SIMULATION CLINIC Conference on Technology Transfer and Technology Clinics Helsinki 8 th May 2003 Coordination of the Simulation Clinic Matti Leivo, Project Manager Federation of Finnish Metal, Engineering and Electrotechnical Industries, MET

SIMULATION CLINIC The mission of the Federation of Finnish Metal, Engineering and Electrotechnical Industries - MET is to ensure that the finnish metals, engineering and electrotechnics industry has the prerequisites for success in global competition. Through its actions, MET promotes innovative and internationally competitive operating environments among others by encouraging and activating business development and networking. Coordination of a technology clinic is one natural way to activate development work.

Source: VTT, Delfoi Oy SIMULATION CLINIC Simulation Technology Simulation means representation of selected properties of a physical or an abstract system by a model. The model of the target system is used to research the behaviour of the target system.

SIMULATION CLINIC Motivation for Simulation Simulation is used to try out different options and to produce data for decision making. Typical situations are for example: the real system does not yet exist the experiments would involve high economical risks the experiments would be dangerous the experiments cannot be controlled or carried out the dynamics and response of the system is too slow Economic Impact of Simulation Simulation technology offers to companies great potential for: improving products perfecting processes reducing design-to-manufacturing cycle time reducing the cost of moving product from concept to delivery

SIMULATION CLINIC Chronology of events (Feasibility study report) Tekes’s call for offers MET’s offer Contract Tekes/MET Start-up seminar Preparatory work - business concept for the clinic - brochure, www, articles - seminar Analysis of service providers and commitment to the clinic Marketing of the clinic (MET, Tekes, Service providers) Start-up of the SME enterprise projects Marketing seminar

SIMULATION CLINIC The Role of the Coordinator is to be a Neutral Intermediary and an Operative Administrator Technological Service Provider markets diagnoses problem, expertise helps in applying acts as a development resource SME development needs lack of awareness of new technologies lack of resources and ability to test whether these new technologies could be of use to them Public promotor of R&D markets makes funding decisions Clinic Coordinator markets guides potential customers guides service providers organises proceedings manages applications and agreements manages of compensation payments reports progress to Tekes

SIMULATION CLINIC Simulation Clinic offers Services of simulation experts Comfortable way to exploit service providers Simulation Clinic serves SME enterprises of manufacturing industry (single consignments) Typical Clinic project Period of project 1 … 6 months Overall cost of service provider … EUR From which financial support of Tekes is max 50 %

SIMULATION CLINIC Contact with clinic Familiarisation with proposal Possible suggestions to service providers Composition of project plan (Actions, Timetable, Cost) Composition of project plan (Actions, Timetable, Cost) Tekes approval for financial support Signing of agreement Development work and report Company pays to service provider, Clinic pays financial support to company Company pays to service provider, Clinic pays financial support to company Coordinator Federation of finnish metal, engineering and electrotecnical industries P.O.Box 40 (Kehräsaari) FIN Tampere Matti Leivo Tel Mobile Financing Employment and Economic Development Centre for Pirkanmaa Technology Unit P.O.Box 467 (Kauppakatu 4) FIN Tampere Jarmo Raittila Tel The Progress of a Clinic Project

CT-Castech Inc Cybercube Oy Delfoi Oy Elastopoli Oy Enmac Oy EP-Logistics Oy Helsinki University of Technology / Automotive Engineering Helsinki University of Technology / Machine Design Laboratory Joensuu Science Park Ltd / Imtec (Plastic and Tools) Joensuu Science Park Ltd / Puugia - Centre for Wood Technology Lappeenranta University of Technology / Institute of Mechatronics and Virtual Engineering Lappeenranta University of Technology / Laboratory of Steel Structures and Strength of Materials Lumeo Sofware Inc. Muutostuuli Oy Numerola Oy Pohjois-Savo Polytechnic / WaLT-SIM POHTO -The Institute for Management and Technological Training Seinäjoki Polytechnic/ SeiTek Syncron Tech Ltd SW-Development Oy Tampere University of Technology / Tampere Virtual Reality Center Tampere University of Technology / Department of Mathematics Tampere University of Technology / Institute of Production Engineering Visual Components Oy VTT Industrial Systems SIMULATION CLINIC Number of Service Providers 25 8 research institutions, universities and polytechnics 6 technology tranfer institutions 11 privat companies and consultants Number of Projects of SME Enterprises 21 ( ) Auramo Oy Oy Cimet Finland Oy Fibox Enclosure Systems Oy Fibrocom Oy HTR-Steel Oy Hydnum Oy Kurikan Muotopuriste Oy Lammin Betoni Oy Leimet Oy Levypyörä Oy Meconet Oy Nirafon Oy Nokian Capacitors Oy Okartek Oy Orfer Oy Peiron Oy Semko Oy Teknikum Oy Teräspeikko Oy Deltatek Työkalu Kostamo Oy Urho Viljanmaa Oy Jalas

Number of Projects 10 5 Product Manufacturing process Production System Focus SIMULATION CLINIC Focus of Company Projects

SIMULATION CLINIC Some General Findings the subject of the clinic has proved to be current the scope of the focus has proved to be on a suitable level the number of service providers has on one hand ”overworked” the coordinator, but on the other hand helped in marketing the clinic has activated service providers to offer their services to SMEs the clinic has made lower the doorstep to exploit the expertise of the service providers for SMEs the marketing of technology clinics is demanding technology clinics are well suited to supporting problem solving oriented work (processing of funding applications is easy and rapid), effective tool for technology diffusion