60th Anniversary of Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Automation
60th Anniversary of Department of
Manufacturing Engineering and Automation
Włodzimierz Przybylski
Gdansk University of Technology
Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Automation
Summary: The paper presents the outline history of Department of Manufacturing
Engineering and Automation of the Gdansk University of Technology over the span of 60
years – throughout the period 1945-2006.
1. INTRODUCTION
The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering has
been active for 61 years as a part of Gdansk
University of Technology. Together with its
section, the Department of Manufacturing
Engineering and Automation, the Faculty
has undergone a number of organisational
transformations. The research now being
within the scope of the Department’s
activities which was initiated in 1945 by two
departments:
Metal
Processing
and
Construction of Metal Working Machines.
The pioneer work, undertaken in these two
units by several distinguished professors,
and carried over by generations of academic
teachers, is presently continued by the
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
and Automation, which assumed its name on
September 1, 1994. Throughout 60 years,
the Department has developed educational
techniques, research into the laboratory
testing of machine technology, construction
of machine tools for metal and wood
processing, construction of metal and wood
working machines, machine cutting, tools,
plastics processing, metrology and quality
engineering. The author of this account has
worked in the Department for 43 years,
having gone through the stages of academic
career from assistant lecturer to full
professor.
2. OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE
DEPARTMENT AND ITS
STRUCTURAL CHANGES
THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD
1945 - 2006
In 1945, among 17 departments [1] set up as
part of the Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering to begin their first post-war
academic year 1945/46, there were two
departments with the scope of research
closely related to that of the present
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
and Automation.
The first one, the Department of
Construction of Metal Working Machines,
was founded by a distinguished specialist in
machine tools and machine cutting at the
pre-war Lvov University of Technology, the
first term Deputy Rector of the Gdansk
University of Technology, professor E. T.
Geisler [3] (Fig. 1 and 2a). Professor E. T.
Geisler was the Head of the Department
(Fig. 2a), until his retirement in 1960. His
successors were: professor R. Siemiński
(1960 - 63), senior lecturer S. Horiszny,
MSc (1963 - 66), assistant professor, A.
Osiecki, PhD (1966 - 69). The other unit, the
Department of Metal Processing, was set up
in 1945 by professor L. Eker, a former prewar lecturer at Lvov University of
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Technology. Professor L. Eker directed the
Department only until 1946, when he moved
to Krakow. His post was taken over by
professor W. Mermon (Fig. 2b), who
directed the Department until 1956. In 1956,
the Department of Metal Processing was
divided and renamed. One part of it became
the Department of Metal Machining and the
other part gave rise to the Department of
Mechanical Engineering.
After professor Mermon passed away, the
Department of Metal Machining was led by
the following scientists: senior lecturer S.
Horiszny, MSc (1956 - 61), assistant
professor Franciszek Wójcik, PhD (1961 64) and assistant professor Romuald
Kolman, PhD (1964 - 69).
The Department of Mechanical Engineering
was organised and first directed by professor
W. Mermon until his untimely death on
January 23, 1959 [6]. Professor Mermon’s
mission at the Department of Mechanical
Engineering was continued by his deputy,
professor S. Miłoś, MSc, who became the
first Dean of the Faculty of Machine
Technology at Gdansk University of
Technology, in office from 1956 to 1958.
Professor S. Miłoś, MSc, worked as a
scientist at GUT from 1945 to 1987 (Fig.
8a). He ran the Department of Mechanical
Engineering until 1969, when the Institute of
Mechanical Engineering was established
(Fig. 3).
In 1951, the Department of Woodworking
Machines came into operation. Formally
established as early as in 1945, it began its
activity as the unique entity of that kind in
Poland [l, 4]. Its manager, R. Siemiński,
PhD (Fig. 6b), an outstanding specialist in
machine tools for wood processing, had run
the Department until it was incorporated in
the Institute of Mechanical Engineering in
1969.
Figure 1: Professor E. T. Geisler surrounded by co-workers of the Department: E. Świątek, Purzycki,
J. Darlewski, J. Niekrasz, E. Dylewski, S. Winiecki and S. Miłoś (approx. 1950)
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a)
b)
Figure 2: The first Head of the Faculty of Metal Working Machines - professor E. T. Geisler (a)
and the Head of the Department of Metal Machine Cutting - professor W. Mermon (b)
Another unit carrying out research into
wood machining was the Department of
Wood Product Engineering, established in
1953. Its first director, professor M.
Janiczek (Fig. 6a), continued in his office
until his death on November 19, 1960. The
Department was then directed by assistant
professor R. Dziewanowski, PhD (Fig. 6c)
until 1969.
In 1969, when the departments at GUT
underwent major restructuring, a new
Institute of Mechanical Engineering was
formed within the Faculty of Production
Engineering.
The Institute, with its name inherited from
the Department of Mechanical Engineering,
incorporated all five departments which had
operated so far in the area of machine tools,
machine cutting and machine technology
(Fig. 3).
The Institute of Mechanical Engineering
was organised and then led by professor R.
Siemiński (1969-73). His work as a director
was continued by professor M. Feld (197392). Prof. M. Feld (Fig. 8b) who ran the
Institute for 19 years, until all the institutes
at GUT were reorganized into departments
in 1992. The Institute of Mechanical
Engineering included six divisions whose
priority task was educational activity
(Fig. 3).
To perform scientific-research works 10
research groups were created at institutes.
Additionally, the Institute of Mechanical
Engineering was enriched by the work of the
Design Engineering Studio and the
Experimental Workshop.
The deputy directors of the Institute of
Mechanical Engineering were: assistant
professor A. Osiecki (1969 - 72), assistant
professor W. Klimkiewicz (1983 - 85),
assistant professor W. Przybylski (1979 83), assistant professor J. Bartosiewicz
(1985 - 88), lecturer A. Konczakowski
(1990 - 91).
By June 1981, the Institute had developed
into a large unit which employed 3
professors, 7 assistant professors, 15
lecturers, 32 assistant lecturers, 6 senior
lecturers, 39 technical staff and 9
administrative staff – the total of 111 people
[6].
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Department of Metal Processing
Prof. L. Eker
(1945-46)
Prof. W. Mermon
(1946-56)
1945
Department of Woodworking
Machines Construction
R. Siemiński, PhD (since 1951)
1951
Department of Wood
Mechanical Engineering
Prof. M. Janiczek
(1953-60)
1953
Department of Mechanical
Engineering
Prof. W. Mermon
(1956-59)
St. Miłoś, s.l.
