Nagyné Dr. habil. Éva Hajnal, Deputy Dean for Research, opened the Safety Engineering Symposium, which covered the latest legislative changes, relevant standard references, energy efficiency methods, practical tips for industrial machine design, safety considerations related to robots and relevant educational opportunities. The programme was organised in cooperation between the Alba Regia University of Technology Óbuda and SMC Hungary Kft. and attracted professionals from all over the country who wanted to improve their knowledge in this field. In addition to the lectures, the day included a round table discussion and a professional exhibition.
Despite the real summer sun, the hall was full, where Dr. habil. Éva Hajnal, Deputy Dean of Research, welcomed the participants, then spoke about the importance of cooperation and the opportunities that “networking” offers. She stressed that safety engineering is one of the most important issues today, both in the digitalised and in the traditional industrial environment. She wished all participants a productive and insightful day of discussions.
Following a short opening, Imre Kovács, Managing Director of CMSW Safexpert Ltd, gave presentations on the important elements for machine compliance from a manufacturer and operator perspective, as well as on legislation and standard application, and on the safety distance based on approach speed, which is part of functional machine safety. Associate Professor Dr Károly Széll and Assistant Professor Zoltán Szilágyi presented developments in safety education from the perspective of the hosting university’s faculty.
As part of the programme, a round table discussion was also held, where the safety aspects of industrial robots and the present, future, opportunities and challenges of collaborative robots were discussed by Dr. habil. Péter Galambos, Director of the Antal Bejczy Antal iRobottechnikai Központ (BARK) of the ÓE, Tamás Mezei, Managing Director of FANUC Hungary Kft, Imre Kovács, Managing Director of CMSW Safexpert Kft and János Péger, Automation Engineer of DENSO Gyártó Magyarország Kft.
In the afternoon of the professional discussion, Gergely Szabó, the manager responsible for personalized services, gave a presentation on energy saving issues in pneumatics, representing SMC Hungary Kft, and Richárd Bajzák, a mechanical engineer, gave pneumatic design tips, ideas and practical demonstrations.
The event was accompanied by a mini exhibition and a presentation of the faculty’s laboratories.
