Automation Engineering Laboratories

The Automation Engineering Laboratory offers versatile opportunities for learning and applying industrial automation. The laboratory is equipped with devices and software that support both teaching and research and development activities. In the laboratory, students can familiarise themselves with motion control and PLC programming. It is also possible to study fieldbus technology and communication between devices.

The laboratory also develops HMI user interfaces for process control, and students can explore the development of IoT systems utilising industrial internet solutions, data collection, and cloud-based analytics. In addition, students can implement automation for equipment related to piece-goods automation.

Available equipment includes modern PLC and HMI devices, motion control systems, fieldbus configuration environments, and simulation software for modeling processes and control systems. The laboratory offers students and partners the opportunity to develop expertise in current topics in automation engineering and create innovative solutions for industrial needs.

In the Automation Systems Laboratory, students carry out various practical exercises in the field of automation.

During the sensor technology course, students explore the characteristics of different proximity sensors by wiring and verifying various functions.

In the pneumatics course, students build practical circuits using industrial components.

In the control engineering laboratory course, students learn how to tune different control loops in practice. These control loops are mainly implemented using programmable logic controllers.

In the automation laboratory work course, students implement control systems for material handling and machining stations located in the laboratory using modern PLCs connected to various actuators and sensors. The space is also used for various measurement exercises with process sensors.

In the Electrical and Drive Technology Laboratory, students can build and wire small-scale electrical switchboards, apply PLC programming for motor control, and study the characteristics of different types of motors using Leybold Didactics learning environments, among others.

The laboratory is equipped with various testing instruments required for commissioning tests, different types of frequency converters, and several laboratory workstations equipped with oscilloscopes, power supplies, and measurement devices.