Students majoring in mechanical engineering – a field that shapes the technological future of our country – will benefit from these laboratories. As practical skills are essential to mastering the discipline, four additional state-of-the-art laboratories – CNC (computer numerical control) machines, CNC moulding equipment, three-dimensional design equipment and computer engineering in mechanical engineering – have been added to the Department’s existing teaching and research facilities.
All laboratories have modern, powerful equipment. For example, the CNC machine tool laboratory features a universal numerically controlled lathe SK6140Vx1000 designed for high-precision machining of metal parts of varying complexity, as well as a milling machining centre XYZ Mini Mill. Using this equipment, students can program, analyse part parameters, work with the numerical control system and learn turning technology, run machining programmes, and perform milling operations in three coordinates.
In the CNC moulding laboratory, a high-tech Mitsubishi FX 20 K EDM machine designed for ultra-precise machining of hard materials will help students acquire relevant skills in EDM, programming, working with CAM systems, etc. Another noteworthy feature is the Mitsubishi Electric CNC simulator, which will allow students to acquire practical skills in programming and controlling machines without working directly with metal.
The three-dimensional design equipment laboratory is equipped with a modern Flashforge Adventurer 4 desktop 3D printer designed for high-precision additive manufacturing of prototypes, parts and models from thermoplastic materials, and the computer engineering laboratory in mechanical engineering is notable for a compact desktop milling machine made by Proxxon, a German manufacturer, the MF70+CNC CNC simulator. This is a miniature but accurate form of numerical control training. Both laboratories are also equipped with server equipment – high performance computers.
The laboratories of this level appeared at Lviv Polytechnic thanks to stakeholders, including: Mashintekh, Expert Tule, Anlevo, Under the Protection of God and the St Volodymyr Regional Charitable Foundation. Their representatives, including many managers, came to the opening of these laboratories. Vasyl Dmytriv, Head of the Department of Design Machine and Automotive Engineering, presented them with letters of appreciation for their invaluable contribution to the development of our university. Thanks to them, students will have a chance to master their speciality on new modern equipment.