(1959-69)
1956
Department of Machine Tools
Construction for Metal Processing
Prof. E. Geisler
(since 1945)
Department of Metal Working
Machines
Prof. E. Geisler
(up to 1960)
Prof. R. Siemiński
(1960-63)
St. Horiszny, s.l.
(1963-66)
As. Prof. A. Osiecki
(1966-69)
Department of Woodworking
Machines
As. Prof. R. Siemiński (up to 1969)
Department of Wood Product
Engineering
Prof. M. Janiczek
(up to 1960)
Prof. R. Dziewanowski (1961-69)
1969
Department of Metal
Machining
Prof. St. Horiszny
(1956-61)
As. Prof. F. Wójcik
(1961-64)
As. Prof. R. Kolman
(1964-69)
Institute of Mechanical Engineering
Prof. R. Siemiński (1969-73), As. Prof. M. Feld (1973-92)
Sections in 1981:
- Design of Manufacturing Processes
(Prof. M. Feld)
- Machine Tools and Machining
(As. Prof. S. Horiszny)
- Woodworking Machines
(Prof. R. Siemiński)
- Machines and Plastics Processing Engineering
(As. Prof. T. Burkiewicz)
- Quality Engineering and Metrology
(Prof. R. Kolman)
- Organization of Engineering Industry
(As. Prof. K. Grelak)
- Engineering and Design Studio
(J. Scisłowski, MSc)
1992
Department of Mechanical
Engineering
Prof. M. Feld
(1992-94)
Department of Machine Tools and
Machining
As. Prof. J. Bartosiewicz (1992-94)
1994
Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Automation
Prof. W. Przybylski (since 1994)
Figure 3: Changes in organisation and structure of present Department of Manufacturing Engineering
and Automation in years 1945 – 1994, with surnames of heads of the departments and sections
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Figure 4:
Employees of the Department at the 30th Anniversary ceremony of the Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering (1987): (from the left): prof. St. Miłoś, prof. R. Dziewanowski, prof. R. Siemiński, prof. A.
Osiecki, as. prof. T. Burkiewicz, as. prof. W. Przybylski and rector of GUT - prof. E. Dębicki
In 1994, during the ceremony to celebrate
the 30th anniversary of the Faculty of
Production Engineering, its Lecture Hall
was named “The Auditory of Professor
Edward Tadeusz Geisler”, to honour his
outstanding scientific contribution. On the
initiative of the then Vice-Dean for
Education,
assistant
professor
W.
Przybylski, a memorial plaque was unveiled
at the entrance to the Auditorium to
commemorate Professor Geisler, outstanding specialist in machine tools and
machine cutting. On January 1, 1992, the
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering was
established as a result of a merger of the
Faculty of Machine Technology and
Production Organisation with the Machine
Construction Faculty. The newly created
unit enjoyed full academic rights. In 1992,
the Institute of Mechanical Engineering was
transformed into the Department of
Mechanical Engineering, which started work
under management of professor M. Feld. In
September 1992, the Department of
Machine Tools and Machining was found.
Managed by associate professor J.
Bartosiewicz, PhD, its 6-people team
worked for two years until the Department
was made as a part of the Department of
Mechanical Engineering in September 1994
and re-named as the Department of
Manufacturing
Engineering
and
Automation, under the management of
assistant professor W. Przybylski.
Currently, the structure of the Department of
Manufacturing Engineering and Automation
entails four scientific-educational sections:
 Manufacturing Engineering Design and
Automation Section,
 Machine Tools and Machining Section,
 Quality Engineering and Metrology
Section,
 Plastics
Mechanical
Engineering
Section.
The
Department
of
Manufacturing
Engineering and Automation is currently
composed of 12 laboratories, including 4
educational ones, 8 scientific-research and
an Educational Aids Studio (Fig. 5).
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Secretary Office
Head of Department
Educational Aids Studio
Chief Specialist
Head of Section
Educational Laboratories Section
Laboratory of Machine Tools
and Manufacturing Processes
Laboratory of Flexible
Manufacturing Systems
Section of Manufacturing
Processes Planning
and Automation
Laboratory of Computer Aided
Process Planning
Laboratory of Metrology
Laboratory of Technological
Machines Dynamics and Automation
Section of Machine Tools
and Machining
Laboratory of Machine Tools
and Tools for Wood Processing
Laboratory of Abrasive Cutting-off
Section of Quality Engineering
and Metrology
Laboratory of Lapping Technology
Laboratory of Surface Layer
Engineering
Section of Plastics
Engineering
Laboratory of Plastics Processing
Laboratory of CNC Controllers
Programming for Machine Tools
and Robots
Laboratory of Rapid Prototyping
Figure 5: Organisation chart of Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (June 2006)
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a)
b)
c)
Figure 6: Founders and Heads of the Departments relevant to machine tools and wood technology: a – professor
M. Janiczek, b – professor R. Siemiński, c – professor R. Dziewanowski
a)
Figure 7:
a)
b)
c)
Heads of the former Department of Metal Working Machines and Machining: a – assistant professor St.
Horiszny, b – professor R. Kolman, c – assistant professor T. Burkiewicz (founder of the Laboratory of
Plastics Processing)
b)
c)
Figure 8: Perennial Heads of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Institute of Mechanical
Engineering: a – assistant professor St. Miłoś, b – professor M. Feld, c – professor W. Przybylski
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Figure 9: The employees of the Department in time of the 30th Anniversary Jubilee at 22 May 1987. In the fist
row (from the left): prof. R. Kolman, Vice-rector of GUT - prof. W. Pudlik, Rector of GUT - prof. E.
Dembicki, Dean - prof. St. Butnicki, prof. M. Feld, as. prof. W. Przybylski, as. prof. J. Jaracz
3. THE EMPLOYEES OF THE
DEPARTMENT
Throughout the years preceding the
formation of the present Department of
Manufacturing
Engineering
and
Automation, its structural predecessors
employed over 200 academic teachers.
That number includes a few outstanding
personages of merit, the founders of the first
educational units of the Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering and those whose
generous work contributed to the scientific
and educational success for the Department
of
Manufacturing
Engineering
and
Automation
which
celebrates
60th
anniversary.
The honourable group of those who have
built our present success includes the late
professor E. T. Geisler, professor W.
