Employees of PJSC “Kharkiv Tractor Plant ” and LLC “Trading House of OJSC” Kharkiv Tractor Plant “” visited the university with a scientific and technical presentation of new KhTP tractors. Students of KNTUA with interest inspected samples of equipment and auto-tractor units, about which then asked representatives of PJSC “KhTP”.
Specialists of the tractor plant presented the company’s development strategy, demonstrated a novelty – a wheeled tractor KhTP-248K.20 with an engine from FPT-Iveco , as well as told about innovative activities.
“It is very important that the leading machine-building enterprise of the KhTP region holds meetings with teachers and students of our university. Our plans are to introduce dual training, as well as to open a training and research center together with KhTP in order for graduates to receive the necessary competencies and practice base, and for the tractor plant it will attract young staff “, – said the rector Nanka O.
In turn, representatives of KhTP invited the university administration, as well as students to visit the company and get acquainted with the production.
The chief designer of PJSC “KhTP” Kaptenkov D. noted that without the cooperation of science and production, the relevant scientific opinion can not get significant results in tractor construction. The KhTP-248K.20 tractor presented at the presentation contains significant achievements of the university staff.
Reports were made by: Vice-Rector for Research of KNTUA prof. Melnyk V. ; Leading Engineer of PJSC HTZ Shapovalov Yu. ; Head of the Department of Mechatronics and Machine Parts KNTUA Assoc. Antoshchenkov R. ; agrotechnology engineer LLC “Trading House of JSC” Kharkiv Tractor Plant “” Bulava S.
As part of this event, a student design bureau “ Robotic and mechatronic systems ” is presented, which works at the Department of Mechatronics and Machine Parts. Students made a mock-up of the work “ Agrobot ” which explores the automation and robotization of crop production processes.