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RTI Research Centre

Regional Technological Institute - RTI

is a research centre of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University

of West Bohemia

new building of RTI

11 laboratories and testing rooms

over 100 scientists and staff

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Major Research Programs

Advanced Vehicle Design and Drive Systems

Manufacturing Machines and their modernization

Machining technologies

Forming technologies

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Virtual Prototyping Laboratory

virtual product development

3D CAD modelling

stress and strain analyses

flow simulation

simulation of ultra-fast processes

3D printing with composite fiber

Topology optimisation

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Production Planning Laboratory

simulation of logistics, manufacturing and assembly processes

3D scanning of exteriors and interiors

optimization of production lines

ergonomic studies

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Metrology Laboratory

3D control of dimensions

contact and contactless 3D scan

digitization in order to reverse engineering

surface roughness control

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Machining Technology Laboratory

development of machining strategies and technologies

verification of machining technologies

development of functional samples

diagnostics and optimization of cutting processes

jigs and cutting tools designs

NC machines programming

CTX BETA 1250 multi-function turning centre

Lineární frézovací centrum DMU 40 eVo linearDMU 65 monoBLOCK multi-axis milling centreMulti-function lathe QUICK TURN NEXUS 250-II MY

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Experimental Machining Laboratory

construction of prototype parts and support structures

(prototyping using 3D print)

design and manufacturing of cutting tools

microgeometry preparation and surface polishing

measurement of areal roughness

and cutting edge microgeometry

Printable dimensions: 230x230x250

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Experimental Forming Laboratory

technology for processing of difficulty formable materials

optimization of forming processes

optimization of heat treatment

unconventional forming technology

controlled evolution of microstructure

deformation techniques for ultra-fine grained microstructure

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Metallographic Laboratory

control of material quality (purity, grain size ...)

detailed microstructural analyses of materials, phase

and structural parts

determination of local mechanical properties using very small samples (mm-mm)

research of transformation processes during thermal

and thermo-mechanical processing in real materials in-situ

study of high-temperature behavior of materials

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Mechanical Testing Laboratory

mechanical tests in a temperature range from -150 to 1200 °C

resistance to brittle fracture under static and dynamic loading

fatigue testing and speed measuring of propagation of fatigue cracks

measurement of classical and instrumented hardness testing

measurement of mechanical properties of components

evaluation of residual life

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Vehicle Components Testing Laboratory

components stress verification in automotive

simulation of combined operating stress

vibro-diagnostics of vehicles components

special measurements and analyses

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Strength and Fatigue Life Testing Laboratory

fatigue analysis from operational data and also post-processing of FEM results

service life of components

multiaxial stress with identification of materials properties

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Mechanical Engineering Laboratory

measurements of conventional physical quantities (forces, torques, pressures,

temperatures, etc.)

determining of static and dynamic operating loads and deformation of structures

measuring the temperature with contact, contactless and with high-speed thermal

imaging camera

determination of residual stress in a material

measurement of dynamic properties (vibration and noise)

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