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VTT upgrades pilot environment for 3D printing of metals: powders a step towards the future of product development

industry and research teams is expanding considerably. Machine and equipment manufacturers and the energy sector will particularly benefit from the plasma equipment. Research institutions and universities could also benefit from it. The new equipment is part of VTT’s pilot environment for powder materials. It will enable pilot-scale demonstration across the entire

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland’s new plasma equipment accelerates industrial production processes and the creation of new products. The entire production chain, from raw materials to product, has been accelerated and streamlined. Material development is the next step forward in the 3D printing. Plasma equipment has been installed for VTT

in Tampere, for the development and piloting of 3D printing powders. Plasma treatment changes the properties of various raw materials, for example the flowability of a material can be raised to the level required for 3D printing devices. The role of plasma treatment is emphasized especially in the processing of metal-ceramic composite powders. There are only a few equivalent devices in Europe, which are mainly used by research departments only. VTT’s equipment is available for academy and industry. VTT’s ability to offer a range of material composition that fulfil the needs of

production chain, from powder to product. “We offer an easy way to bring ideas and research results much closer to industrial exploitation. Our pilot environment, which is based on the one-stop principle, will markedly accelerate the achievement of results. We facilitate the entire production chain, from raw material to the testing of the finished component, thereby avoiding interruptions in companies’ own production processes,” says Tomi Lindroos, Research Team Leader at VTT.

Telia, Ericsson and Intel First to Make 5G Real in Europe First Public 5G Live Network in Europe Shows Benefits of High- Speed, Fast-Response Connectivity to Consumers and Business

Gabriela Styf Sjöman, global head of networks for Telia Company, says: “We want to be early with 5G and will bring it to life in Stockholm, Tallinn and Helsinki in 2018. We work together with our partners in the whole ecosystem to explore the powerful effect it is going to have for our customers and in society. It’s not only about building a new

EU Digital Summit – Tallinn, Estonia, Sept. 29, 2017 – Telia is deploying the first public 5G live network use cases in Europe in collaboration with Ericsson and Intel. This includes a high-speed 5G connection to

network but it’s also about building a new way of thinking and perceiving what a mobile network can be and can do. High speed, low latency, guaranteed capacity and truly mobile is going to push the boundaries of digitalization and we want to be there pushing it together with our partners.” Deploying early 5G solutions in real-world settings is vital for the industry to learn how the various technologies integrate into different types of businesses, in what types of environments it performs best, and the interoperability

a commercial passenger cruise ship delivering internet connectivity to the ship and its passengers while in port, and an industrial use case featuring a construction excavator remotely controlled with a live 5G network. The move is an important milestone in the global 5G roadmap, moving Ericsson, Intel and Telia, and more importantly Telia customers, closer to the goal of bringing 5G services to life in 2018 in both Tallinn and Stockholm, two of the world’s most digitalized cities.

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