexibility, improvisation skills), ● the ability to take responsibility for the results of the team and when performing independent work tasks and the readiness to work in a team on various types of tasks and projects, to cooperate and motivate, or lead people, ● the ability to recommend and defend one's own opinion and one's own decision when solving a problem, ● the ability to plan one's own education, to constantly learn and acquire new information and knowledge also in the field of innovations in production technology, ● the ability to appropriately and professionally present one's own opinions, to present and defend one's own work in a cultured manner, and to use various forms of presentation, ● the ability to identify and evaluate ethical, social and other contexts of solved problems, ● the ability to independently organize and plan work in such a way as to minimize the cost component and adhere to the employer's time schedule or customer, ● the ability to communicate professionally and civilly with other team members, experts or customers in writing and orally, or in a foreign language, ● qualities such as digital, technical and manual skills and information literacy, ● the ability to identify, quantify and evaluate the impact of problem solving on the social and environmental spheres.
Graduates of the bachelor's degree program Production equipment and systems continued to a high degree in the engineering study program Production equipment and systems. Based on the evaluation of the collected data for tracking the application of graduates, it was evaluated on the uplatnenie.sk portal that 83% of the graduates of the bachelor's degree in the study program Production equipment and systems continued their engineering studies in 2019, and 17% were employed immediately after graduation. https://uplatnenie.sk/?degree=V%C5%A0&vs=702000000&faculty=702060000&field=2329R04&year=2019 If we evaluate the applicability of the graduates of the engineering study Production equipment and systems, then according to the portal https://www.trendyprace.sk/sk/absolventi/moje-trendy/odbory-vzdelania?id=692 the study program Production equipment and systems belongs to engineering studies in within the section Universities / technical sciences to the TOP25 in Slovakia. The mentioned study program received a total rating of 73 points out of 100, which means that it is among the 27% of the most promising university study programs in the Slovak Republic. This is due to higher wages compared to other study programs. In 2019, 38 graduates completed the given study program in the Slovak Republic, and the average gross monthly salary of graduates was EUR 2,198 in the first half of 2020. Based on evaluated data from the https://uplatnenie.sk/ portal, 93% of graduates were employed on average within 28 days of completing their studies, 7% continued their studies. 71% work in industrial production and 43% as engineering specialists. The study program Production equipment and systems has a great perspective in terms of application on the labor market in the field of industrial production with zero unemployment and a high average monthly wage. The graduate will find employment as a designer of automated production systems and equipment, or as a technologist or independent entrepreneur in engineering services and as a specialist in various places of production and technology sections. However, there are also cases where students are immediately employed in companies as a result of completed projects and bachelor's theses and continue their studies on a combined form of study. In general, graduates of the Production Equipment and Systems study program have no problems finding employment in the field and are in high demand by companies.
A graduate of the Production Equipment and Systems study program is ready to continue on a subsequent engineering degree after successfully completing a bachelor's degree. With the help of the acquired knowledge and skills, the graduate can directly continue his studies in the subsequent engineering study program in the field of Mechanical Engineering called Computer support for design and production and in the module Manufacturing equipment and systems, or in the module Computer support for design and production. Most of the graduates of the bachelor's study program Production equipment and systems continue directly to the engineering study program Production equipment and systems, where graduates are prepared for indicated occupations, focused on various areas of mechanical engineering, including automobile production. According to internal analysis and external databases of graduates of the study program Production equipment and systems of their applicability (https://www.trendyprace.sk/sk, https://uplatnenie.sk), two directions of future occupations are indicated. The first direction and profession is a process engineer with a focus on automated production systems, their operation, logistics, operation and maintenance, and the second profession is a project engineer with a focus on design, innovation, projecting, construction or integration of automated or robotic systems, production equipment, production machines into production systems and production processes. A process/project engineer in production equipment and systems has the potential to work in the following occupations according to the System of Occupations https://sustavapovolani.sk/, respectively. according to the national system of qualifications https://www.kalifikacie.sk/: • process specialist in engineering and automotive production, • engineering specialist, designer, automation engineer, roboticist, designer, • engineering specialist in the field of maintenance (Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Manager), • engineering specialist in research and development, in the area of quality, • independent entrepreneur in engineering services.
Based on the evaluation of the graduates' applicability, it can be concluded that a significant majority of the graduates continued their engineering studies, while the study program Production equipment and systems (with the previous name Technological equipment and systems) produced a large number of successful graduates during the 21 years of its existence, who were primarily employed in commercial sphere or some of them in the academic sphere. For the commercial sphere, it is possible to mention, for example, the following graduates: Ing. Martin Krivý (graduated in 2014) - Manufacturing Engineer, Volvo Cars, Gothenburg, Sweden, Ing. Denis Cintula (2019) – Project engineer, DS Systems, Ing. Jakub Frťús (2019) – application engineer, ABB, s.r.o., Ing. Marek Sedlák (2018) – Project engineer, BOGE Boge Elastmetall Slovakia a.s., Ing. Ondrej Bašovský (2017) - Technical Project Coordinator, ZF Slovakia, a.s., Ing. Dávid Michal, PhD. (2016) - Co-Founder, Advanced Engineering s.r.o., Ing. Tomáš Hrudka (2015) - Project Manager, Emerson Automation Solutions, Ing. Mário Rapant (2009) - Manufacturing Engineering Final Assembly Manager, Jaguar Land Rover. For the academic sphere, we can mention pedagogues, respectively. members of the Study Program Council: doc. Ing. Roman Ružarovský, PhD. (2006), doc. Ing. Radovan Holubek, PhD. (2009), Ing. Radovan Zvolenský, PhD. (2005), Ing. Miriam Matúšová, PhD. (2000).
The study program Production equipment and systems is compiled in accordance with current trends and requirements of practice in various industrial enterprises. There is great practical interest in graduates with a focus on production systems, automation and robotics, which is also evidenced by their high applicability on the labor market. The study program Production equipment and systems provides professional theoretical and practical training with regard to the ever-increasing requirements due to the development of machine automation, production technology, production machines and robotization of production systems. Employer representatives in the Study Program Council (ZF SLOVAKIA a.s., SEGULA Slovensko s.r.o., SOVA Digital a.s., ABB s.r.o., FESTO spol. s.r.o.) appreciate not only the professional knowledge of the graduates, but also the so-called soft skills such as communication and management skills, presentation skills, or language skills.This is not the case for regulated professions.