Mermon, professor R. Siemiński, professor
M. Janiczek, St. Horiszny, DSc, Z.
Bujniewicz, DSc, T. Burkiewicz, DSc, W.
Klimkiewicz, DSc, professor St. Miłoś,
professor R.Dziewanowski, J. Ścisłowski,
MSc.
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Professor E.T. Geisler (1884-1966)
graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering at Ryga University of
Technology, in 1908 with a Technology
Engineer’s degree. Professor at Lvov
University of Technology and Gdansk
University of Technology, lecturer at the
Wawelberg and Rotwand Technical School
in Warsaw (1911 - 15). Full professor
(1923), Manager of the Department of Metal
Processing (1921 - 41) and Dean of the
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Lvov
University of Technology.
In the interwar period, a distinguished
organizer of the Polish machine tool
industry.
From 1945, an organizer of the Faculty of
Mechanical
Engineering
at
Gdansk
University of Technology, the first-term
Vice-Rector in the Rectors’ Board of
Gdansk University of Technology appointed
in 1945, Head of the Department of Metal
Working Machines (1945 - 60). Author of
over 50 scientific publications and books,
including "Metal Working Machines and
Their Operation" (1929).
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Professor W. Mermon (1900-1959),
graduated at the Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering at Lvov University of
Technology (1925). Head of the:
Department of Metal Processing (1946 - 56)
and Department of Mechanical Engineering
(1956 - 59) at GUT. Head Manager of the
Department in Machine Tools Company in
Poręba (1929 - 34), manager of the technical
development bureau at the Automobile
Works in Ursus - part of the National
Engineering Works (1935 - 39).
Specialist in machine technology, the author
of several books on production tooling.
Professor R. Siemiński (1912-1990),
graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering at Lvov University of
Technology in 1939. A lecturer at Academy
of Mining and Metallurgy in Krakow after
the war. From 1951, Manager of the
Departament of Woodworking Machines at
Gdansk University of Technology, which he
ran for 18 years. Dean of the Faculty of
Production Engineering at GUT (1966 - 69)
as well as the first Director of the Institute of
Mechanical Engineering. Professor R.
Siemiński’s output includes 80 publications,
among others, a course book “Woodworking
Machines” (1955), which had three reeditions (the last edition in 1991). Professor
R. Siemiński organized the unique
educational specialization in Poland –
“Woodworking Machines and Devices”.
Professor M. Janiczek (1902-1960),
assistant professor at Lvov University of
Technology until 1940 which he had
graduated and received the PhD degree.
After the war, professor M. Janiczek
lectured at the Faculty of Forestry at
Jagiellonian University, the Higher School
of Agriculture and Academy of Mining and
Metallurgy in Krakow. In 1951, he became
manager of the Department of Wood
Product Engineering which he ran until he
passed away in 1960. Also Dean of the
Faculty of Machine Technology (1958 - 60).
The author of number of scientific
publications on wood technology and
machines for wood industry.
Assistant Professor Stanisław Horiszny,
DSc, (1917-1981), graduated from the
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Lvov
University of Technology in 1941. Started
work in February 1946 at Gdansk University
of Technology in the Department of
Construction of Metal Working Machines,
where he worked until his untimely death in
1981. Manager of the Department of Metal
Machining (1956 - 61). A renowned
specialist in design of the machine tools,
particularly cutting-off machines. For his
service in the Polish Army during the war,
Staniaław Horiszny was honoured with a
Medal of the Campaign of Berlin.
Assistant Professor Stanisław Miłoś, MSc,
(1911-2001), received the MSc degree in
1939 at Lvov University of Technology. His
career at GUT started in 1946. Organizer of
the Faculty of Machine Technology and was
its first Dean (1956-58). Manager of the
Department of Mechanical Engineering
(1959-60). Specialist in the machine
technology and production tooling.
The list of other late meritorious academic
teachers of the Department must be
complemented by the following names:
 Assistant professor Edward Dylewski,
MSc, (died probably in 1983), the
organizer and manager of the Institute
of Workshop Metrology. Retired in
1960.
 Assistant
professor
Zbigniew
Bujniewicz, DSc, (died in 1989),
lecturer of metrology, head of the
Technical Diagnostic Section. Zbigniew
Bujniewicz was honoured with the
Medal of the Polish Army four times.
 Assistant professor Franciszek Wójcik,
DSc, (died in 1964), manager of the
Department of Metal Machining (1961 64), a renowned specialist in machine
cutting and metal plastic processing.
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



Assistant professor Leszek Eker, (born
in 1906), the founder and the first
manager of the Departament of Metal
Processing (1945), who also was a
secondary school teacher in Krakow.
Retired in 1970.
Assistant
professor
Władysław
Klimkiewicz, DSc, (1920-1998) –
Deputy Director of the Institute of
Mechanical Engineering, manager of the
Institute of Machine Tools, specialist in
machines for wood processing. His
achievements include co-creation of
unconventional frame sawing machines.
Retired in 1990.
Assistant
professor
Tadeusz
Burkiewicz, DSc, (1922-2001) – Dean
of the Faculty of Production
Engineering (1977 - 78), the organizer
of the Laboratory of Plastics Processing.
Soldier in Warsaw Uprising, honoured
with a number of War Medals. Retired
in 1991.
Professor Romuald Dziewanowski
(1911-2002) – Dean of the Faculty of
Production Engineering (1965 - 66) as
well as manager of the Department of

Wood Mechanical Engineering, a
renowned
specialist
in
wood
technology. Retired in 1981.
The credits should also be given to the
living, currently retired professors for their
contribution to the development of the
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
and Automation:
 Professor Mieczysław Feld (born in
1924). Formerly Director of the Institute
of Mechanical Engineering (1973-1992),
promoter of a number of PhD
dissertations by the Department’s
employees, the author of several
valuable
book
publications
and
academic course books on machine
technology. Retired in 1994.
 Professor Romuald Kolman (born in
1922). Former Vice-Dean, Manager of
the Department of Machining and Head of
the Institute of Quality Engineering and
Metrology, promoter of several PhD
dissertations, author of several books and
manuals on machine cutting, metrology,
quality and methodology of scientific
work. Retired in 1991.
Figure 10: The employees of the Technological Process Design and Automation Section (1994): 1st row (from the
left to the right) - M. Deja, MSc, A. Zalewski, PhD, L. Dziewanowski, PhD prof. M. Feld, prof. W.
