SERVICES

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).
  • Equipment and factory models.

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.).

3D Printing Service

R&D activities in 3D metal printing field:

  • Development of materials (new materials to print, for example Si, ceramics, nanocomposites etc.)
  • Printing of composite materials (structured meso-structural metal-metal composites, metal-ceramics and metal-plast composites)
  • Structural surfaces (imitation of biostructures to test and optimize frictional properties)
  • Optimization of topology (bionic structures)
  • Printing of novel alloys (Al, Ag, W and other materials, development of new printing parameters)
  • Printing of hard alloys
  • Optimization of the industrial products to make them suitable for printing

Examples of the joint research:

  • Eesti Lennuakadeemia – printing of details for glider using Ti alloy and stainless steel
  • Tartu Ülikool – printing of supercapacitor elements using pure Al
  • Kiievi Polütehniline Instituut – meso-structures for development of composite materials
  • Mehaanika ja tööstustehnika instituut – FSW (Friction Stir Welding) tools from stellite (CoCr alloy)
  • Eesti Kunstiakadeemia – realization of student projects
  • TUT student organizations– Formula Student, Robotic Club, TUT – Mektory satellite project

Printing service description: University (TUT) is interested of long-term cooperation with the enterprises to implement new materials by using SLS (or SLM) tehnologies and to discover new materials and structural materials.

Price estimation of the printing for project-based cooperation:

  • duration of the project
  • amount of the models to be printed
  • development of the model and optimization
  • other project-related activities

Price estimation of the printing for one product:

  • preparation of the model to be printed
  • price of the material (volume of the model)
  • price of the equipment (usage hours)
  • operators cost

Examples of the joint research:

  • printing of the prototypes
  • printing of the prototype cases for electonic devices
  • desing of the cases and modeling for the prototypes
  • optimization of the models for printing

Printing service description: Printing service description: University (TalTech) is interested of long-term cooperation with the enterprises to implement new materials by using SLS (or SLM) tehnologies and to discover new materials and structural materials.
It is possible to print individual items and prototypes also.

Price estimation of the printing for one product:

  • preparation of the model to be printed
  • price of the material (volume of the model)
  • price of the equipment (usage hours)
  • operators cost

3D modeling, materials, and prototyping

  • 3D modeling (Creation of CAD solid model from point cloud)
  • Prototyping (chandges to the scanned models)
  • Rapid prototyping, high speed milling (milling from plastics, MDF using CAD model)
  • Connecting measuring results (point clouds) and prototyping (final product) by using CAD solutions (3D model)

Consultation:

  • engineering technical calculations
  • design of machines and metal structures
  • 3D modelling and reverse engineering

Contact person: Tõnu Leemet
Phone: 56 659 869
E-mail: tonu.leemet@emu.ee
Location: Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Technology

Consultation:

  • measuring of machine elements with 3D coordinate measuring machine
  • measuring of machine elements with shape tester

Contact person: Tõnu Leemet
Phone: 56 659 869
E-mail: tonu.leemet@emu.ee
Location: Estonian University of Life Sciences, Institute of Technology