Process IT Innovations A brief overview at SERN

Process. IT Innovations A brief overview at SERN General Assembly 2009 Kurt-Åke Hammarstedt Head of Regional Development Unit, Norrbotten County Council www. processitinnovations. se Page: 1 | 2009 -04 -17 SERN General assembly, Rimini |

Process. IT Innovations “An open innovation environment where process industries demanding requirements on ICT based systems, products and services with substantially increased functionality and improved quality are meet much faster then envisioned and to a significantly lower cost. ” A quantum leap in systems productivity! www. processitinnovations. se Page: 2 | 2009 -04 -17 SERN General assembly, Rimini |

Kiruna Sweden LKAB Finland Nybergs Mekaniska LKAB Gällivare Power/heat generation Stora Enso l ee st to s n les tain Iro &s tal Me Boliden Aitik Mecon Rovaniemi Outokumpu stainless Tornio Kalix Kemi Outokumpu Mine Stora Enso Plannja Bygg, Ferruform Metsä-Botnia SSAB Hardtech SSAB, EBF, Luleå MEFOS Stora Enso Billerud Oulu Piteå SCA, Smurfit. Kappa BL gasification Boliden Skellefteå fields Skellefteå Bay of Bothnia Boliden Rönnskär Skellefteå Kraft Alimak, Brokk, Kemira Raahe Rautaruukki Hydrauto, KMT Umeå Komatsu, Volvo, Ålö Bio. Fuel SCA Kokkola Boliden Kokkola

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The Process. IT area Processes Measurement Monitoring Control Interaction Communication Production process (Effic. Energy CO 2 Raw mat. etc. ) Maintenance (e. Maintenance) Training Engineering Logistics Integration Technologies Embedded systems technologies Page: 7 | 2009 -04 -17 SERN General assembly, Rimini | Collaboration Information exchange Systems (ICT-based)

“Methods and Tools”

Expected result ● ● New products and services in existing or new companies. Plant optimization and effectiveness. New business opportunities for the plant owner With new technology meet customer or customers product demands. New business opportunities for supplier to the plant owner. With the help of new technology create new local service supplying companies ● A strong and relevant Research competence ● ● A strong developed collaboration A excellent ability to find necessary project resources. Page: 9 | 2009 -04 -17 SERN General assembly, Rimini |

From idea to international product The strategic idea Nat. & Internat. Plant Owner Cust. 2 Cust. 3 Idea Needs Big potential. Risk. Bu Ne sin w es s University Research Product Owner The product owner: Commercialized for global market Page: 10 | 2009 -04 -17 SERN General assembly, Rimini | Cust. 4 Result Regional growth Stronger SMEs Regional partners

The innovation system model Industry programs Technology Clusters Industry Adv board Product owners Primary Industries (process, manufact. ) Involvement Commercialization Companies in need of new products and services Competence provided by the product owners, and the partner knowledge and competence generate from. Searching competence and knowledge provided by the system. Researchstaff (one) Universities ”Case”, resources Research Education Research groups doing research in technology and application areas that the system is focusing on. Searching ”research cases” but also different types of resources for their own research area. Page: 11 | 2009 -04 -17 SERN General assembly, Rimini | (ICT, Suppliers) Channels M & R&D The companies planning to commercialize the result generated in the R&D projects. . Searching relations to and business with the application companies in the system. Also searching contact with researchers with relevant research focus. Growth Support Industry organizations Other growth actors and more Stakeholders (regional, national, international) with finacial resources that can support the activities in the system, receiving growth in return. Searching the delivery capacity that the system has in specific application areas.

Process. IT Innovations partners Public org. 2008 = 58 researchers in Process. IT financed activities. (To what extent, varies a lot) 2008 = 57 companies (50% SMEs) involved in Process. IT projects. All with ”in kind” contribution. From start ~ 85 researchers From start ~ 80 companies Industry + Process industries, also in northern Finland middle Sweden + Several regional SMEs in ICT and embedded system Page: 12 | 2009 -04 -17 SERN General assembly, Rimini |