Przybylski; 2nd row - H. Biegalski, PhD, M. Zawadzki, MSc, T. Bocheński, PhD, A. Barylski, PhD, P.
Jagodziński, MSc, M. Siemiątkowski, PhD
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Figure 11: The employees of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Automation during a ceremony of
Professor M. Feld’s retirement from the office of Department Manager: in the row on the right professor R. Dziewanowski, professor R. Kolman, A. Balawender, DSc (Dean of Faculty of ME),
professor M. Feld, Z. Walczyk, DSc (Vice-Dean of Faculty of ME), professor W. Przybylski, M.
Szczepińska (31 August 1994)
The Department also owes its credits to its
former employees – professor A. Osiecki,
assistant prof. K. Grelak and assistant
professor J. Bartosiewicz.
The employees of the Department who have
also performed a number of important
functions in the authorities of the Faculty
and the University:
 Vice-Rector of Gdansk University of
Technology
 Prof. Edward T. Geisler (1945-46),
 Prof. Włodzimierz Przybylski (199699, 1999-2002).
 Deans of the Faculty of Production
Engineering:
 Assistant prof. Stanisław Miłoś
(1956-59),
 Prof. Mieczysław Janiczek (195960),
 Prof.
Romuald Dziewanowski
(1965-66, 1969-75),
 Prof. Ryszard Siemiński (1966-69),
 Assistant prof. Tadeusz Burkiewicz
(1977-78),
 Prof. Włodzimierz Przybylski (198790, 1990-93),
 Associate prof. Adam Barylski (since
2002).
Acknowledgements should be given to the
academic lecturers who have worked in the
Department for forty years or longer. This
number includes:
 Elżbieta Meller, PhD, (retired in
2002),
 Andrzej Meller, PhD, (retired in 2005),
 Leszek Dziewanowski, PhD, (retired
in 2005),
 Prof. Włodzimierz Przybylski, PhD,
(since 1963).
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Table 1: The employees of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, who have qualified as
Professors in 1945-2006.
No Name and Surname
Graduated as Associate Graduated as Full
Professor
Professor
1 Edward Geisler
1921
1923
2 Włodzimierz Mermon
1955
3 Mieczysław Janiczek
1957
4 Ryszard Siemiński
1960
1972
5 Romuald Dziewanowski
1968
6 Romuald Kolman
1971
1985
7 Andrzej Osiecki
1983
1992
8 Mieczysław Feld
1986
-
9 Włodzimierz Przybylski
1993
Within the period 1945 - 2006 the
Department has employed several tens of
Doctors of Science and Professors (Table l).
Nowadays, the Department has one
professor and two assistant professors, one
of them employed as associate professor of
Gdansk University of Technology.
The current state of employment at the
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
and Automation (as at April 1, 2006) by
structure unit:
 Section of Manufacturing Processes
Planning and Automation:
 Professor Włodzimierz Przybylski,
PhD – head of section,
 Associate professor Adam Barylski,
DSc,
 Henryk Biegalski, PhD, lecturer,
 Tadeusz Bocheński, PhD, senior
lecturer,
 Stefan Dzionk, PhD, lecturer,
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Comments
died in 1966
died in 1959
died in 1960
died in 1990
died in 2002
retired in 1991
Regular
employment
as a professor at
GUT
since 1997,
retired in 1994
Regular
employment
as a professor at
GUT since 1997
 Michał Dobrzyński, PhD, lecturer,
 Jarosław Niedojadało PhD, lecturer,
 Rajmund Rytlewski, PhD, senior
lecturer,
 Mieczysław Siemiątkowski, PhD,
lecturer,
 Jerzy Wojciechowski, PhD, senior
lecturer,
 Andrzej Zalewski, PhD, senior
lecturer,
 Bogdan Ścibiorski, MSc, assistant,
 Aleksandra
Wiśniewska,
MSc,
assistant, part-time employee.
 Section of Machine Tools and
Machining
 Roman Wasielewski, DSc, lecturer head of section, phone: 347 21 01,
 Wojciech Blacharski, PhD, lecturer,
 Kazimierz Orłowski, DSc, lecturer,
 Henryk Pochmara, MSc, senior
lecturer.
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 Quality Engineering and Metrology
Section:
 Piotr Grudowski, PhD, lecturer, head
of section, phone: 347 14 34,
 Adam Boryczko, DSc, lecturer,
 Jolanta Preihs, Dr, senior lecturer,
 Piotr Waszczur, PhD, assistant.
 Section of Plastics Engineering:
 Kazimierz
Dembczyński, MSc,
senior lecturer – head of section,
phone: 347 11 19,
 Jerzy Issajewicz, PhD, senior
lecturer,
 Sławomir Szymański, PhD, lecturer,
 Tomasz Seramak, PhD, lecturer,
 Sławomir
Klimkiewicz,
MSc,
specialist.
 Educational Laboratories Section:
 Jerzy Zieliński, PhD, chief specialist,
head of section
 Zygmunt
Foremnik
–
senior
technician,
 Paweł Vetter – senior technician,
 Krzysztof Kiewlicz, Eng., senior
specialist, head of CAPP laboratory,
 Olgierd Kiewlicz, computer operator,
part-time employee.
 Educational Aids Studio:
 Krzysztof Kiewlicz, Eng., senior
specialist.
 Secretary Office:
 Mirosława Szczepińska, independent
rapporteur.
Figure 12: Employees of Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (state of employment as at
April 1, 2006)
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4. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
In the beginning years of the Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering, its educational
activities focused on professional training of
the students and development of teaching
syllabuses and methodology [4].
Moreover, throughout the whole period
since 1945, the Faculty has provided a
supplementary part time MSc courses as
continuation of bachelor courses. These
courses have received 80 -100 candidates a
year with at least two year long professional
experience in industry and following to an
entrance exam. The part time bachelor
courses (named engineer studies of the 1st
degree) have been available in the
specialization of: machine tools, tools and
mechanical engineering. The Faculty offers
a two and half year long Master Degree
course to the outstanding graduates of the
bachelor courses.
