A “Digital Journey” is the entry point for effective services, starting with the Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA). As a result of the assessment, customer needs are analysed and refined in specific service delivery options (particular digital transformation services). Client journeys are monitored along specific sectoral tracks (SME by sector / Public Administration / Healthcare Provider) and key competence areas (Digital Transformation / Smart Robotics&Automation / Cybersecurity).
Using a specialized methodology for value-driven collaborative work between consortia of expert companies and research structures from the DIH4S ecosystem, we will be able to provide customized services in the market that cover all needs of a digital transformation strategy for a beneficiary organization. Based on this unique capability, DIH4S proactively acts in the market to disseminate its services, to educate the potential beneficiaries, to discover with beneficiaries their needs, to define with beneficiaries their problems and afterwards to develop and deliver cost-effective and high performance solutions for digital transformation. We provide 3 generic services:
- (a) diagnosis on digital maturity using the JRC DMA tool followed by an action plan that embeds customized activities for the digital transformation journey ;
- (b) access to experimentation/demo labs from the DIH4Society ecosystem or from the European EDIH network (according to DMA recommendations);
- (c) specialized consultancy provided by DIH4Society’s experts on topics related to cybersecurity, smart (intelligent) robotics, and digital transformation.
Diagnosis on digital maturity is provided using several methodologies, including the JRC DMA tool. It is followed by an action plan that embeds customized activities for the digital transformation journey (some of them assisted or delivered by DIH4Society, some others proposed to be internally undertaken, and some other proposed to be run with third party assistance).
A correct diagnosis allows to reduce the failures and minimize risks in the transformative process towards digitalized and digital-driven business models and value-added primary and secondary processes in the value chain of the beneficiaries of these services, as well as to increase the confidence and to accelerate the adoption of integrated digital systems and new solution delivery models within the digital transformation process.
Digital Maturity Assessment includes initial doagnosis and follow-up assessments.
Over 30 maturity assements have been performed so far, part of our piloting of the DMA tool for the JRC.
Test-before-invest services support beneficiaries for a better understanding the implications of adopting various digital technologies and / or feasibility of automating some processes.
For a beneficiary, this is not a linear or one-shot activity, but rather one consisting of a series of iterations and piloting scenarios. Access to the experimentation infrastructure will require preliminary training for safety operation, training to operate with technology or a combination of training and assistance. The output of each service must lead to transferable results to the beneficiary. This will be one of the criteria for accessing the infrastructure. Between the lab and the beneficiary will be signed a service contract, with clear objectives, KPIs, access rules and procedures for transferring results, as well as follow-up activities, including progress reports for adopting the lessons learned. Qualification to access a lab will also require the preparation of a pre-feasibility study/analysis done by the beneficiary to indicate the need for using the infrastructure in relation to a clear targeted digital innovation.
Yearly more then 60 clients use our facilities.
Labs and testing facilities
1. Laboratory for Industrial Production, Accenture.
Facilities, infrastructure and expertise for:
Universal Robots UR5 Robot models: 1. ABB IRB 14000 YuMi Robot
Franka Emika
Mobile Industrial robots MIR250
DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced
Turtlebot Burger and Waffle
The laboratory includes dedicated infrastructure for Machine Learning and Automation and Image capture and processing:
Internet of Things for smart buildings, IoT Kit
Pneutronics and industrial automation for Industry 4.0
Robotics kit (Cobots and industrial robots)
3D Printing and additive manufacturing
Workstations for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Workstations capable of processing AI
eHealth medical platform kit
High Dynamic Range Imaging
Stereoscopic Environment
Animation & VFX
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Stop Motion Studio
Photography (studio)
Virtual infrastructure and expertise for:
Experimenting with techniques for testing the vulnerability of a computer system
Using tools for vulnerability testing
The research interests range from mobile robotics and robot modeling, to
fundamental nonlinear control and estimation using methods from computational and artificial intelligence.
These two major directions are connected via applications of nonlinear control to
robotics.
Facilities, infrastructure, and expertise for:
Research & development Signal processing
Consulting Control system design and development
Applied engineering services Process and control engineering
Training Control and monitoring
Medical Robotics is one of the laboratories of the Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Robotics and Production Management within the university.
Facilities, infrastructure, and expertise for:
Design services in the Siemens NX environment
Development of automation / command / control solutions using the B&R Automation platform.
Robotization of industrial processes that include the human operator in the workflow
Analysis of dynamic processes that include the human operator
Development of industrial applications based on specifications
Development of solutions for applications in stochastic environments (variables with high and uncontrolled dynamics)
Facilities, infrastructure and expertise for:
3D printing
Laser engravingD
Facilities, infrastructure and expertise for:
Programming of robotic technologies
Human-robot interaction
Industrial robot programming
Programming for social robots
Design of robotic systems for non-industrial applications
Chatbot & virtual assistant development
In cloud robotic architectures for industry 4.0
Facilities, infrastructure and expertise for:
Technological testing of materials and products
3D design of parts and assemblies
Development of manufacturing technologies
Rapid prototyping
Design, simulation, optimization of manufacturing flow
Advanced product measurement and control activities Implementation, monitoring and optimization of APQP system
With a strong experience and a rich expertise, over the years the laboratory team was actively involved in projects dedicated to the economic environment development.
