Intelligent Machines Cluster Programme - examples of cooperation between education and business in Finland

Timo RainioHermia Ltd.

Hermia - Interfacing the Future

• Hermia Ltd strengthens the growth, development and competitiveness of technology companies.

• The company prepares, coordinates and implements development projects in cooperation with companies, universities and research institutions and builds national and international networks for the development of leading-edge expertise.

• The company promotes the development of the business environments, networking and competitiveness of technology-based companies.

• Hermia Ltd is responsible for the coordination of the Tampere Region Centre of Expertise Programme and, in 2007-2013, for the implementation of Centres of Expertise in five fields.

Skills and Expertise Development in

Finland

Centre of Expertise Programme

• The purpose of the Finnish Government’s Centre of Expertise Programme is to utilise top level knowledge and expertise as a resource for business operations, job creation and regional development

• The programme is founded on the utilization of regional expertise which is of an internationally high standard.

• The national programme is implemented by 13 nationally significant expertise clusters and 21 centres of expertise in different regions.

• The Tampere Region Centre of Expertise Programme coordinated by Hermia Ltd is one of 21 centres of expertise in Finland.

• The Tampere Region Centre of Expertise Programme is a participant in seven expertise clusters. Hermia Ltd has been implementing the national Centre of Expertise Programme in the central Tampere Region since 1995.

• The Centre of Expertise Programme’s national website www.oske.net

Hermia participates in five clusters

The Tampere Region Centre of Expertise has been expanded to cover seven fields of expertise for the years 2007-2013.The centres of expertise receive half of their basic funding from the state and half from cities and municipalities. The main part of their volume is constituted by the projects they launch.

The expertise clusters in the central Tampere Region during the centre of expertise period are:

• Intelligent Machines (National coordination) • Ubiquitous Computing (National coordination) • Digital Contents • Energy Technology • Nanotechnology

and those implemented by Finn-Medi Research Ltd are• Health Technology• Biotechnology

National level cooperaration

Intelligent Machines - Why ?

(in Finland and Tampere)

Tampere Was Established in1779 Between Two Lakes

© Tampereen kaupunkimittausyksikkö 2001

Näsijärvi

Pyhäjärvi

18 meters difference: Tammerkoski Rapids

Got Its Power from Tammerkoski Rapids

Tampere High Tech History

1911 1. attempt to fly

1911 1. mechanical clothing factory- Pukutehdas

1916 1. electric melting furnace- Lokomo

1921 1. enterprise in plastic industry - Sarvis

1923 1. radio broadcasting

1909 The largest tapestry factory in Nordic

Countries - Winter

1837 1. multi-storey factory building + steel pillars - Finlayson

1843 1. paper machine - Frenckell

1875 1. shoe factory - Aaltonen

1878 2. phone connection (1. in Helsinki 1877)

1882 1. electric light (in Nothern Europe)- Edison generator number 3

1888 1. street lights - 30 arc lamps

1908 1. automatic weaving machines in Finland - Tampereen

puuvillatehdas

1959 1. on machine covering for paper

1821 Finlayson factory activities startIN

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1929 Gold metal for Lokomo of chrome

steel anvils in world exhibition in

Barcelona

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Achievements of Information and communication technology

First in the world

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•Cargotec / Kalmar Industries over 50% container handling machinery•Sandvik Mining and Costruction 35% mining and construction•Metso Automation over 15% automation for process industry

(paper industry)

•Metso Minerals 15% mobile rock crushers•Metso Power 10–50 % Boilers •PCE-engineering 70 % Hollow core slab machinery•Glaston over 70% safety glass machinery (architectural

and automotive)

•John Deere Forestry / Timberjack 30% forest machinery•Bronto Skylift over 60% fire and rescue platforms•Fastems 70% multilevel FMS•Ata Gears 50% gears for marine applications•Gardner Denver 30 % ship compressors (Tamrotor)

•Avant Tecno 40% mini loaders (max. one ton)

Global market leaders in the Tampere Region

Global MarketShare

Sandvik Mining and Construction

Kalmar Industries

John Deere, Timberjack

Avant Techno

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Glaston

Fastems

But How ?