In 1956, unified six year long supplementary
part time MSc courses were offered to
working engineers and extramural MSc
courses to other candidates. However, both
projects were terminated in 1963/64 due to
their low educational efficiency. In total, the
part time professional and weekend studies
were completed by 691 graduates in
academic years 1956/57 - 1968/69. The
Institute of Mechanical Engineering has
offered the following specializations in the
following profiles:
 mechanics,
 manufacturing engineering,
 machine tools and devices engineering.
These specializations were also available at
GUT Branch in Elbląg full time and
supplementary options as well as at the
postgraduate course in Heavy Elements
Engineering. In the years 1990-2002 the
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
and Automation participated in education
and graduation of students in two
curriculum profiles:
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 Mechanics and Machine Building, with
the following degree options:
 manufacturing process planning and
automation,
 heavy machinery engineering,
 machine tools for metal processing,
 machine repair engineering,
 exploitation
of
technological
machines and devices,
 organisation and management (with
specialization
in
production
management).
 Automatics and Robotics with the
degree option of:
 flexible manufacturing systems.
The Department offers lectures on a wide
range of topics organized in 40 subjects,
mostly combined with laboratory training.
The Department graduates approximately 60
students per academic year in 4
specializations within the Mechanics and
Machine Building profile:
 production engineering and computer
aided manufacturing processes,
 quality engineering and manufacturing
management,
 computer aided production engineering supplementary MSc courses,
 flexible manufacturing systems.
In the period of 1996-1999, the Department
developed and carried out „European MSc
Course of Management and Control of Loan
Production in Network Computer Systems”
with financial support of the UE program
TEMPUS (Fig. 13). That two semester
course, run in cooperation with the
Universities of Karlsruhe and Louvain, was
completed by 35 students. As a result of the
project, the Department was enriched by a
modern
laboratory
of
Flexible
Manufacturing Systems. The project was
supervised by Prof. Włodzimierz Przybylski
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as its contractor, and directed by Dr. Jerzy
Wojciechowski as the project manager. The
group of lecturers included 6 professors of
the Universities of Karlsruhe (Prof. Dieter
Spath, Prof. Hans Grabowski, Prof. Ulrich
Rembold and Prof. Rüdiger Dillmann) and
Catholic University of Louvain (Prof. Jean-
Claude Samin, Prof. Benoît Raucent, Prof.
Philippe Chevalier and Prof. Marc Lobelle)
as well as the Polish GUT specialists: (Prof.
Włodzimierz Przybylski, Prof. Józef
Woźniak, Dr. Jerzy Wojciechowski, Dr.
Mieczysław Siemiątkowski, Dr. Piotr
Grudowski and Dr. Wojciech Molisz).
Figure 13
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Figure 14: The Reunion of 1968 Graduates of the Faculty of Production Engineering, with the Department staff
held at May 21, 1993. In the middle of the 1st row, in a light-coloured suit, Rector of GUT, professor
E. Wittbrodt – a graduate of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Automation
Additionally, the completion of 21 MSc
degree dissertations throughout the last
seven years has involved cooperation with
other European universities as a part of the
European project of student exchange
„SOCRATES”.
5. RESEARCH ACTIVITY
It would be impossible to render all the
scientific achievements of the Department
throughout 60 years in the present account,
of which the detail information can be found
in “Annual Reports” published by GUT [8].
Therefore, only the most significant
accomplishments of the period 1945-2006
will be listed below in chronological order:
 Design of cutting-off machine to cut-off
with diamond wheels.
 Research and design of twist drill
sharpening machine,
 Design of multiradial drilling machine
which was produced for many years by
H. Cegielski Company.
 Design of a few new industrial plants
was performed.
 Development of hydraulic devices for
measurement of oil flow rate.
 Research on process and design of
surface
cleaning
device
by
hydrodynamic
abrasive
machining
method.
 Design of hydroplastic universal chucks.
 Development of special machine tools
for mass production of bicycles.
The 1945 – 1969 period
 Research on machining properties of
cutting resistant materials such as:
semiconductors, cerametals, laminates,
rubber and quartz.
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 Design of gear hobbing machine.
 Development of measurement method of
shaft-line of ships.
 Development
profilometer.
of
unique
wood
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 Development
of
circular
saws
manufacturing method and design of
variety woodworking machines, i.e.
sandpapering machine a lot produced for
export.
 Development of the set of wood quality
criteria according to stipulated elements
method.
A mention should be made here of the
achievements of the students active in the
Process Engineers Students’ Scientific
Circle, presented at four sessions of “Polish
National Seminar of Students and Young
Mechanical and Technology Engineers”
from 1965 to 1968. The Seminars were
initiated and led by professor St. Miłoś; now
his work is continued by J. Wojciechowski,
PhD.
The 1970 - 1993 period
This period witnessed the activity of the
Institute of Mechanical Engineering. The
Department’s activity focused on research
into manufacturing engineering, carried out
as a part of Central Research Project
Coordination Office (CPBP).
 Research
on
finishing
process
optimization with tools design: lapping,
abrasive cut-off, milling, burnishing, et
al.
 Research
on
group
machining
technology and flexible manufacturing
systems.
processing machines, abrasive cut-off
saws, lapping and burnishing machines.
 Research on plastics injection moulding
process and technology.
 Research and prediction of operational
properties of machine elements surface
layer.
 Technological
diagnostics
of
manufacturing machines by geometric
structure measurement of machined
surface.
 Research and implementation
corporate quality control systems.
of
Major scientific achievements within the
last five years of activity of the Institute of
Mechanical Engineering, continued by the
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
and Automation include the following
projects, realized as part of various research
and industrial programs:
 Selected problems of products quality in
electromachinery industry - CPB-02.20.
 Automatic abrasive cut-off machine for
steel bars and pipes up to 50 mm.
 Multi-ribbed segmental grinding wheel
(1300 mm) for cutting-off large profiles.
 Fundamentals of flat surfaces lapping
process and design of single-disk lapping
machine – CPBP-02.20.
 Abrasive cut-off machine type PS04 for
cutting of cutting resistant materials
(with bench oscillatory movement and
flexible feed system).
planning
 Computer aided process planning of
cylindrical
gears
–
government
department subject RP-I-06.
 Research on cutting tools and their
reliability.
 Crankless sash gang saw with kinetic
energy accumulator – CPBR-6.5.
 Research on technological quality of
lapping, burnishing, abrasive cutting-off
and milling of complex surfaces.
 Automatic piston injection machine type
WT15MDA.
