Silesian Competence Centre of Industry 4.0

History

Silesian Competence Centre of Industry 4.0 (SCCI 4.0) was established as a joint venture of Silesian University of Technology (SUT) and Katowice Special Economic Zone (KSEZ). The consortium agreement was signed on February 21^st 2018 in the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology.

KSEZ is the Operational Leader of the Consortium and is also responsible for collaboration with industry

SUT is the Scientific Leader responsible for identifying and promoting the technological solutions related to Industry 4.0, designing and implementing support services

Silesian Competence Centre of Industry 4.0

We will guide you through the digital transformation process. You will:

Become more aware of benefits and threats of digitization
Better plan and go through the digital transformation
Efficiently engage your staff in digital transformation
Establish more dynamic company (flexible, aware, quickly reacting to changes)

We collaborate with technology 4.0 suppliers and support digital transformation in industrial companies.

Our support will help you:

Productivity of automated tasks previously performed by people
Accuracy of projected supply demand
Customized manufacturing
Efficiency

Duration of downtime due to breakdowns
Maintenance costs
Quality assurance costs
Time-to-market
Production costs

Our activities are aligned with:

the European policy regarding digital transformation of industry and reindustrialization of European economy
national smart specializations:
- Sensors and smart sensor networks
- Smart networks and geoinformation technologies
- Automation and robotics of technological processes
regional specialization of Silesia ”Information and Communication Technologies”

Our policy is also closely aligned with:

the Strategy for Responsible Development (so-called “Morawiecki Plan”)
the Silesian policy of economic development, which emphasizes the substantial role of Industry 4.0 in the successful global economy integration

Our assignments

Creating digital awareness in the companies

Conferences, trainings, workshops, business meetings
Publishing and releasing the information materials in various media feeds
Industry 4.0 case studies
Educating about disruptive technologies and emerging trends

Networking

Conferences
Thematic meetings
Brokerage (technology supplier – customer)
Formal and informal contacts animation

Giving access to demonstrative laboratories

Laboratories and experts
Industry 4.0 demo-lab

Auditing and consultancy

Digital maturity assessment – basic audit
Detailed examination of the whole organization – in-depth audit
Feasibility study and implementation recommendations – in-depth audit

Customer support

Disseminate information on Industry 4.0 projects
Initiating knowledge sharing among companies with digital transformation on-board
Animating formal and informal contacts between technology providers and customers