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November 2009

Testing for the future

In his editorial, Jukka Hämäläinen, FIMA's Chairman of the Board evaluates the development of Finnish industry and its testing during 30 years.

He argues, that novadays, testing of new work machine models can be carried out partially by simulating the machines in their actual tasks before sketching the final design. He poses an important question: Have we been able to reach test results that will help the manufacturers of intelligent machines to remain in the global technological vanguard? And are we - together with FIMECC - capable of discovering and directing future research towards the right direction so that technology industry will be able to design more new applications, machines and devices our customers need?

TINAT-project develops testing to become more automatic

Safety regulations and the need for minimizing costs stimulate the development of testing and its methods further. Both producers of working machines and system specialists share these aims. TINAT-project which is about to come to its end, has supported these ideas.

At Wapice Oy it is hoped that the focus of testing research would be directed more towards automatic analyzing of test results. Project manager Jyrki Keskinen at Wapice tells more about testing at the company. Read more

While the automatization of devices and the number of parts bought from subcontractors become greater, the need for testing becomes more evident. This is how people at Sandvik Mining and Construction see the future of testing. Read more

In Mevea Oy, simulation-based testing methods are widely used. This means replacing the machine in real-time by a simulator on the dynamics of the machine. Read more

In TINAT-project, that is about to come to an end, testing has been developed to become more automatic. What aims have different research organizations had, how those have been accomplished and how the accomplishments are directed to the use of companies?

Column

CEO Markku Laaksonen at Technion Oy:

’Research results must be put in practice in order to maintain Finnish competence’

Current Issues

Two new research Project has started as a part of the national EFFIMA program.

During this year the theme group Safe Workmachine Robotics has prepared a framework for a new research program which will be offered to Fimecc Oy.

Project Review

FIMAnews follows regularly the research projects and their results. Here are some highlights from research work undertaken during spring and summer 2009.

SRA

The first version of FIMA’s strategic research agenda (SRA) has been finalized at the end of June 2009. At SRA, the aim is to identify development status in various areas of work machines and draw visions accordingly. For these visions, we try to find the right questions, targets and activities.

Members profile

Engineering office Comatec promises to bring brain power for engineering.

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Exertus Control Systems' goal is to work in close, confidential and long term partnership with a client.

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Creanex is specialized in concept development of new product ideas designing different ways to establish desired solution.

FIMA

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Hermiankatu 1, 33720 Tampere
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- research network for manufactures, suppliers and research institutes

- founded May 4th, 2006

- 31 enterprise members

- 9 research institute and other members