Course title: Digital printing and automation
Part of MICROCREDENTIAL / module: Color management in eco-design / Innovative textile printing
EQF level: 6
ECTS credits: 1
Learning methods and duration:
- Lectures – 5 hours; Exercises/Laboratory works Individual study/ Project Works (seminar) – 17 hours; video experience – 2 hours; final exam – 1 hours. Total: 25 hours.
Assessment methods:
- Initial assesment (quiz): to check the starting level in AI/automation and basic digital printing workflow.
- Formative assessment: Short online quizzes on predictive maintenance, pattern recognition, robotics. Cheking the familiarity with the terms like digital twin, cobot, closed-loo control, and similar. Some group works and activities (online or hybrid) can be included.
- Summative assessment: mini project + small final quiz: the description of the current state, integration of AI tools, integration of automation and robotics, analysis of benefits and limitation (expected improvments in productivity, cost efficiency, reduction of reprints, and similar). The deliverables is written report.
General objective: The learner will be introduced to:
- Recent advancements in AI and automation, transforming the digital textile printing, with focus on improved efficiency, quality and sustainability.
- Automatized colour matching, AI-based pattern defect detection, AI upscaling of images for printing and maintenance of digital printing equipment.
- Automation solutions in and after the digital printing process, such as robotic system for fabric handling and automated post-printing woekflow, so they can asses their impact on productivity, cost efficiency and sustainable production
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Responsible institution: University of Zagreb (Croatia)
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