This article aims to show how to effectively use innovation in the form of 3D printing to create simple, smart, and cheap products, which will lead to more efficient product control, reveal defects in conventional engineering production, and prevent blemishes. The article is focused on the detection and prevention of defects in classic Czech engineering manufacture using an innovative solution, which connects conventional production and SMART technology of 3D printing. The motivation of this article is to show how using SMART 3D printing technology in combination with the Poka-Yoke methodology is possible to cleverly streamline conventional engineering production and thus achieve higher productivity, which results in increasing the company's competitiveness in the market in the context of Industry 4.0.
Prototype production is a key element in the process of developing a new product. The prototype is important both being the initial materialization of ideas and intentions related to the way the product is going to be designed, and also for the subsequent assessment of the technological solution. One of the technologies used in prototype production today is 3D printing. One of its advantages is quick adaptation to more complexly shaped prototypes, which makes it possible to come up with products which would be hard or even impossible to make in the past. The increasing availability of 3D printing equipment is making it all the more widely used. This paper was written to demonstrate the principles of the production of auxiliary gauges, which are used to check the dimensions of a more complexly shaped prototype. The possibilities of using 3D printing technologies in the conditions of an engineering company are also discussed. The conclusion of this paper focuses on the possibilities of integration between modern and classic technologies in piece and custom production.
The paper focuses on the definition of innovation and innovation process from the historical and today's perspective of the Massag engineering company. In order to analyse the innovation process, a SWOT analysis was performed, and, based on the results obtained, the correlation between the results of the analysis and the statistics of innovation activities in the Czech Republic was made. Within the historical analysis of the company, key innovation milestones were identified and described. The main finding was the combination of the use of different types of innovation activities, which plays an important role in terms of the access to innovations and it is necessary to take innovation as a whole, composed of sub-types of innovation that permeate the whole society. The results of the SWOT analysis showed that the main factor that affects the success of the organization and innovation is the long history of the company and knowledge of the markets. This is reflected in the long-term and quality customer relationships. These established contacts with other companies engaged in engineering production are strengths, which are today reflected in the opportunities for further development of the company. The correlation between results and statistics shows that SMEs are forced to innovate because they are under constant pressure from competitors and the market. Therefore, innovation activities are essential for these companies and play a significant role in their current and future competitiveness.
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