Project Title: Implementation of an Automated Production Line for Manufacturing High-Strength Fasteners from Hydrostatistically Hardened Materials
Beneficiary Name: INTER-METAL Sp. Jawna Mirosław Radomski Wiesław Jerzy Fąfara
Total Expenditure: 1,935,405.00 PLN
Eligible Expenditure: 1,573,500.00 PLN
Funding: 954,100.00 PLN
EU Funding: 954,100.00 PLN
Start Date: 2025-01-01
End Date: 2025-12-31
Contracting Institution: Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (IP.01.FEPW)
Fund: European Regional Development Fund
Program: European Funds for Eastern Poland 2021-2027
Priority: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Action: Automation and Robotization in SMEs
Project Description:
The company Mirosław Radomski, Wiesław Jerzy Fąfara “INTER-METAL” Spółka Jawna is a manufacturer of metal parts, products, components, and semi-finished products. The company conducts CNC machining, including CNC turning and conventional turning, for clients in the oil, fuel, mining, energy, chemical, marine industries, and machinery and equipment manufacturing.
The company has potential for digital transformation and implementation of Industry 4.0 solutions. Therefore, during the ADMA audit and internal process analysis, the following scope was selected for automation/robotization/digitization:
– Mechanical machining – turning
– Production process planning
– Production process management
The project aims to transform the company towards Industry 4.0 by automating the above processes. The project scope aligns with the recommendations presented by the roadmap contractor – NEXPORT Sp. z o.o.
From an investment perspective, the recommendations include the purchase and implementation of a cell consisting of two numerically controlled 4-axis CNC lathes with a chuck, Y-axis, and a cobot arm. Due to the very high level of advancement of the new solution and its fundamental difference from the solutions currently used in the company, it was recommended to use consulting services of experts with knowledge and experience in automation and robotization implementations.
Additionally, it is planned to network all lathe machines used in the company (8 currently in use and 2 new). These machines currently operate independently. Connecting them into one network and implementing appropriate machine monitoring software will significantly improve production management processes.
The automation carried out will be correlated with the introduction to the market of fasteners with increased strength and durability. The fundamental difference the company will achieve thanks to the automation of the machining process will be the ability to produce parts with higher mechanical parameters and a wider dimensional range than currently offered on the market by a range of companies identified as direct competitors.