Laboratory Administrator: MOYSSIADIS Anastasios (Professor)

The Workshop of Machine Elements – Lifting & Transportation Machinery deals with the design, analysis and synthesis of engineering systems in general and the lifting and transport in particular.

The corresponding course combines a broad range of cognitive subjects of Engineering such as Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic, Machine Elements, Hydraulic Systems, etc., hence the mission of the workshop focuses on guiding students in the correct application of knowledge acquired in respective core courses, combining and composing them with new knowledge referred to lifting and handling equipment. This is achieved through integrated design and calculation of specific machinery of lifting and transport, which extends from the initial conception of the principle of the system, to elaboration of the required summary and construction designs.

Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the problems of functionality, engineering configuration, resilience, potential of assembly – disassembly, cost, weight and volume, and the rational use of the offered materials for the planned construction. In the laboratory analysis of the following components is a non-continuous transport system (crane bridge): Lift system, braking system, braking system, marching system, metallic construction, construction measures to increase operational safety and availability of lifting and transportation systems.

Also analysis is performed on individual parts of a continuous transportation system (conveyor belt): Driving mechanism, transportation belts, tensioning devices, metal construction and seating of the belt cleaning systems and protection. In the workshop, students have the opportunity to implement and test the above mentioned skills by means of a series of simple or complex lifting devices, manual or motorized, that are in the laboratory and used as measurement standards and testing.By doing this, the workshop is directly related to the practical application and needs of an engineer, who deals with maintenance, design and support of engineering installations.

Educational Work

The Workshop of Machine Elements – Lifting & Transportation Machinery supports the educational work of the Department of Mechanical Engineering by covering the teaching of theoretical and laboratory classes of the following:

• Lifting and Transportation Machines
• Machine Elements I
• Machine Elements II
• Mechanical Installations
• Steel Constructions