{"id":10107,"date":"2024-05-15T19:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kdriu.hu\/?p=10107"},"modified":"2024-05-15T19:57:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:57:00","slug":"mechatronics-professional-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/en\/2024\/05\/15\/mechatronikai-szakmai-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Mechatronics professional workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the programme, the company's operations and history&nbsp;<strong>Szab\u00f3<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Istv\u00e1n<\/strong>&nbsp;presented to the participants by the factory director:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>HowMet-K\u00f6f\u00e9m Kft. has been operating in Nemesv\u00e1mos since 1996 (its predecessors being Kaynar Technologies Inc., Fairchild Fasteners Co., Alcoa, Alcoa-K\u00f6f\u00e9m, Arconic-K\u00f6f\u00e9m \u2013 and since 2020, HowMet-K\u00f6f\u00e9m).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The company manufactures products for the aerospace industry in approximately 50%; its other major business sectors are the defence industry and freight transport.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The main products of HowMet are titanium, carbon steel and stainless steel fasteners, thread-locking inserts (lockbolt, hi-lok pin, insert and latch products), and their main technologies are metalworking, surface treatment, coating, heat treatment, and passivation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During the company's operations, sustainability is a priority across the entire supply chain with the aim of reducing the carbon footprint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The company currently has 210 employees and generated a turnover of 15 million euros in 2023.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aerospace challenges and the related quality assurance and environmental solutions&nbsp;<strong>Ba\u00e1n<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Zsuzsanna<\/strong>&nbsp;the Quality Manager presented, covering industry certifications, material testing, tests, as well as product integrity and safety (product safety management system).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gell\u00e9n<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>L\u00e1szl\u00f3<\/strong>, Chairman of the Mechatronics Cluster and Managing Director of Poppe+Potthoff Hung\u00e1ria Kft., shared his experiences in the automotive industry, the challenges faced and the latest developments in powertrain technology with those present. The cluster chairman outlined the technological advantages of hydrogen propulsion compared to internal combustion engines and fuel cell engines. He noted that, according to projected global investment trends, 1.5% of diesel-powered heavy-duty vehicles will be hydrogen-powered, whilst 5\u20136% will be equipped with fuel cell technology by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the second part of the programme, networking, as well as plant and laboratory visits, took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For further information:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbmjk.hu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.bbmjk.hu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The professional programme was implemented in connection with the agreement entitled \u201cIn Alliance with Businesses\u201d between the Government of Hungary and the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development, within the framework of grant agreement no. VF\/44\/5\/2023_VKIK of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Veszpr\u00e9m County.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" data-id=\"10109\" src=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mechatronikai_szakmai_workshop_2-1024x623.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mechatronikai_szakmai_workshop_2-1024x623.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mechatronikai_szakmai_workshop_2-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mechatronikai_szakmai_workshop_2-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kdriu.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mechatronikai_szakmai_workshop_2-1536x934.jpg 1536w, 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Nemesv\u00e1mos, at Howmet-K\u00f6f\u00e9m 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