 Computer
(CAPP).
aided
process
 Design of manufacturing machines and
devices, i.e. sash gang saws, plastics
 Automatic machine for oscillatory
superfinishing of gears holes for Vehicle
Gearbox Factory POLMO in Tczew.
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Figure 15: Turning and burnishing lathe type TUR 50CNC-N with Sinumerik 810T control system for
simultaneous machining shafts with high slenderness ratio and piston rods by turning and burnishing –
developed within framework of the Central Research Project Coordination Office project – CPBR-6.1
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Geometrical structure of surface (SGP)
measurement
and
analysis
in
manufacturing process and machine
tools diagnostics - CPBP-02.20.
Metrological spectral analysis of
geometrical surface structure in machine
tools diagnosis – subject of habilitation
thesis of A. Konczakowski, PhD, who
died in 1991.
Burnishing lathe type TUR 50CNC-N
for machining of shafts with especially
high slenderness ratio – CPBR 6.1-1
(according to own patent from year
1993, in cooperation with Ponar
factory).
Burnishing of crank disk journals of
adjusting-pitch propeller (for ABBZAMECH company in Elbląg).
Flexible manufacturing system of
complex surfaces turning WJP-407 (for


HYDROSTER plant in Gdansk).
Quality diagnosis and improvement
methodology within EU quality systems
standards framework – grant of State
Committee for Scientific Research.
Optimization of sliding burnishing
process on CNC lathes - grant of State
Committee for Scientific Research.
In the 1970 - 1993 period the Department
collaborated with the Technische Universität
Berlin,
Fochhochschule
Hamburg,
Hochschule Bremen, University of Oulu,
Moskovskij Avtomechaniczeskij Institut,
Technical University of Budapest, Vysoke
Uceni Technicke v Brne as well as
approximately 20 production plants and
scientific institutes in Poland.
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Table 2:
No
The employees of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, who have qualified as
Assistant Professors in 1994-2006
Name and surname
Graduated as
Associate
Professor
At
Employed at the
Department
1
2
Romuald Kolman
Andrzej Osiecki
1962
1965
Warsaw UT
Warsaw UT
3
4
5
6
7
8
Andrzej Balawender
Józef Bartosiewicz
Adam Barylski
Roman Wasielewski
Kazimierz Orłowski
Adam Boryczko
1989
1989
1994
2000
2004
2005
Wroclaw UT
Warsaw UT
Wroclaw UT
Gdansk UT
Gdansk UT
Gdansk UT
1964-91
1952-57
and 1966-77
1965-77
1967-97
1974
1975
1976
1975
Figure 16: Automatic machine for oscillatory superfinishing of gears holes
The 1994-2006 period
Period of last 12 years have witnessed the
re-organization of the Department as a result
of which it has incorporated all the scientific
teams active in the field of machine tooling
and mechanical engineering. In 1994, the
Department employed 50 staff, including 32
academic lecturers.
In 1995 a thorough restructuring and
modernization was started at the Laboratory
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of Machine Tools and Manufacturing
Process (the so-called workshop). Facing
reduction of industrial orders the workshop
was turned into an educational research
laboratory. Among other changes, its
machine tools were moved to create a nest
arrangement of CNC machine tools, robots
and burnishing tools. Two new educational
rooms for the practicing students were
furnished with display panels and exhibits.
Following to that, other laboratories were
modernized and new special laboratories
opened, primarily for scientific research
works, but also available for educational
purposes and degree research. The
laboratories are listed in Fig. 5. New special
equipment and software was purchased to
furnish Department laboratories, including:
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
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


Computers and special computer
software,
CAM
software
e.g.
Mastercam, Witness, Preactor, KSPT
and KSPF ver 2, Sysklass, Denford
CIM, CADMOLD-3D, license of
network version I-DEAS software was
extended to 20 stands.
Denford-Cyclone CNC lathe.
Denford-Triac CNC mill with tool
magazine.
Two industrial robots (IRp6 and IRB
2400) and trilevel rotary storage.
Stylus profilometer Hommel Tester
T500.
Stereoscopic microscope type SMZ-2T
NIKON with image analysis software.
Die sinking EDM type FORM2-LCZ
NC from Agie Charmilles Corporation.
Stereolithography machine (SLA) with
„Lightyear” software from 3D Systems
Corporation.
Vertical CNC mill.
Scientific Research and the Polish Science
Development Fund (2004).
In the last 12 years the following research
projects were carried out at the Department,
financed by the State Committee for
Scientific Research:

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
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



The mentioned above equipment was
purchased from the funds of the TEMPUS
program (1996-1999) run by the Department
as well as financed by State Committee for
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Development of method and computer
software for selection of parameters of
machine elements burnishing process –
1995 (directed by W. Przybylski).
Diagnosis of machine-tools by the
spectral analysis of the workpiece
surface geometrical structure and the
research on servo-drive-mechanism of
technological machines.
Research on wood cutting on sash gang
saws with energy accumulation and
system balancing with narrow-kerf saw
blades with elliptical tool movement –
1997 (directed by W. Klimkiewicz).
Design of special abrasive-metallic laps
and research on the industrial
applications – 1998 (directed by A.
Barylski).
Design of special abrasive-metallic laps
and research on the industrial
applications – 1998 (directed by A.
Barylski).
Methodology of diagnosis of small
firms’ quality management systems and
their adjustment to international quality
management standards – 1998 (directed
by R. Kolman).
Determining of dependency of grinding
wheels characteristic features and
functional properties of cut-off process –
1999 (directed by M. Feld).
Analysis of single-disc lapping in the
aspect of flatness requirements of lapped
surfaces – 2001 (directed by A.
Barylski, promoter grant - M. Deja).
Research on wood cutting process with
narrow-kerf saw blades on sash gang
saw with elliptical trajectory tool
movement – 2001 (directed by W.
Przybylski, contractors: R. Wasielewski,
K. Orłowski).
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Figure 17: The new Laboratory of Flexible Manufacturing Systems at the Department of Manufacturing
Engineering and Automation, built mainly from the funds of the TEMPUS European program
The Department’s scientists also participated
in several international research projects,
such as:




Zeitfenstergesteuerte Fertigung von
Bautelilen
in
segmentierten
Unternehmen. D1 (TU Karlsruhe –
2001).
Optimierung
der
Arbeitsund
Technologieplanung durch
Berucksichtidung von interaktionen E5
(TU Karlsruhe – 2002).