Embedded and Dedicated Computer Systems is one of the laboratories of the Faculty of Automation and Computer Science within the university.
Facilities, infrastructure, and expertise for:
Embedded systems, Dedicated digital systems:
Modelling, design, and implementation of hardware & software systems adapted for various applications in industrial, medical, and security domains.
IoT, IIoT, Industry 4.0, industrial networks, cyber-physical systems:
Design of applications in the area of IoT, Industrial IoT, and cyber-physical systems
Real-time systems:
Real-time systems modelling and design, scheduling strategies, and simulation
eHealth systems:
Design and implementation of distributed medical information systems and remote patient monitoring applications
Real random number generators and Cryptography:
Design and implementation of Real random generators based on the exploitation of physical phenomena known for their intrinsic random nature.
The Laboratory allows the evaluation of engines in various temperature conditions and mechanical stresses, research of new fuels and their specific components, establishment of constructive and adaptation solutions for engines, analysis of consumables and certification of engines.
Facilities, infrastructure, and expertise for:
Parameterization of internal combustion engine when operating with different fuels;
Measuring and optimizing the energy performance of an internal combustion engine;
The operation in Hardware in the Loop mode of an internal combustion engine to validate it in different operating modes or different operating cycles;
Measurement of flue gas opacity at different operating modes
Raising the speed characteristic of an internal combustion engine
Raising the complex characteristics of an internal combustion engine
Raising the power characteristic of an internal combustion engine
Facilities, equipment, and expertise for :
Development of virtual and/or mixed reality applications
Creating software applications
Facilities, equipment, and expertise for:
3D Scanning
Measuring of coordinates
Photogrammetry
Terrestrial laser scanning
Aerial imaging
Performing the photogrammetry process, to obtain 3D models from images
Facilities, infrastructure, and expertise for:
3D Modelling Process simulation
3D Design
Study of telecommunication systems
Implementation of digital circuits
Making printed wiring using specialized programs and prototyping stand
Development of integrated microcontroller systems
● A 5-axis CNC machining machine;
● 2 ABB industrial robots type 6R, model IRB 1600-6 / 1.2;
● a modular conveyor;
● a warehouse.
● a computer with a RobotStudio license.
PRODUCTICA also hosts a spot welding cell composed of:
● an industrial robot Kuka (KR 2150);
● a FANUC industrial robot (R-2000iB / 210F);
● 2 attachment spot welding devices on robots;
● 1 fixed spot welding device;
● 2 devices for correcting the geometry of the tips of the welding devices;
● A modular gripper for handling body parts
● 2 workbenches for welding body elements.
Facilities, equipment, and expertise for:
Data acquisition using fiber optic sensors
Industrial automation, with electric actuators, control by PLC and microcontroller Arduino and Raspberry Pi Fault diagnosis of robotic systems using vibration measurement and infrared thermography
Design and testing of sensory systems applied in the field of industrial robots
INTELBUILD is a multifunctional laboratory within the Oradea University with an extensive focus on intelligent buildings.
Facilities, equipment, and expertise for:
Industrial hydraulics (Bosch industrial hydraulic and furniture stand)
Industrial pneumatics (Bosch industrial pneumatic stand)Programming (Mobile robots with data acquisition) Security system for smart buildings (design and management)
System for telemetry, analysis and visualisation of water purification and treatment process parameters
Monitoring of water treatment and purification process through SCADA system
Automation system for water treatment and purification
Physico-chemical analysis
AVALON activity is focused on innovation within the medical field, more specifically on neuroscience.
Facilities, infrastructure, and expertise for:
CAVE Reality system
Virtual reality system for treating conditions such as anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and pain control
AR and VR mobile systems
Monitoring system (psychophysiological and neurophysiological)
Eye-tracking systems
Consulting services are provided in order to increase capabilities of organizations for transition to digital and circular economy.
One major area of consultancy is cybersecurity, with focus on vulnerability testing and action plans to adopt strong policies and proper packages of technologies to protect in cyberspace.
Another area is to implement more autonomous systems, which we call smart robotics (both software systems and hardware systems, driven by trends in AI). This is essential for increasing critical capabilities in the years to come for ensuring sustainable evolutions for beneficiaries, including more interconnectivity and interoperability.
The third area of consultancy is digital transformation. This is a longer-term process, therefore selected sub-areas will be subject to assistance, customized for each beneficiary. At the operational level, based on the action plan generated for each beneficiary, experts will be allocated. They will interact with beneficiaries and will schedule and run services under the supervision of the executive team of the project.
Each beneficiary is manage through a dedicated space on an online monitoring platform . This will allow simultaneous management of all running services at a certain moment. Understanding that each service will be unique from the perspective of implementation, “lean-agile” methodologies will be adopted by experts in service delivery, based on the 8D-model of DIH4Society