Technical Meeting and Laboratory Visit with Dr. Jozef Husár

As part of the SME 5.0 secondment, Assistant Professor Yuttana Mona and Assistant Professor Pana Suttakul from Chiang Mai University (CMU) visited the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies at the Technical University of Košice (TUKE) in Prešov, Slovakia. The delegation was warmly received by Dr. Jozef Husár and his research team.

During the visit, productive discussions were held with Dr. Jozef and his team, focusing on Tasks WP5.1 and WP5.2 under Work Package 5: Requirements for Sustainable SME Factories. The dialogue centered on identifying key drivers and barriers to achieving environmental sustainability and resilience in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly through the implementation of digitalization technologies.

The visit also included a guided tour of the SmartTechLab, located within the Department of Industrial Engineering and Informatics. The delegation was introduced to ongoing research initiatives and gained valuable insights into advanced production technologies, materials, manufacturing equipment, data acquisition and processing systems, as well as the digitization, control, and management of production processes.