… by working together with Industry, Development

Organizations, Universities and

Education

The Cluster of Mechanical Engineering in Tampere Region

COMPONENTS Steel constructions Power transmission Hydraulic. Tools Castings, Forgs Technical rubber & plasticsCONTROL SYSTEMSControlling /measuring and monitoringAutomationElectronicProgramming

VTT

TAMPERE UNIVERSITY

OF TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE

TAMPERE AND PIRKANMAA

POLYTECHNIC

VOCATIONAL COLLEGES

TAMPERE VOCATIONAL

ADULT EDUCATION

CENTRE

SERVICES CAE Prototyping Factory services

MOBILE MACHINES Container handling systems Stone crushers Drilling machines Forest machines Hoisting apparatus

ENERGY AND PROCESS Power plants Flue gas cleaning Machines of electricity delivery Stock preparation Paper mill automation

FACTORY AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Glass machines Machine tools, FMS Material handling Factory automation Washing machines

MINING, FOREST, SERVISES & MAINTENANCE Forest, Construction Transportation Real estate Hoisting services

PROCESS INDUSTRY Forest Paper Food Chemistry Energy

OTHER INDUSTRY Workshops Construction Electronics and electro technical Plastics Safety glass

Research& Education

Component suppliers

PART ASSEMBLY

PRODUCT ASSEMBLY

PARTNER

NETWORKS

System suppliersEnd users

Cluster leaders

OSKE

ROVIR GIM

LEARNING ENVIROMENTS

Fastems FMS – training center TP Welding CenterLASSI – Light assembly club Automaint CAM –forum5 axis milling environmentValuAtlas for Foundry instituteelTrio- eLearning network

PROJECTS

Wellness at work (HyNä)AHA -automationVahva -job rotationelTrio –West-FinlandPirel+ -electronicsOlavi -laser technologyKoMe 2020 –foresight

SERVICES FOR KEY CLUSTERSForesight services Programme and project preparations Mini-clusters Centre of Expertise programmes Fully comprehensive project implementation Development services Expert and Training servicesVenture Garage

WORK GROUPS FORUMSTAC –automation centre, Electronic production, Machine vision, Trio programme

HYNÄSISUORC

Laser LCC Factory Automation

Energy Mobile machines

Components

Hermia as a part of that cluster

FIMA

Laser LCC Factory Automation

Mobile machines

Components

Mini clusters

Case FIMA,Industry – Research

minicluster cooperation

FIMA – Forum for Intelligent Machines

A new technology platform for mobile work machines, which brings together Finnish specialists in the industry and research

42 members:- global market leader companies- suppliers - research organisations- universities

To find the common targets of applied basic research in the industry

To direct the research in accordance with needs of the industry

To invest in strategic long-range research

To promote the allocation of public funding in intelligent mobile work machines.

Objectives

Applied basic research

Basic research

Applied research

Product development Companies

Group of companies

Research organisations

Universities

FIMA

10 – 20 %

80 – 90 %

100 %

30 – 50 %

Share of public funding Research initiator

The annual general meeting ratifies the research targets and agenda

Operative decisions are made in FIMA board

Main activity in Working Groups- 4 working groups- specialists meetings- open for all members- research project planning and supervision

Separate steering groups for each projects

FIMA activity

FIMA working groups

Energy

efficiencyMeasurement

Design

methods

Machine

group control

Case elTRIOindustry - education

cooperation

elTRIO

e-learning network in the area of metal industry,mechanical engineering and automation

www.eltrio.fi

elTRIO – concept

pedagocical & ITsupport

Coordination

Learning-material

databank

Educationorganizations

Industry

ST

UD

EN

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NetworkingTRIO-

Techonology

program

FMS systems

WeldingControll & IT

networking

Mobile workingmachine

Machine Vision

etc..

Development groups

elTRIO

elTRIO is co-operation network of technology industries for educational institutes and authorities for taking care of not wasting time and money by doing same eLearning materials in several institutes. The main idea in elTRIO is that the network tries to find ways to share eLearning materials instead of creating own versions of materials and learning objects which already exist.

FMS Training Center

FMS Driving Licence(www.fms-ajokortti.fi):• Theory over the Internet• Moodle e-learning environment

(material, exercisies, study info) • Training using FMS-simulator• Real training environment

development• Working at real Life• FMS Training Center in Second Life

elTRIO is looking for European cooperation

• elTRIO (www.eltrio.fi) is a national e-learning network for technology industries, metals industry, mechanical engineering, electronics and automation. It is a major national actor that is looking for European cooperation to support the international activities of the technology industries.

• We are looking for possibilities for cooperation with similar European networks in the technology industry and an opportunity to benefit from the results of European research and development projects. We are especially interested in projects that design and develop innovative methods, tools and services for simulations and virtual manufacturing, knowledge management, distributed collaboration at work and learning at work, in both mobile and fixed environments.

The changing nature of work(Harold Jarche, Canada)

19th Century – factory Model 20th Century – Clocks & Cubicles

The work environment was relatively simple and best

practices for management and communications were developed

that still inform many of our current work practices.

http://flickr.com/photos/brianhendrix/

The information age emerged and organisations had to deal

with complicated environments. The flood of management books is an example that there was no single best practice, only good

practices.

http://flickr.com/photos/8594424@N07/

Our work environments are becoming complex, blurring the lines between work, home and play. We now have access to

anyone at anytime.

21th Century – Learning, Working, Playing

ClusterNet (clusternet.ning.com)

Timo RainioHermia Ltd.

timo.rainio@hermia.fi

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