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Central Baltic INTERREG IV A Programme 2007-2013Tauno Otto, 18.04.2012 08:51, E-mail to author, Print

Project related news

Next project meeting on 18th April in Tallinn

Seminar: Factories of the Future. Quality Dimension on 19th April in Tallinn

STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING on 20th April in Tallinn

Research

INNOREG research report:  The capability and competitiveness of the mechatronics field in the North-Estonia and South-Finland region

 New FMS starts from autumn 2012 in Tallinn

The planned and purchased Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS) animated preview is available here.

Signing of the contract between MECA and Fastems

Under the project INNOREG (co-financed by Interreg IVA program) the procurement procedure to find a manufacturer/supplier one of the most advanced FMS-system’s (flexible manufacturing system) in the world are successfully completed – the public contract signed on 14th of November by Association of Mechatronics (MECA) and Fastems Oy Ab. FMS-system costs ab. 2 million euros and will create the conditions for high-tech enterprises to create prototypes and low range productions.

Friday, on 25th of November took place a ceremony event in Tehnopol to mark the signing of the contract and future co-operation. The event included presentations by representatives of MECA (Mr.Jüri Riives), Fastems Oy Ab (Mr.Heikki Hallila) and Tallinn City Enterprise Board (Mr.Mart Repnau), the representatives of Tallinn University of Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs & Communications, and the representatives of entrepreneurs were also attended. Participants visited also the new building site of Tehnopol’s Mechatronics Centre which is combines office and laboratory space for world-class aerospace, plane- and other high-tech production lines and prototyping and were the FMS-system will be located (the cornerstone of Mechatronics was put on Oct 21th).

Tehnopol put a cornerstone for Mechatronics Centre

On 21th of October in Tallinn the cornerstone was put for a Tehnopol's Mechatronics Centre. The construction cost of the building is estimated to be 7 million EUR. Building of Mechatronics combines office and laboratory space for world-class aerospace, plane- and other high-tech production lines and prototyping. 

Mechatronics laboratory equipment costs 2 million EUR and will create the conditions for research institutions and high-tech enterprises to create prototypes and low range production. About 50% space of the ovarall 9000 square meters in the Center of Mechatronics is already booked. In addition to the laboratories, there are also office spaces, for cooperating companies in the mechatronics field.  Anchor tenants will be Mechatronics Innovation Centre IMECC and Metrosert that is building and calibrating measuring instruments. Read more...

INNOREG opening seminar took place on January 18th, 2011 at Tallink City hotel conference centre (Laikmaa tn 5) 13.00-16.00.

Slides of the presentations:

Hardo Pajula: Kas eurotsoon on osa uuest normaalist?
Antti Lassila: INNOREG – Cross border co-operation in quality management
Jussi Karlsson: Gross-border co-operation and joint interests in INNOREG -project
Jüri Riives: Development of Innovative Business Models for Ensuring Competitiveness
Krista Kampus: Regionaalne koostöö Läänemereregioonis

Previous activities

1^st STEERING GROUP MEETING  took place on November 17, 2010 at MIKES, Tekniikantie 1, Espoo, Finland (see calendar). After that followed work packet leaders meeting.

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