Grantor, program

• Technology Agency of the Czech Republic
• TK-Program on the support of applied research, experimental development and innovation THÉTA

Object of the project

• Main goal of the SpoProTG project is development of certified technology and related software tool, which will enable increase in the reliability of operation and prolonging of the service life of radial plain bearings of large diameters ensuring the operation of turbosets.

Project period

• 01/2022 – 12/2024

Receiver

• Research and Testing Institute Plzen Ltd.

Co-receivers

• University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• ČEZ, a.s.

Grantor, program

• Technology Agency of the Czech Republic
• TK-Program on the support of applied research, experimental development and innovation THÉTA

Object of the project

• Main goal of the project SPT_NN je development of certified technology for evaluation of material properties of metal construction materials used on nuclear power plants, which are using results of small punch tests (SPT) and prediction via neural networks for cases when it´s not possible to evaluate with standard method or miniturized testing methods.

Project period

• 01/2022 – 12/2024

Receiver

• Material and Metallurgial research Ltd.

Co-receivers

• Research and Testing Institute Plzen Ltd.
• ČEZ, a.s.

Grantor, program

• International Call M-ERA.NET2 Call 2020
• The project is co-financed with the state support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic within the EPSILON Program

Object of the project

• The basic goal of the ADVENTURE project is to strengthen the technology of coating by thermal spraying by introducing laser texturing technology (LST), which is a clean, flexible, reproducible, ecological and efficient technology for the preparation of the substrate.

Project period

• 06/2021 – 05/2024

Receiver

• University of West Bohemia in Pilsen

Co-receivers

• Research and Testing Institute Plzen Ltd.
• Institute of Plasma Physics AV ČR, v. v. i.

Foreign Partners

• Hochschule Mittweida

Grantor, program

• International Call M-ERA.NET2 Call 2020
• The project is co-financed with the state support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic within the EPSILON Program

Object of the project

• The strategic goal of the project is to increase the international competitiveness of project participants in the field of additive and hot spray coating technologies and the application of new production processes to selected components.
• The main technical goal of the project is the development of a 3D printed metal substrate coated with thermal spray (TS) technology in order to increase its resistance in a demanding environment, with a predictable response to dynamic and cyclic loading.

Project period

• 06/2021 – 05/2024

Receiver

• Research and Testing Institute Plzen Ltd.

Co-receivers

• University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• Institute of Scientific Instruments AV ČR, v. v. i.

Foreign Partners

• Fraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme IKTS
• Politechnika Opolska

Grantor, program

• The project is co-financed with the state support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Industry and Trade within the TREND Program

Object of the project

• The main goal of the project is research and development for the purpose of significant innovations of thermostats of the company MAHLE Behr Holýšov s.r.o., which is a leading producer of thermostats for the automotive industry. The solution of the proposed project will enable the implementation of a thermostat with universal use in automotive with emphasis on the specific requirements of electromobility.

Project period

• 01/2021 – 12/2023

Receiver

• MAHLE Behr Holýšov s.r.o.

Co-receivers

• Research and Testing Institute Plzen Ltd.

Grantor, program

• The project is co-financed with the state support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic and the Ministry of Industry and Trade within the TREND Program

Object of the project

• The aim of the project is to create a new generation of online monitoring of the transmission condition, including automated evaluation using artificial intelligence and verification of the functionality and reliability of the monitoring equipment.

Project period

• 01/2021 – 12/2023

Receiver

• Wikov MGI a.s.

Co-receivers

• Research and Testing Institute Plzen Ltd.
• University of Pardubice

Grantor, program

• International call M-ERA.NET2 Call 2019
• The project is co-financed with the state support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic within the EPSILON Program

Object of the project

• The project deals with the development of a new concept of the bus skeleton using layers of carbon fiber composites and filling foams in order to locally reinforce the entire structure. This concept of lightweight construction will be more suitable and efficient for buses with added mass (electric, gas or hydrogen propulsion).

Project period

• 07/2020 – 12/2022

Receiver

• Research and Testing Institute Plzen Ltd.

Co-receivers

• University of West Bohemia in Pilsen 
• Fatigue Analysis RI s.r.o.

Grantor, program

• The project is co-financed with the state support of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic within the ZÉTA Program

Object of the project

• The aim of the project is to carry out a systematic applied research of material, modal and mechanical properties of additively produced parts with surface treatment by thermal spraying and thin film deposition technologies.

Project period

• 06/2020 – 04/2022

Receiver

• University of West Bohemia in Pilsen 

Co-receivers

• Research and Testing Institute Plzen Ltd.
• Innomia a.s.

