Challenges

A

• ABB Oy

  • Challenge number 12

    How can we create value with a take-back program

    What kind of concept and with what kinds of players could we create around take-back of our products at the end of their lifetime. How to make value with it to us, the partner(s) and customers.

• ABB oy, Smart Power

  • Challenge number 1

    Automation and worker well‑being

    How can automation be designed and integrated into factory work to meaningfully reduce physical strain and monotonous manual tasks – while ensuring that workers retain meaningful engagement, autonomy, and adaptability in their roles, and what best practices or evidence exist to support improvements in overall worker well‑being?

  • Challenge number 3

    Data-driven continuous improvement

    How can process-generated data be leveraged to accurately identify the root causes of inefficiencies and drive continuous improvement, ensuring decisions are based on evidence rather than intuition and what methods or tools are most effective in translating data insights into measurable process enhancements?

• ABB Oy, Smart Power

  • Challenge number 9

    Kone ihmisen työhyvinvoinnin mahdollistajana

    Kuinka laitteita ja koneita voidaan hyödyntää ihmisen työhyvinnoinnissa. Nykypäivänä teollisuudessa pystytään löytämään tuotannon työtä helpottavia ratkaisuja, jotka vähentävät työstä syntyvää fyysistä rasitusta. Automaation myötä myös toistuvia työvaiheita pystytään vähentämään.

  • Challenge number 10

    Datalla ohjattu jatkuva parantaminen

    Tänä päivänä datan määrän on valtava, mutta osataanko sitä hyödyntää. Miten löytää olennainen osa datasta, jotta kehittämisessä keskitytään löytämään tärkeimmät ja vaikuttavimmat parannuskohteet.

• Ab Stormossen Oy

  • Challenge number 17

    How to create a working circular economy matrix?

    A company claiming it does circular economy on its own has misunderstood the concept.

    • Attachment

• Ab Stormossen Oy

  • Challenge number 18

    Miten hyödynnettäisi materiaalitoria paremmin.

    Liittyen datan seurantaan, materiaalien jäljitettävyyten sekä kierrätykseen. Eli kun esim jossakin puretaan rakennus niin miten ne materiaalit sieltä saataisi paremmin kiertoon/uudelleenkäyttöön. Miten saadaan suunnittelijat, purkufirmat, rakennuttajat ja jätehuolto tuotua yhteen ja vuoropuheluun. Tarvitaanko materiaaleille/prosesseille certifikaatteja ja tietoa materiaalien alkuperästä jotta niitä voi hyödyntää? Eli datan jäljitettävyyttä ja paper trailia.

    Tällä hetkellä uudellenkäytetty materiaali on yleensä kalliimpaa sillon kun rakennetaan, eli on halvempaa ”ostaa uutena” kun että käydä läpi prosessit siitä että saadaan jokin materiaali uudellenkäyttöön.

B

• Business Kristinestad

  • Challenge number 16

    How to use digital twins in evaluating the feasibility of circular bioeconomy sidestream utilization

    Business Kristinestad is actively developing new business for primary producers, based on un/underutilized biowaste and sidestreams. Key issues are 1.) the value of the end-products compared to te existing fossil alternatives, 2.) available biomasses are distantly located and the volumes are small; and 3.) the logistics must be planned effectively. The use of digital twins could be a right tool for this, and we are looking for research partners to innovate new solutions with us.

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D

• Danfoss

  • Challenge number 11

    A. Digital twins (in English) Value Creation and Business Model B. Datalla ohjattu jatkuva parantaminen -Yksi tuote, monta versiota -> varmistaminen koko elinkaaren ajan

    A.How does the Digital twin ”toolbox” support Industry 5.0, sales, design, and maintenance?

    B.Component manufacturer and partners collaboration point of view

V

• Vaasa University of Applied Sciences

  • Challenge number 5

    Expanding the circular economy beyond recycling

    How can the principles of the circular economy be applied beyond simple recycling to create more sustainable and efficient industrial and service systems, ensuring that new processes remain economically viable, environmentally responsible, and socially beneficial? What strategies or examples can guide organizations in implementing these solutions effectively?

  • Challenge number 6

    The potential of digital twins

    How can digital twin technology be used to simulate and improve complex industrial and service processes so that organizations can anticipate problems, optimize resource use, and enhance decision-making?

  • Challenge number 7

    Building collaborations for a circular economy

    What kinds of new partnerships and collaborations are needed to advance circular economy initiatives, enabling companies and organizations to share resources, knowledge, and capabilities effectively, and what models or examples exist to support the development of these sustainable networks?

  • Challenge number 8

    Enhancing industrial cybersecurity

    How can industrial organizations strengthen their cybersecurity strategies to protect critical systems and data, maintain operational continuity and resilience, and ensure that employees follow secure practices while fostering a culture of awareness and preparedness?

• VEO Oy

  • Challenge number 4

    Educational institutions and evolving skill needs

    How are educational institutions preparing for rapidly changing skill requirements in the workforce? To what extent have curricula been adapted to meet these changes, and how effectively can schools adjust on the fly? What is being taught, and at what level, to ensure that companies have clear insight into the talents and competencies entering the labor market?

• VILPE Oy

  • Challenge number 13

    Interaction between human and machine

    Don't know. This is a new topic for me.

• VILPE Oy

  • Challenge number 15

    I have no challenge

    I have no challenge

W

• Wärtsilä

  • Challenge number 2

    The role of AI in industry

    How can AI be effectively applied in industrial processes to maximize efficiency and innovation, while identifying areas where AI use may be inappropriate or risky and what strategies or safeguards are needed to mitigate potential ethical, safety, and operational hazards?

• Wärtsilä Energy

  • Challenge number 14

    AI for personal productivitiy

    Do you think current AI tools (Gen AI, Agents, RPA) can be successful in achieving a higher level of personal productivity?

    How can the ROI value be measured in the context of international organizations?