La tercera edición del concurso COMPETITION FOR KNOWLEDGE ha concluido con éxito.
Los jóvenes artistas del Centro Escolar Slovenske Konjice-Zreče obtienen el primer puesto.
Por tercer año consecutivo, Unior Hand Tools ha celebrado con éxito el concurso educativo y de conocimientos denominado «Competición por el conocimiento», que promueve la innovación y la vinculación estratégica de la educación técnica con las necesidades reales de la industria. El reto de este año también animó a los jóvenes a desarrollar un producto concreto y útil con potencial para su producción en serie en Unior. Este año, los participantes tuvieron que diseñar y montar un banco de trabajo ligero y plegable que pasara a formar parte de la producción en serie de Unior.
La solución ganadora viene de casa
El producto ganador, una mesa de trabajo de campo plegable y cuidadosamente diseñada, fue el proyecto de los alumnos del Centro Escolar Slovenske Konjice-Zreče, que obtuvieron el primer puesto gracias a su perfección técnica y su enfoque creativo. Su solución resultó ser la más adecuada, tanto en términos de funcionalidad como de viabilidad para la producción en serie. El segundo puesto fue para el Centro Escolar Ptuj y el tercero para el Centro Escolar Postojna.
Los tres primeros clasificados recibieron uno de los emocionantes premios Unior por su puesto en el podio, que sin duda enriquecerá los talleres de sus escuelas: - 1.º puesto: Centro escolar Slovenske Konjice-Zreče - Carro Unior con herramientas - 2.º puesto: Centro escolar Ptuj, Escuela de Ingeniería Mecánica - Carro Unior vacío - 3.º puesto: Centro escolar Postojna - Juego de herramientas Unior
Todos los productos finalistas eran de alta calidad y, según el jurado, representan una importante contribución a la comprensión de los retos prácticos del entorno industrial actual.
Real tasks, real challenges
As every year, the knowledge competition was a delight for young technical masters all over Slovenia, with five technical schools from Ptuj, Slovenske Konjice and Zreče, Postojna, Ravne na Koroškem and Maribor taking part in the competition. The students put in hundreds of hours of work, as this year's challenge consisted of building a so-called portable workbench, which had precisely defined dimensions (length 1. 000 mm, 600 mm wide, 850 mm high) and was to include the following specifications:
the table had to be foldable, as it would be used for transport to workplaces, for field work, etc.; it had to have two legs to adjust the height for levelling purposes; its load capacity was limited to 250 kg; it had to have two versions of work surface (wooden and inox (inox-coated plate)); rotation of the latter was not allowed; and its assimilability, including the legs, could not exceed the basic dimensions set.
However, since Unior's vision this time was to make the winning work part of the series production, the use of standard elements was necessary for reasons of price sensitivity. The very demand for quality, perfection in execution and precision in design was part of the vision of the previous competitions.
The complexity of the challenge was high, as the aim was to closely link innovation with realistic production feasibility - while strengthening technical understanding, teamwork and design competence.
Strategic integration of education and business
The Competition for Knowledge project is not just a competition - it is part of Unior's long-term strategy to actively contribute to the development of Slovenian technical education. There are around 25 technical secondary schools in Slovenia, where future machinists, mechatronics technicians, toolmakers and electricians are trained. Professions that require a strong synergy between theory and practice.
With this project, the company is building a bridge between the education system and industry, raising the profile of technical professions and putting young creators up against real challenges. The annual competition contributes to strengthening practical skills, raising students' motivation and spreading awareness of the importance of quality manual work.
With ideas that "take your breath away" and products that bear the stamp of innovation, the competition is becoming a recognized place for creating competent human resources for the future. We are already looking forward to next year, when we will once again open the doors to a new generation of young technical talent.