Department of Materials Engineering

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Materials Diagnostics

Types of services: 3D Printing and PrototypesManufacturing TechnologiesSimulations and DesignTesting and Analysis

Areas: AutomotiveOther ManufacturingPlastics and Rubber

Let's Accelerate Your Innovation

Expertise in the analysis and development of metallic, polymer, and textile materials, incorporating artificial intelligence and neural networks. Services include destructive testing of mechanical properties, plasma surface treatment, and numerical simulations of stress-strain states (FEM). The research group focuses on predicting the service life of components and developing alternative fillers and biopolymers for industrial applications.

Solutions for Your Industry

Rubber and Plastics Industry (NACE 22.1, 22.2): Development of elastomer compounds and testing of thermoplastics.

Textile Finishing (NACE 13.3): Development of functional textiles and innovative surface treatments.

Technical Testing and Analysis (NACE 71.2): Accredited measurements, material testing, and certification.

Mechanical Engineering: Fractographic Analysis of Fractures and Defect Detection in Materials.

How We Can Help You

Unique plasma surface treatment: Environmentally friendly modification of surfaces (polymers, wood, glass) for significantly improved adhesion and surface properties.
Ensuring Material Integrity: Comprehensive destructive testing (tensile, Shore/Rockwell/Brinell hardness, fatigue) up to a force of 100 kN.
AI-Based Service Life Prediction: Using Neural Networks and Numerical Simulations (FEM) to Predict Material Behavior Under Real-World Operating Conditions.
The Circular Economy in Practice: Developing Custom Filaments from Recycled Plastics and Their Additive Manufacturing.
Comprehensive industrial design: From mood boards and 3D designs to final post-production and technical documentation.

Instrumentation

KPR 20 Plasma Reactor (DCSBD): A unique device for continuous, highly efficient surface treatment of materials.
TESCAN VEGA 3 Microscope: A thermal emission SEM with an EDX analyzer for precise elemental analysis.
TIRATEST and INSTRON Tensile Testing Machines: Testing capabilities for both static and dynamic mechanical tests.
Atomic Force Microscope (AFM NT-206): Characterization of surfaces and structures at the nanometer scale.
ProtoCycler+: Technology for recycling plastic waste into high-quality 3D printing material.

Detailed Job Description

KMI is a leader in the field of materials diagnostics and the development of metals, polymers, and composites. What makes us unique is our ability to combine traditional engineering with modern artificial intelligence and neural network tools. We help our partners predict the service life of components, optimize rubber compounds, and implement environmentally friendly solutions through recycling and industrial design.

Partners Who Trust Us

Slovak Water Management Company (Crane Stability Calculations)
KOVAL SYSTEMS, a.s. (Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of Steel)
ZŤS-Špeciál, a.s. (Fracture Surface Analysis)
Thyssenkrupp rothe erde Slovakia (Analysis of Surface Defects in Bearings)
ContiTech Vibration Control Slovakia (Analysis of Adhesive Bonds)

Turn your vision into a commercially successful technology with professional technology transfer management.

Contract Research Without Risk

Carry out projects without investing in your own development teams.

Access to Technology

Take advantage of laboratories and equipment worth millions of euros.

Solving Challenging Problems

Leave the technically complex tasks that hold back your core business to us.

Cost Sharing

The possibility of funding innovation through joint grant programs.