SIX
Manufacturing
Hub
What is SIX Manufacturing Hub?
SIX Manufacturing Hub is a competence center focused on research and services in the areas of smart manufacturing. SIX Manufacturing Hub is formed by VTT Technical Research Centre Of Finland Ltd, Tampere Universities Community, and Business Tampere. The operations are coordinated by Tamlink Ltd.
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Manufacturing Hub activities are guided by the development themes, which are important, current, and emerging for companies and research world, forming the following entity:
ACTIVITIES
ADVANCED
TECHNOLOGIES
DATA BASED
INNOVATIONS
DIGITAL
LIFE-CYCLE
MANAGEMENT
HUMAN-TECHNOLOGY
COLLABORATION
AUTOMATION &
ROBOTICS
CONNECTIVITY
& DIGITAL TRUST
ENGINEERING DESIGN
UI/UX
INTERACTION & SERVICES
ENGINEERING MATERIAL
SCIENCE
AI & DATA
DIGITAL TWIN
INTELLIGENT SENSORING & CONTROL
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
ASSETS MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
IMAGING
EMISSIONS & ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
BUSINESS
MODELS
INDUSTRY X.0
SUSTAINABLE
WORK SYSTEMS
HOW?
WHAT?
SIX promotes the emergence of new export products and the renewal of the Finnish manufacturing industry by increasing the productivity and reforming the business models utilizing the opportunities of digitalization. Together with companies, SIX solves the challenges that the growth and the renewal of the industry generates, connects the actors and improve the conditions to increase operations in Finland.
For active companies, SIX offers a platform to network, develop and create new, sustainable innovations and find funding in both Finland and Europe – to grow and internationalize alone and together. The expertise, RDI-infrastructures and networks found from SIX, support companies when scanning and utilizing new markets and co-operation possibilities. SIX also works as a channel for foreign companies that are interested in Finnish business opportunities.
SERVICES
Speeding up the production
Improving the supply security
Improving cost efficiency
Improving the quality
New partners and networks
CONTACT US
AGENDA – GUIDING LINE
AGILE IMPLEMENTATION
APPROPRIATE TOOLS
Unifying, national vision and agenda for industry renewal
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Enabling play towards one common goal. Increases long term predictability in Finnish operating environment.
Collaborating, smartly specialized ecosystems and clusters implementing the agenda
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Industry needs as a starting point in all activities. Themes: innovation, capabilities and operational efficiency
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Currently building in SIX: clusters for Mobile Work Machines and Smart Manufacturing
Availability of appropriate, effective tools needed in implementation
Tools include for example Infrastructures for innovation- and competence development, best practices for co-creation, etc.
