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fertilisation or evaluate the best
time for harvesting grass, states
Researcher Jere Kaivosoja from the Natural
Resources Institute Finland.
Research project with strong bonds to the
corporate world
DroneKnowledge is a joint development
project between the National Land Survey
of Finland, University of Jyväskylä, Natural
Resource Institute Finland and VTT
Technical Research Centre of Finland. Well
over a dozen enterprises that wish to utilise
the research results in their business also
participate in the project.
The goal is to transfer the methods developed
into practice through the enterprises and
present the drone know-how of Finnish
research institutes and businesses.
− In October, we will organise an international
workshop in Jyväskylä, where researchers
and businesses have the opportunity to
show their know-how to the international top
within the field, says Docent Ilkka Pölönen
from the University of Jyväskylä.
Thin, Organic and Large Area
Electronics or hybrid printed electronics
is a continuously growing technology
with estimation of €37B market reach
in 2018. In order to secure European
dominant position, all major RTD’S on
hybrid Thin, Organic and Large Area
Electronics are developing an open
access pilot line that will impel the
commercial adoption of this promising
technology.
The project titled InSCOPE, has received funding from the
European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme, and aims to create an open access pilot line
service for Hybrid & Printed systems. The pilot line is modular
ensuring a comprehensive toolbox of printing, assembly,
production integration and process validation distributed over
the InSCOPE partners. Building the revolutionary platform
business model on the European ecosystem to allow faster
transition of product concept from R&D to product and support
the build of manufacturing capacity will also give a great
chance for SMEs to enter the market with THIN, ORGANIC and
LARGE AREA ELECTRONICS enabled products. The technology
is well suited for applications that require flexibility combined
with smart functionalities, especially in the health, smart
packaging and smart building, and automotive sector. Lower
manufacturing cost and fast access to prototypes are the main
drivers of hybrid process integration for potential users.
InSCOPE, the Pilot line service is serviced by top European
RTD’s with leading technological positions and state of the art
equipment in the domain of H-TOLAE.
Open Access Pilot Line for Hybrid Printed Electronics
The InSCOPE consortium brings
together a multi-disciplinary group
composed of 11 partners and 8
countries within the European Union
forming an ideal and well-balanced
team that includes Holst/TNO from
Netherlands, Centre for Process
Innovation (CPI) Limited from United
Kingdom, Commissariat à l’énergie
Atomique et aux énergies Alternatives
(CEA) from France, Teknologian
tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy from Finland, Interuniversitair
Microelectronicacentrum IMEC VZW from Belgium, Philips
Lighting B.V. from Netherlands; Robert Bosch GMBH from
Germany, Walter Pak SL from Spain, Glaxosmithkline Research
and Development LTD from United Kingdom, Kone Oyi from
Finland and Amires from Czech Republic.
The main impact of the project will be acquired from pilot
line service that will be tested on 15 SME development cases
that are devoted to new functionalities enabled by H-TOLAE.
Moreover, InSCOPE remains accessible to interested parties
even after the duration of InSCOPE period. InSCOPE pilot line
will mainly advance accuracy and reliability on print.
Corne Rentrop fom the Holst/ TNO Centre, who is coordinating
the project adds: Maturing the hybrid printed electronics
roadmap requires parties to supply large amounts of
products at a high quality to allow industrial relevant tests,
such as consumer satisfaction, clinical trials and large scaled
demonstrators, therefore InSCOPE project is a great opportunity
for supplying such service and at the same time strengthening
the European role in Printed Electronics technology
In future, drones will guide the work of
tractors. Photo: Jere Kaivosoja.
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