Joining by Rolling for Flexible
Manufacture of Lightweinght Frame
Structures DFG- TRANSREGIO-10
(TU Dortmund - 2003-2006).
Bilateral
Scientific
Program
“POLONIUM” with cooperation of IUT
in Troyes (France).
The last decade’s major scientific research
and construction elaborations prepared at
the Department include:
 Design of sash gang saw type PRW-15,
which production was stared by REMA
company in Reszel and is selling by
austrian company Wintersteiger (Gold
Medal at Poznan International Fair
DREMA 1999 and President’s Cup
awarded by the President of Supreme
Engineers’ Organization and Minister of
Science and Computerization in year
2004.
 Vision controller of circular saw teeth
type WKOPTar – 2004.
 Tools for burnishing of hardened steel
for Alstom Power Inc. and MAAG in
Elbląg) and large turbine rotors – Gold
Medal of VIPO (in Geneva) at Gdansk
International Exhibition of Inventions
2002.
 Special lapping tools with abrasivemetallic inserts for flat lapping.
 Segmental grinding wheel for metal cutoff.
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 Attachment
for
electromechanical
burnishing of shaft journals on lathes.
 Trilevel, cooperating with IRp6 robot
rotary shaft magazine – 2001.
 Technological robotic stand consisting of
ABB-IRB-2400 robot and pneumatic
attachment – 2004.
The Department collaborates with a number
of production plants, such as, for example:
Alstom Inc., MAAG Gear Zamech, Eaton
Truck Components in Tczew, part of Eaton
Corporation, ANDRE Abrasive Articles in
Koło, Factory of Woodworking Machinery
REMA in Reszel as well as the LONZA
Company in Gdansk.
In 2004, the POLONIA bilateral scientific
program was started in collaboration with
the URCA University of Reims and IUT
University of Troyes. The program involved
the exchange of five Department staff
members, who went to France, and two
French Professors, who arrived at GUT. The
scope of research includes the application of
fuzzy logic control systems in FMS
(Flexible Manufacturing Systems), with
regard to product quality. The Deparment
has also collaborated with the following
foreign Universities: Universität Berlin,
University of Miskolc, Institut Universitaire
de Technologie de Troyes (France),
Universität Karlsruhe (Germany), Université
catholique de Louvain (Belgium), Technická
Univerzita vo Zwolene (Slovakia, started
from 2004).
As
part
of
collaboration,
several
international conferences and symposia have
been organised in the area of finishing
technology and manufacturing engineering:
XXII School of Abrasive Machining (1999),
Quality Engineering - conferences in 1997
and 2005, Engineering of Machine Elements
Surface Layer – Scientific Session of State
Committee for Scientific Research of Polish
Academy of Science (1997), Finishing
Machining – II, IV, VI – International
Seminar (1995, 1998, 2002) jointly with
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Universities of Berlin and Miskolc, II
Symposium “Selected Problems on Process
Planning”
(2004),
IX
Conference
“Burnishing technology (2005). Together
with Karlsruhe University, the Department
has organized the following seminars: Cost
Reduction by Optimised Business Processes
– Seminar (1990), An Approach for
Production Planning and Control for
Decentralized Structures (2001), Trends of
Production Technology (2 seminars) and
four International Colloquiums (2002,
2003).
The Symposium: “Selected Problems on
Process Planning” (2004), with the
participation of foreign lecturers, was
dedicated to the 80th birthday of Professor
M. Feld, whereas the National Conference
“Quality Engineering ’02” was dedicated to
Professor R. Kolman’s 80th birthday.
In the 1997-2004 period, the Department
organised two Seminars as part of Plenary
Meetings of the Machine Construction
Committee at GUT. The seminars were
prepared and hosted by professor W.
Przybylski (member of State Committee for
Scientific Research of Polish Academy of
Science since 2000).
The years 1997-2004 also witnessed
scientific training trips to the Universities
abroad, such as the traineeship of the
assistant lecturers: M. Deja at TU Berlin and
BU London and P. Jagodziński at BU
London and U. Patras, D. Ścibiorski, M.
Dobrzyński and R. Hochschulz (at TU
Karlsruhe), S. Dzionk, B. Ścibiorski and A.
Wiśniewska (at IUT de Troyes).
Within the last 12 years, 8 assistant lecturers
graduated as Doctors of Science, and 4
lecturers qualified as assistant professors.
The research scope conducted at the
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
and Automation is focused on the following
areas:
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Optimization of conventional cutting
processes as well as the tools design,
especially for lapping, abrasive cuttingoff, turning and milling.
Optimization of burnishing process as
well as tool and jigs design – for
turning-burnishing,
sliding,
electromechanical
and
oscillatory
burnishing of carbon and hardened steel.
Modelling, planning and design of
manufacturing process structures along
with CAx and CIM technologies and
strategies of tool flow control and
management TDM.
Issues
of
flexibly
automated
manufacturing
in
Flexible
Manufacturing Systems FMS.
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Table 3:
No
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
Sawing of wood, especially with
narrow-kerf saws and sash gang saws
design and saw measurement facility.
Diagnosis of machine tools as well as
spectral analysis of workpiece surface
geometrical structure and research on
servo-drives of machine tools.
Injection
moulding
of
plastics,
modelling and computer simulation of
injection process and research on
plastics composite reinforced with
thermoset recycled material.
Quality engineering in production
systems
including
total
quality
management and statistical process
control methodology.
The employees of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Automation and collaborators, who
have conducted research and qualified as Doctors of Science in 1945-2006 (in chronological order).
