The Factory2Fit project team gathered for the 5th consortium meeting in wintery Finland on 7–8 February 2018. The meeting was hosted by project partner Prima Power at their Technology and Training Center in Kauhava in Southern Ostrobothnia. Read more →
Factory2Fit partners Päivi Heikkilä and Timo Kuula from VTT attended a researchers’ event hosted by the Finnish Industrial Union in Helsinki on 12th December 2017. Read more →
Finnish manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders overwhelmed by number of applications as a result of a recruitment campaign on Facebook
Hydroline is a rapidly growing family-owned hydraulic systems company based in the town of Siilinjärvi in eastern Finland. They are well aware of the need for new solutions to convince people that factories can be appealing and inspiring working environments. Companies across the manufacturing sector struggle to attract skilled workers and thus try to reinvent themselves to improve their image and to demonstrate to workers that a career in manufacturing can be a viable option for them. Read more →
Factory2Fit was represented at the 8th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE), held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California 17th-21st July 2017. Read more →
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Esko Petäjä
Research & Development Manager, Prima Power
This week the Spotlight is on Esko Petäjä, R&D Manager at Prima Power. Prima Power is a leading manufacturer of laser and sheet metal machinery, and one of the three industrial partners of Factory2Fit. Speaking from his office in Kauhava, Finland, Esko describes his role in Factory2Fit and shares his views on the project.
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Senior Researcher Cemalettin Öztürk
United Technologies Research Centre Ireland Limited (UTRC Ireland)
We recently spoke to Cemalettin Öztürk, Senior Researcher with UTRC Ireland, about his role in Factory2Fit and his views on the project.
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Research and Development Manager Fernando Ubis
Visual Components
We recently caught up with Fernando Ubis, Research and Development Manager with Visual Components, at the company’s headquarters in Espoo, Finland. Visual Components is a leading global provider of 3D factory simulation software that offers machine builders, system integrators, and manufacturers a simple, quick, and highly cost-effective way to build and simulate their total process solutions.
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New Product Launch Manager Thomas Walter
Continental Automotive GmbH
This week we spoke to Thomas Walter, New Product Launch Manager with Continental Automotive’s Industrial Engineering department, about his role in Factory2Fit.
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Research Assistant Kostas Apostolakis
Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH)
This week we spoke to Kostas Apostolakis, Research Assistant from the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), about his role in Factory2Fit and his views on the project.
The Factory2Fit project has received funding from Horizon 2020 (H2020/2014-2020), the European Union’s Programme for Research and Innovation under grant agreement n° 723277