The Centre aims to provide the technical and laboratory facilities necessary to enable the investigation of new materials, manufacturing technologies and structural solutions, as well as the experimental validation of research findings.
One of the key pillars of the Centre’s basic research activities is one of the region’s most state-of-the-art materials testing laboratories, which is equipped with Zwick/Roell testing systems and is capable of carrying out a wide range of destructive mechanical tests.
The Centre’s infrastructure is utilised by research groups at the University of Pécs, domestic and international research consortia, and industrial partners alike for the implementation of basic research and applied research and development projects.
Research priorities (at the basic research level)
- investigation of material behaviour under various loading conditions
- analysis of the structure–property relationship in 3D-printed materials
- experimental investigation of the effects of additive manufacturing processes
- research into fundamental phenomena in biomechanics and bioengineering
- development of measurement and testing methods for research purposes
Research Infrastructure
Materials Testing Laboratory
- mechanical material tests (tensile, compressive and bending loads); fatigue and impact resistance tests
- measurements of hardness and material properties
- comparative analysis of research samples
Measurement and test environment
- preparation of samples for research purposes
- generation of experimental data for basic research projects
- support for materials science and biomechanical research
Application environment
The basic research infrastructure primarily consists of:
- university research groups,
- basic research projects in medicine and biomedical engineering,
- materials science studies,
- are utilised in interdisciplinary scientific collaborations.
The production and testing of 3D-printed personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic
The video and the associated project are a good example of a rapidly implemented applied research and development process originating from clinical needs within the University of Pécs, where 3D printing and engineering development provide an immediate, locally producible solution to the shortage of medical devices in healthcare. At the same time, it demonstrates the closed, rapid-feedback care chain resulting from doctor–engineer collaboration, in which research, prototyping, testing and clinical validation are linked within a single institutional ecosystem.