Name and Surname
Graduation
year
Promoter
1
Edward Tadeusz Geisler
1953
2
Tadeusz Burkiewicz
1964
prof. R. Siemiński
3
Władysław Klimkiewicz
1964
prof. R. Siemiński
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Kazimierz Grelak
Stanisław Horiszny
Andrzej Jorasz
Zbigniew Bujniewicz
Wacław Dziewulski
Józef Bartosiewicz
Andrzej Meller
Roman Bąk
Waldemar Dedel
Ryszard Rudziejewski
Zygmunt Paszota
Andrzej Balawender
Leszek Dziewanowski
Włodzimierz Przybylski
Elżbieta Meller
Andrzej Zalewski
Eugeniusz Głuchowski
1964
1966
1966
1969
1971
1971
1971
1972
1972
1972
1972
1975
1975
1975
1975
1975
1976
prof. R. Siemiński
prof. T. Geisler
prof. T. Perkitny
prof. A. Zimniak
A. Osiecki, as. prof.
prof. R. Kolman
prof. R. Kolman
prof. R. Kolman
prof. R. Kolman
prof. R. Kolman
A. Osiecki, as. prof.
A. Osiecki, as. prof.
Z. Jaworski, as. prof.
prof. R. Kolman
prof. R. Kolman
prof. K. Zygmunt
A. Osiecki, as. prof.
Comments/time of
employment
Professor, died in 1996
Asisstant professr, died in
2001
Asisstant professr, died in
1998
Employment to 1980
Professor, died in 1981
Retired in 1986
Asisstant professr, died in
1989
Employment
to 1977
Employment to 1997
Employment to 2005
Employment to 1981
Employment to 1976
Employment to 1981
Employment to 1977
Employment to 1977
Employment to 2005
Employment to 2001
Employment to 1977
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Table 3: continued
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
Bazyli Kominów
Andrzej Konczakowski
Jerzy Wojciechowski
Andrzej Szpunar
Józef Niegoda
Ryszard Brzoskowski
Witold Szydłowski
Jerzy Issajewicz
Adam Barylski
Roman Wasielewski
Adam Boryczko
Krzysztof Kochlewski
Kazimierz Orłowski
Marek Zieliński
Jerzy Wiśniewski
Andrzej Radlak
Zbigniew Dambek
Tadeusz Bocheński
Rajmund Rytlewski
Jolanta Preihs
Anna Bień
Henryk Biegalski
1977
1977
1977
1978
1978
1979
1982
1983
1983
1984
1985
1985
1985
1985
1985
1985
1986
1986
1987
1988
1990
1991
43 Jerzy Zieliński
1993
44 Piotr Grudowski
45 Jarosław Niedojadło
1993
1995
46 Sławomir Szymański
2000
47
48
49
50
51
52
2001
2001
2003
2003
2005
2006
Tomasz Tkaczyk
Mariusz Deja
Stefan Dzionk
Tomasz Seramak
Michał Dobrzyński
Piotr Waszczur
St. Horiszny, as. prof.
Z. Bujniewicz, as. prof.
prof. Z. Jaworski
M. Feld, as. prof.
A. Osiecki, as. prof.
T. Burkiewicz, as. prof.
T. Burkiewicz, as. prof.
prof. R. Siemiński
M. Feld, as. prof.
prof. Cz. Cempel
Z. Bujniewicz, as. prof.
Z. Bujniewicz, as. prof.
M. Feld, as. prof.
Z. Bujniewicz, as. prof.
M. Feld, as. prof.
M. Feld, as. prof.
prof. R. Kolman
prof. M. Feld
W. Przybylski, as. prof.
prof. R. Kolman
W. Przybylski, as. prof.
prof. M. Feld
W. Przybylski, as. prof.
and prof. M. Feld
prof. R. Kolman
prof. W. Przybylski
W. Lewandowski, as.
prof.
prof. R. Kolman
A. Barylski, as. prof.
prof. W. Przybylski
prof. W. Przybylski
prof. W. Przybylski
prof. W. Przybylski
Apart from the number of DSc and Assistant
Professor graduations, the dynamics of the
Department’s scientific development is also
testified to by numerous publications by the
Department’s scientific team members. For
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Employment to 2001
Asisstant professr, died in
1991
Employment to 1987
Employment to 1977
Employment to 1984
Employment to 1985
Employment to 1989
Employment to 1987
Employment to 1990
Employment to 1989
Employment to 1986
instance, in the period between 1982 and
2005, 1000 publications were made
(including 180 publications abroad), and 57
patents were granted.
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Figure 18: View of sash gang saw type PRW – 15
Over the last 25 years, several books have
been published, inclusive of 18 monographs
by such authors as: W. Mermon, M. Jungst,
M. Feld, S. Miłoś, R.Kolman, W.
Przybylski, J. Bartosiewicz, E. Meller, A.
Meller, A. Szpunar, R. Sikora, A.
Konczakowski,
A.
Barylski,
R.
Wasielewski, K. Orłowski, A. Boryczko, P.
Grudowski. One of the books, “Technology
of Surface Plastic Working” by W.
Przybylski, was published in Russian in
1991 by Metalurgija Publishing House in
Moscow. The Department scientists have
also written nearly twenty manuals and
educational scripts for students. The most
renowned are the manuals by Professor M.
Feld on machine technology and production
tooling, re-edited several times.
activity as part of different structures at the
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of GUT,
leads to the following concluding remarks:

The present Department is the largest
structural unit at the Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering at GUT, which
continues comprehensive studies in the
areas covered by the technological
Departments of the previous years and
the Institute of Mechanical Engineering.

The recent period has witnessed a
considerable growth in the Department’s
scientific and educational output, which
is evident in the large number of
scientific publications and issued books
and scripts. Moreover, the increase can
be noticed in the number of the degree
options, course syllabus profiles as well
as student (SOCRATES) and staff
exchange
program
with
foreign
Universities.

Over the last 12 years, the scientific
staff qualified as Assistant Professors,
Doctors of Science (DSc) and Senior
6. FINAL REMARKS
The analysis of the achievements of the
Department of Manufacturing Engineering
and Automation in the 60 years of its
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Lecturers has considerably grown in
numbers.
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
The
number
of
well-equipped
Department specialist laboratories has
increased.
The employment at the Department has
fallen by 6 in 1994-2006, due to:
reduction of the teaching hours from
approx. 10.000 in 1994/95 down to 6000
in 2004/05, closing down of the Branch
of the Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering of GUT in Elbląg, as well
as the transfer of some teaching hours
from assistant lecturers to postgraduate
students.
For the same reason, the number of technical
staff was reduced from 16 to 5.
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Mechanical Engineering – GUT, State
Committee for Scientific Research of
Polish Academy of Science, Meeting of
PT Section in Gdansk, 1981.
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Faculty of Production Engineering.
Proceedings of the 30th Anniversary
Jubilee Session of the PE Faculty
Council, GUT, Gdansk, May 22, 1987
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and international cooperation of the
Gdansk Technical University in the
years 1994 – 2005. GUT, Main Library
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Prof. Włodzimierz Przybylski is the Head of
Department of Manufacturing Engineering and
Automation – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Gdansk University of Technology.