Process. IT Management ● Steering committee ● Executive management ● Industry advisory board ● Scientific advisory “Board” (International Advisory “Board”) ● Process. IT projects ● Adm, rules etc according to CDT and UCIT Gender issues and innovation system research. ● ● ● ● Thomas Brännström Chairman. Background as president & manager in IT P-O Samskog LKAB Fo. U, Prof Margareta Rönnqvist SSAB Tunnplåt BU Manager Jerker Delsing Luleå university of technology Prof EISLab Ulf Edlund Umeå university Vice rektor Anders Kyösti SCA Packaging Munksund Manager technology Ulf Marklund Boliden R&D Manager Tomas Lagerberg ABB Corporate Research Manager Industrial. IT Lars Atterhem Skellefteå Kraft BU manager From a public organisation. To be confirmed. Anders OE Johansson Per Levén UCIT Thomas Gustafsson Kent Tano LKAB Kajsa Andersson Process. IT LTU Manager Director LTU Prefekt CSEE Manager Fo. U Expandum VD ● Knowledge in industry processes and needs. ● Internationally acknowledged. ● Based on needs, legible, international competitive, collaboration, continuity. Page: 13 | 2009 -04 -17 SERN General assembly, Rimini |

Results and Project portfolio

Projects within Process. IT ● ● ● SOCRADES. EU. (one WP) ABB, LTU, Boliden, KTH +approx 25 MSEK Within SCOPE (Structural Control Opt. and Paper Quality Estimation in Pulping) ● Mesta = 10 MSEK ● Opto. Acustisk Fiber meas. = 4 MSEK With Finland (INTERREG) ● Oil analysis = 8 MSEK ● Vision system research Platform = 8 MSEK ● e. Maintenace = 5 MSEK Gender oriented design studies ~ 3 MSEK TUUDI – Fo. I portfolio = 42 MSEK SKAM – Collaboration Project = 18 MSK Projects from Process. IT activities ● Opti. Pro Sv. Verktygsteknik. 12 major manufact. industries. ~10, 5 MSEK ● Adopticum = 6 MSEK Project with Process. IT content ● Living. Lab Umeå approx = 4 MSEK ● DARE WP. LTU-Um. U ● UMIT = 31 MSEK 4 + 30 + 17 + 14 + ” 2009” > 90 projects performed or ongoing Completed projects ● Ongoing projects Results. Projects

Results ● Crane simulation ● Oryx Simulations AB product ● New company Algoryx simulation with a product ● 3 D-Measurement of Pellets ● DUR. Distance spanning maintenance of control circuits Glue Measurement for Wellpapp ● ● ● MBV Systems AB product ● New company Corr. Vision Technology with a product Centre for industrial optics

Building Projects

Growth in new products and services Parallel and synchronized flows Business men/women Fr om Innovators Developers Researchers Industry Drawn by id ea to pr od uc t Driven, Initiated by Commercialization Dev. Project Research Business opportunities Market needs Industry technology needs

From idea to product e repar Form P Partnering nt lopme t Deve roduc ility b Feasi Pilot p ing g Packaing tudy S t Marke ion ializat tr Indus Sales Project Commercial activities ● Methods varies and forms for cooperation varies over time ● Ideas, principles and experiences from partnering The partnering strategy includes shared goals, conflict handling, technical collaboration, follow up and continuous improvements, teambuilding, contracts, trust and relations. ● Use of existing and relevant tools and methods varies over time. ● Contracts, confirming what has been agreed on, signed in the early stages. ● Commercialization is the responsibility of the product owner. ● Most Process. IT financing in the beginning. To increase speed.

Projects in an application context Plant production equipment Must On-line, Real time Robust, safe and fault tolerant Can be monitored Is Integrated Can be wireless connected Can be offered as services Easy to use Maintenance and service free Automatically configured, calibrated and integrated Has a gender perspective Quality, material and product parameters Forest to paper Mine to minerals / metals Bioenergy / Biofeul Heavy Manufacturing Industries Systems for Control, Interaction , Communication and Measurements. Process. IT projekt Should Processes for Production, Maintenance, Design, Training and supply chain Project portfolios Wanted More effective, available and flexible

Application areas ● Methods of measurement without contact and “in-situ” ● of quality data, material properties, state of equipment, and material flows. ● Model-based control of complex systems ● ● (Optimisation of control systems) More efficient operator and maintenance work ● Operator and maintenance equipment ● Visualisation of complex process information ● Training and simulation systems

Process. IT R&D focus All R&D programs are tightly coupled to identified industry needs and to the two universities strong and existing areas in ICT. ● ● Measurement and control systems (9 professors and 17 faculty approx. ) Extensive industry needs in e g modelling, model based control, condition based monitoring & control, vision based systems and control optimization. Autonomous Systems Positioning, navigation, detection, safety etc Communication and Media (2 professors and 12 faculty approx. ) E g mobile infrastructure and embedded internet technology Interaction technology and Usability (5 professors and 5 faculty approx. ) E g man – machine interaction and the ability to understand use new functionality. Business processes (3 professors and 11 faculty approx. ) including how new applications can contribute to the business benefits for e g Maintenance systems and serve in supporting after sales.

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