Hightech Results

Five years ago Rocla and Konecranes embarked on an expedition towards user experience driven differentiation in the FIMECC UXUS program. It can been already seen that great experience offers significant competitive advantage driving to profit. ... Read more...

FIMECC S-STEP program has developed augmented reality based concepts of data and knowledge sharing solutions for mobile service technicians. The concepts introduce both new maintenance practises and new interaction tools to provide fluent access ... Read more...

User Experience and Usability in Complex Systems – UXUS (2010-2015) challenged current products, services, routines and organizational cultures by introducing user experience thinking for company operations. The aim of the FIMECC UXUS program was... Read more...

A new procedure for identification of impurities in process stream without laboratory analyses has been develop in FIMECC SIMP program. The new procedure enables online control increasing the productivity of metal processes. RESULT Digi... Read more...

Final report from FIMECC MANU program subproject Visualization of Sustainability Key Performance Indicators. The main focus of the subproject was on sustainable manufacturing and product development. The final report illustrates the research resu... Read more...

Understanding how the vessel performs in real operation is a cornerstone for optimizing the fuel efficiency and technical maintenance of the vessel. Traditional engineering methods can predict the vessel performance but they are developed and thus ar... Read more...

  Energy and life cycle cost efficient machines – EFFIMA (2009-2014) is one of the first FIMECC programme initiatives. The main target of the programme was to develop new technology and solutions that enable machines and systems with dram... Read more...

A finite element model for simulating the SPS process (temperature gradients, distribution of electric current) was developed to enhance process control and facilitate design of complex SPS geometries. RESULT Spark P... Read more...

Graphene oxide silica composites with good friction and wear performance were developed and used for the first time in steel-steel contacts. These composites provided up to 50% lower friction when used as lubricant additives. ... Read more...

Wear of sliding machine elements increases friction, which means increase in energy consumption. New information on what governs wear mechanisms in wet high-velocity sliding has been produced. RESULT For the purpos... Read more...