Megalaboratory of Digital and Additive Technologies in Mechanical Engineering

Digital and Additive Technologies in Mechanical Engineering” is a Megalaboratory operated by Institute of Advanced Technologies and Industrial Programming.

This unique facility covers the full spectrum of production preparation processes in mechanical engineering and related industries, including digital production planning techniques, reverse engineering, creation of digital twins using VR technologies, and the fabrication of mechanical engineering components using additive manufacturing, CNC machining, and laser processing equipment.

The Megalaboratory trains process engineers in mechanical engineering who are capable of designing and implementing modern processes on advanced equipment within a digital production environment.

Graduates will be able to design production processes using state-of-the-art software, apply reverse engineering to create digital 3D models, integrate additive manufacturing into production workflows, program modern CNC equipment, simulate manufacturing processes, and utilize digital twins in virtual environments.

The Megalaboratory involves students and graduates in research covering the following areas:

• Digital production preparation processes;
• Research into additive manufacturing processes;
• Research into mechanical engineering component fabrication processes;
• Technological assurance of mechanical engineering product quality;
• Simulation of mechanical engineering manufacturing processes.

The laboratory is fully equipped with modern hardware to support student training, research, and applied project implementation, including various 3D and 5D printers, optical and laser 3D scanners, CNC machining centers, virtual reality platforms, and high-performance workstations running advanced engineering software.