Description of the field of study:

Today, companies, especially those manufacturing them, are operating in the reality of the so-called fourth industrial revolution. Under the increasingly popular name, Industry 4.0 is a set of integrated modern technologies and systems. They exchange real-time information that allows effective supervision, management, and increase productivity, economic efficiency, and quality.

The Industry 4.0 Technologies major is designed to train an engineer who will find himself in a modern manufacturing plant. Therefore, education includes issues related to automation, computer science, production management, materials engineering, and manufacturing technologies. This interdisciplinary focus in cooperation between the Faculty of EAIiIB and the Faculty of Foundry Engineering has allowed us to offer a unique offering. Using the laboratory base and the competence of the staff of both departments allows us to educate students not only from the IT side but also from the technology side.

Therefore, the objective of the Industry 4.0 Technology major is to provide the graduate with the practical engineering skills necessary for professional work. He will be able to solve the modern technological problems that occur in modern industrial plants, especially in industries related to manufacturing and materials processing.

The graduate of the field of study has knowledge in the following areas:

mathematics, physics, and chemistry useful for formulating and solving typical engineering problems; automation, robotics, and process control, both in terms of theory and applications, and in terms of technologies and solutions of the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) and cyberphysical systems; computer science, including data structures, algorithms, and functional and object-oriented programming. He is familiar with methods of conducting mathematical calculations with the use of a computer; data analysis, machine learning, and data engineering, elements of image processing and integration of analytical solutions with management and decision support systems; engineering of plastics and materials used in industrial technologies, component manufacturing technologies, and the impact of these technologies on the environment, as well as the use of simulation and IT tools to predict the effects of technological processes; electrical and electronic engineering; design of the production process and the machinery and equipment used in this process, taking into account the economic conditions of engineering activity and the principles of management and organization of work.

The graduate of the field of study can:

write a computer program to solve a technical problem (Python, Matlab); select an algorithm for the problem being solved; analyze a set of data and create a model to realize the task at hand; use both statistical and machine learning models; integrate analytical, management, and data storage tools; design and implement an automation system; integrate measurement and control systems; combine automation elements and robots with Industry 4 solutions.0; carry out material analysis of a design element in terms of input materials and technology; read technical drawings, schematics, and technological designs and prepare graphic documentation; prepare the assumptions of an engineering problem or experiment; plan and organize the work of a team of specialists; carry out analysis of results and prepare a factual report; interpret the phenomena occurring in the production process, and in a planned manner deepen and acquire knowledge and skills, and critically evaluate the functioning of existing solutions.

Career prospects:

Graduates of the Industry 4.0 Technologies course will receive theoretical knowledge and practical skills to effectively use the latest techniques and technologies, both in the field of widely understood automation systems, data analytics, or production control, as well as in the design and manufacture of components using foundry technologies, and more. Graduates will be very attractive on the job market. Primary employers are companies related to the manufacture and processing of materials and modern manufacturing. However, graduates will also find employment in automation companies, information technology companies, and those with a research and development profile. Graduates can continue their study in both the second cycle degree Industry 4.0 Technology major (in preparation) and the Automatics and Robotics major.