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Students from the 2nd year of the Industrial Electronics Degree visited three laboratories located in building 10 of the Arrasate campus.

2021·03·17

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The research and transfer activity carried out in the laboratories of the Mondragon Goi Eskola Politeknikoa is a showcase for the technological challenges faced by the companies in the area. Thus, a visit to Arrasate building 10 involves getting to know the professional opportunities that students from the Industrial Electronics Degree will be able to expect in the future. Second-year students visited three laboratories directly related to their speciality in the same day: the Forming, Medium voltage and Electromobility laboratories.

  • In the Forming laboratory, the students were able to see the Lay2Form (composites) processing line consisting of two Kuka robots, a Bechoff servo-controlled transfer and a mechanical servo press from Fagor Arrasate. In addition, the retrofitting that is being carried out on an injector by students from the university during their work experience was explained. The visit to the laboratory also included a demonstration of the cabinet and the electrical assembly of the machine, which is a practical example of the application of concepts already seen in the classroom as part of the Industrial Automation subject.
  • In the medium-voltage laboratory researchers at the university are working with Siemens Gamesa (a leading company in the wind power generation sector) to carry out trials and tests on the equipment that will be installed in their wind farms in the future. Renewable energies offer a natural outlet for graduates in Industrial Electronics, so the students were able to learn first-hand about the equipment that is installed in windmills, as well as the technological challenges facing the wind energy sector.
  • Last but not least, researchers at the electromobility laboratory explained the research projects they are currently working on and made special mention of the research project with a Basque company, the aim of which is to minimise vibrations in electric motors in order to improve comfort in electric vehicles. The second year students studied electrical machines during the first semester of the course, so learning about this real company project provided evidence of the need to specialise in this field.

A visit with an eye on the future

The research activity carried out in the university laboratories provides an insight into the needs of industry, with a view to the subsequent inclusion of students of the Bachelor's Degree in Electronics in the workplace. Today, smart automation, renewable energies and electric mobility are strategic sectors identified within the RIS3 Euskadi smart specialisation strategy promoted by Basque institutions, business clusters and the Basque Science, Technology and Innovation network.

In order to respond to a growing demand, the Higher Polytechnic School laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art technological equipment, which is why it is very common for leading companies to use them for their research projects, testing or the setting up of new applications. It is also worth noting that most of the teaching staff at the Polytechnic School of Engineering participate in research or transfer projects for companies, which allows them to constantly update their knowledge and to transfer to the students the most innovative solutions that are being introduced into the marketplace.

The Mondragon Unibertsitatea Higher Polytechnic School is establishing itself as an institution close to the business world and geared towards the training of new talent, taking into account the needs of companies, which they will be joining in the near future.