Grantor, program

• The project is co-funded by state subsidy from the Technological Agency of the Czech Republic within the TREND Program

Object of the project

• The main object of the project is replacement of existing surface anti-corrosion protections of aircraft materials with new technologies being environmentally friendly and less harmful to human through implementation of the applied research and experimental development. The project outcome will be proven technologies for surface protections of aluminium and steel materials to be used at production workplaces of the main tenderer and other project participants for further production.

Project period

• 01/2020 – 12/2022

Receiver

• Aircraft Industries, a.s.

Co-receivers

• JIHLAVAN, a.s.
• První brněnská strojírna Velká Bíteš, a. s.
• SVÚM a.s.
• Czech Aerospace Research Centre
• Research and Testing Institute Plzen Ltd.

Grantor, program

• The project is co-funded by state subsidy from Technologické agentury ČR (The Technological Agency of the Czech Republic) under TREND program

Object of the project

• The main object of the project is optimization of production technologies for shape-complex extrusion dies for extrusion of refractory mixes on hydraulic presses. Optimization is required in order to improve mould components quality and ability to produce long lifecycle shape-complex components. The subordinate object includes technical and organizational measures for mould production to reduce total costs, increase production capacities of the moulds, and thereby improve competitiveness on world markets.

Project period

• 01/2020 – 12/2022

Receiver

• P-D Refractories CZ a.s.

Co-receivers

• Czech Technical University in Prague
• Research and Testing Institute Plzen Ltd.

Grantor, program

• National Competence Centres
  

Object of the project

• The object of the National Centre for Power Engineering is nurturing of long-term cooperation among top R7D organizations and main application entities on the power engineering market. Sharing of unique infrastructures and know-how of expert teams of existing R&D centres via dealing with joint projects of the applied research will occur.

Project period

• 01/2019 – 12/2021

Receiver

• VSB – Technical University of Ostrava

Co-receivers

• University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• Czech Technical University in Prague
• Brno University of Technology
• The Institute of Thermomechanics, Czech Academy of Sciences v. v. i.
• Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, v. v. i.
• ČEZ, a. s.
• Centrum výzkumu Řež, s.r.o.
• Research and Testing Institute Plzen Ltd.
• Czech Aerospace Research Centre
• Doosan Škoda Power s.r.o.
• COMTES FHT a.s.
• ZAT a.s.
• ŠKODA JS a.s.
• Veolia Energie ČR, a.s.
• Vyncke s.r.o.
• EGC – EnerGoConsult ČB, s.r.o.
• ČEZ Distribuce, a.s.
• E.ON Distribuce, a.s.
• MEgA – Měřící Energetické Aparáty, a.s. 
• Smolo a.s.
• ELVAC a. s.
• ATEKO a.s.
• ENERGON Dobříš, s.r.o.

Grantor, program

• Technological Agency of the Czech Republic, National Competence Centres

Object of the project

• The R&D focuses on future means of sustainable mobility by road and rail vehicles, and their inclusion into traffic systems with respect to the strategic development of technical level of fields important for the economy of the Czech Republic, as well as short-term immediately implementable objects in the industry.

Project period

• 01/2019 – 12/2021

Receiver

• Czech Technical University in Prague

Co-receivers

• Brno University of Technology
• VSB – Technical University of Ostrava
• Technical University of Liberec
• University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
• University of Pardubice
• Research and Testing Institute Plzen Ltd.
• ŠKODA AUTO a. s.
• TÜV SÜD Czech s.r.o.
• VÚKV a.s.
• ŠKODA TRANSPORTATION a.s.
• SIEMENS s.r.o.
• Garrett Motion Czech Republic s.r.o. (EIH Czech s.r.o.)
• BRANO a.s.
• Advanced Engineering, s.r.o.
• PLASMAMETAL, spol. s r.o.
• Vision Consulting Automotive s.r.o.
• Iveco Czech Republic, a. s.
• SVOS, spol. s r.o.
• DAKO-CZ, a.s.
• KAR group, a.s.
• PBS Turbo s.r.o.
• EATON ELEKTROTECHNIKA s.r.o.
• ZETOR TRACTORS a.s.
• TRIBOTEC, spol. s r.o.
• Sobriety s.r.o.
• STROJÍRNA OSLAVANY, spol. s r.o.
• DATRON – TECHNOLOGY CZ s.r.o.
• VarioTec s.r.o.
• ŠKODA ELECTRIC a.s.