- Upper organisation
- VTT- University of Oulu, Oulu University of Applied Sciences and Business Oulu
- Address
Kaitovayla 1
90570Oulu
Finland
Description
In PrintoCent, companies get easy access to new business development and pilot manufacturing resources for the introduction of printed intelligence components, systems and products, from pilot production to early market trials. PrintoCent has wide global reach with its international member companies and partners.
Today more than 40 international companies are members in PrintoCent Industrial Cluster. PrintoCent is a global leader in the manufacturing know-how on printed and flexible products. PrintoCent forms the core of the printed intelligence cluster in Oulu region with its 250 researchers and product developers in research institutes and another 100 employed in companies in the Oulu region
VTT PrintoCent
VTT PrintoCent
Contact Person
Jukka Jaatinen
Equipment
Pilot factory with extensive Roll to Roll facilities for printed intelligence
- Equipment Link
- http://www.printocent.net
Services
PrintoCent Pilot Factory offers a wide variety of solutions and services such as printed intelligence research, technology and business development services and scaling up services. Application focus areas range from rapid disposable diagnostics, smart flexible lighting, wearable products to Internet-of-Things with sensors and energy harvesting. Offering examples include:
- Pilot scale manufacturing trials
- Factory planning and construction, machinery selection
- Quality and performance audits
- Factory device integration and production ramp-up support
PrintoCent has special focus on Roll-to-Roll (R2R) and hybrid manufacturing and optical measurements for quality assurance. Facilities include R2R pilot production, Hybrid integration and Over-moulding lines
- Services Link
- http://www.printocent.net
Activities
Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0 Process industry (processing of novel materials, structures, etc.) Monitoring and control Additive manufacturing High-performance production (flexibility, productivity, precision and zero defect) Intelligent/ sensor-based equipment Electronic and optical functional materials Surface engineering and coatings Optoelectronics (optical networks, optical sensors) Outsides system connectivity (communication, data transfer, wifi) Printed/flexible electronics Equipment technology Analogue and mixed signal devices (µ-wave, RF, THz) Heterogeneous integration/embedded systems Nanostructured coatings Photodetectors (solar cells, photo-diodes, photo-transistors) Intelligent/ sensor-based equipment Lighting (LED, OLED) OtherOther activities
• Disposable diagnostics chips
• Microfluidics