Theoretical knowledge and theoretically oriented study materials are always great advantage of education at universities. However, access to learning materials and know-how used in industrial practice is very limited. With regard to this issue the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of West Bohemia has launched a project in which example projects from practice are worked on. The outputs of each of the projects are e-learning pdf files. These study materials contain all important information which the designer normally comes into contact with in practice. There are tender dossiers, interactive 3D models, drawings, processes (welding, machining, assembly...). One of these projects is focused on a curing press, which will be used for a closer examination of the developed study materials. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.