Hightech Results

Future Industrial Services – FutIS (2010-2016) was establish to investigate the strategic opportunities associated with service-based value creation. At the time of establishment of DIMECC FutIS program the business landscape was changing rapidly... Read more...

During DIMECC’s Future Industrial Services (FutIS) program, different methods have been used not only for research, but for boosting the service innovation and knowledge creation processes in and between technology-based firms and research teams. Thi... Read more...

Test method for the fatigue behaviour of elastomers was developed in the DIMECC HYBRIDS programme. The developed test method enables the testing of materials and material combination in various loading conditions without extensive and time consum... Read more...

Innovative robot welding unit with full digital measuring data was develop under the DIMECC MANU programme. The developed solution turns the quality checking of weld profiles in automated production systems into digital era creating prerequisites... Read more...

  A solution to the poor transverse bendability of ultra-high-strength steels has been found. Yield strength > 900 MPa combined with excellent bendability (r/t < 2.5) in all bending directions has been obtained by processing strips ... Read more...

There is a need for shortening the design and development time spans of new products in the Finnish machinery industry. One way to shorten the time to market is introduce modern integrated digital design tools to support the machinery industry´s ... Read more...

This booklet introduces the rationale for service business transformation and the key components of service business mindset. It shows practical examples of how technology-based firms have adopted and enhanced their service business. Differen... Read more...

In FIMECC HYBRIDS programme highly corrosion and wear resistant coating extending the service life of metal components for power generation were developed. The coatings enables a more efficient utilisation of biomass and waste in power generation... Read more...

In FIMECC BSA program VTT has developed together with Ruukki Construction and SSAB, acceptance criteria for new constructional high-strength steel grades. A new method to define the requirements for determination of material ductility parameters ... Read more...

Internal startups bring cheaper innovation execution and faster time to market, which eventually transforms the company into a growth company. The new book published by the N4S-program serves useful recipes. Things have been difficult for busi... Read more...