reparation, manufacturing and quality control of complex products and prototypes (TRL 5-8):
Optimization of 3D model topology for additive manufacturing technology, development of metal-ceramic materials with gradient structure;
Material development (composite materials and structured surfaces) and material selection for product prototyping;
Quality control for complex products;
Design of complex prototypes;
3D printing (metals, plastics, composites, biomaterials), 3D scanning, quality control (photogrammetric, laser, X-ray and contact measurement), rapid prototyping;
Preparation of a 3D solid model based on measurement results.
Development of digital twins, application of virtual and augmented reality (VR / AR) technologies (see ivar.taltech.ee ) – TRL 5-7:
Assessing the suitability of VR / AR applications for (industrial) companies;
Assessing the development needs of digital twins;
Development of digital twins for industrial companies;
Development of virtual manufacturing environments;
Development of virtual and interactive manufacturing equipment and factory models.
Industrial robotics (TRL 6-7):
Use and testing of collaboration robots for SMEs;
Production optimization using a flexible manufacturing (FMS) solution, development of factory virtual simulation models;
Offline programming and program simulation (for robots, conveyors, factories).
Self-driving vehicles in production logistics (see autolab.taltech.ee) TRL5-7:
Development of AI algorithms and development of innovative methods in the industrial environment;
Development of virtual models of self-driving vehicles and industrial environment simulation methodologies;
Development of AI for self-driving vehicles and robots.
Preventive maintenance and optimization of smart manufacturing (TRL5-TRL7):
Development of production monitoring and forecasting system;
Development and testing of the preventive maintenance system in the company;
Development and testing of the Internet of Things (IoT) in the company.
Secure and sustainable energy supply for smart production (TRL5-7):
Research, testing and development of micro-network technologies suitable for industry;
Research on two-way control of energy flows in production equipment (V2G, G2V, dc-bus robots, etc.).
SmartIC services
Smart industry centre (SmartIC)
Project number: 2014-2020.4.01.16-0183
Fund: Support for research infrastructure of national importance on the basis of a roadmap
Applicant: Tallinn University of Technology (TTÜ)
Partner: Estonian University of Life Sciences(EMÜ)