Silesian University of Technology awarded during INTARG®2023

Diamond and Platinum Awards of the Fair - these are just some of the awards received by the scientists of the Silesian University of Technology during the 16^th  International Fair of Inventions and Innovations INTARG®2023. This year it took place on May 24-25 in Katowice.

List of awarded inventions:

1. Optomechanical transducer for measuring the degree of compensator elongation on transmission gas pipelines (Creators: dr hab. Eng. Wojciech Kostowski, prof. SUT – Faculty Energy and Environmental Engineering, dr hab. Eng. Erwin Maciak, prof. of Silesian University of Technology, dr hab. Eng. Zbigniew Opilski, prof. of Silesian University of Technology, dr hab. Eng. Kamil Barczak, prof. SUT - Faculty of Electrical Engineering, dr Eng. Daniel Adamecki, MSc. Eng. Grzegorz Głuszek, dr Eng. Wojciech Grzegorzek - Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation, Daniel Wagstyl MSc. Eng – SUT, Janusz Pietruszewski MSc. Eng., Radoslaw Rolf MSc. Eng, dr Eng. Paweł Szufleński, Eng. Adrian Kulik, Iwona Nieścioruk MSc.Eng - Gas Transmission Operator GAZ SYSTEM SA) – Intarg®2023 Gold Medal, WIPO National Award for Creativity for HIGH TRL

2. A method of producing a TiAu layer with anti-corrosion properties in technical and biomedical applications (Creators: Oktawian Bialas MSc.Eng, dr hab. Eng Marcin Adamiak, prof. of the Silesian University of Technology - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) - Gold Medal Intarg®2023, Award of the President of the Chief Technical Organization

3. A special mobile device designed for people with disabilities(Creators: dr hab. Eng. Wojciech Wolański, prof. SUT, dr Eng. Kamil Joszko – Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, dr Paweł Wawrzała, dr Barbara Grzyb, dr hab. Beata Pitula, prof. SUT - Faculty of Organization and Management) - Silver Intarg®2023, Award of the Polish Chamber of Patent Attorneys

4. Method of producing porous oxide layers on aluminium containing polymeric corrosion inhibitors (Creators: dr Eng. Maciej Sowa, Prof. dr hab. Wojciech Simka, Aleksander Olesiński MSc. Eng. – Faculty of Chemistry) – Intarg®2023 Silver Medal

5. Autonomous control system for heat generation and distribution processes ensuring improvement of energy efficiency and production efficiency (Creators: dr Eng. Michał Frątczak, dr Eng. Pawel Nowak, MSc. Eng. Patryk Grelewicz, dr hab. Eng. Jacek Czeczot, prof. of Silesian University of Technology, dr hab. Eng. Tomasz Kłopot, prof. of Silesian University of Technology, dr hab. Eng. Piotr Łaszczyk, prof. SUT, prof. dr hab. Eng Mieczysław Metzger – Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science, dr Eng. Krzysztof Stebel – Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering) – Intarg®2023 Platinum Award

6. A system of autonomous VIS/UV-C lamps with sensors for adaptation of working conditions and wireless transmission of measurement and control data (Creators: dr hab. Eng. Dariusz Choiński, prof. SUT, dr Eng. Andrzej Malcher, dr Eng. Dariusz Wójcik, dr hab. Eng. Sebastian Student, prof. SUT) - Intarg®2023 Diamond Award

7. Innovative, autonomous, adaptive and multi-purpose heating and cooling platform with a low carbon footprint (Creators: Aneta Minkowska, M.Sc., Paweł Siewiorka M.Sc. Eng. – Thermex Sp. z o. o., dr Eng. Magdalena Letun-Łątka, dr Eng. Bartosz Witala - Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering - Silesian University of Technology) - Silver Medal Intarg®2023

In addition, the solutions awarded last year received a diploma of the Minister of Education and Science for high-ranking awards obtained in connection with the presentation of inventions in 2022 at the international invention fair.: Plastic extrusion tools with innovative coatings with increased durability and production efficiency (Intarg®2022 Gold Medal, Award of the President of the Chief Technical Organization), Integrated technology for decontamination of polyolefin waste materials (Intarg®2022 Platinum Award), Research simulator of a boom road header (Silver Medal Intarg®2022), The method of analysing and adjusting the economic and operational parameters of an electric vehicle used in urban driving conditions (Intarg®2022 Silver Medal).

The Silesian University of Technology also received a distinction from the Minister of Education and Science for special activity in the field of promoting Polish science on the international arena in 2022.

The full list of winners can be found on the INTARG®2023 Winners List page.

The INTARG® fair is an international event presenting and promoting inventions and innovations. It is devoted to the presentation of the potential and achievements of technological thought and science - inventions, technologies and services addressed to industry.

The Silesian University of Technology was the Content Partner of the Fair. Participation in the event was coordinated by the Centre for Incubation and Technology Transfer of the Silesian University of Technology, which organized a conference, which was an accompanying event of the fair, entitled "15 years of synergy between science and business", which opened the jubilee celebrations of the 15th anniversary of the operation of the unit at the University.

The program of the event included discussion panels devoted to the synergy of science and industry, knowledge and technology transfer, as well as models of cooperation between scientific units and the socio-economic environment. Among the panellists of the conference were representatives of the Technology Transfer Centres of the Medical University of Silesia, the University of Warsaw, the Opole University of Technology and the University of Opole, the University's partner companies, as well as the researchers of the Silesian University of Technology, who are participants in the 4^th   edition of the program entitled “Incubator of Innovation” implemented at CITT and representatives of CITT of the Silesian University of Technology headed by CITT Director dr Eng. Magdalena Letun-Łątka.

One of the most important elements of the conference is also the premiere of the original board game of the Centre for Incubation and Technology Transfer of the Silesian University of Technology, entitled “Science is the business of tomorrow!".