Annual Report 2014
ProcessIT Innovations is the heart of a regional innovation and growth system, structured as a research centre for Luleå University of Technology (LTU) and Umeå University. In addition to the Universities, ProcessIT supports a number of partners through a cooperative agreement. These organisations are County Administrative Boards of Norrbotten and Västerbotten, Umeå, Skellefteå, Piteå and Luleå municipalities and the companies ABB, Boliden, Komatsu Forest, LKAB, SCA, Skellefteå Kraft and Smurfit Kappa. The strategic concept of ProcessIT Innovations is to create projects where researchers and IT companies, along with process industries and their supplier companies, can tackle the IT and automation challenges that this raw material oriented industry is facing. The aim is to enhance regional and national raw material oriented industries and to strengthen the regional IT and supplier companies international competitiveness as well as establish a leading European research and development centre in the field of automation. The expected results are: new products and services from existing or newly established companies improvements in competitiveness for the raw material oriented industry strong and relevant research programmes new business opportunities for the raw material oriented industry and its suppliers regional growth through the expansion of existing and newly established companies. More information can be found at: www.processitinnovations.se Contents 10 strong years 3 ProcessIT towards 2020 4 10 years of growth and investments 6 For this reason, I m on the board of ProcessIT Innovations 8 The SCOPE project within the pulp and paper industry 10 Influential collaboration 11 GRAM with projects for the mining industry 12 More projects with ProcessIT Innovations during 2014 13 3 projects funded by Horizon 2020 and SPIRE 14 Results 2014 15 Board of Directors, Executive Management and Project Office 16 Scientific articles and publications 17 Awarded for gender equality 19 Distinct result 2014 20 2 ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014
Successes impacting on national and international levels. Magdalena Andersson, Västerbotten County Governor Chair of ProcessIT Innovations 10 strong years ProcessIT Innovations achieves great success in the meeting between new technologies and traditional enterprises. We can now demonstrate this as we summarise ten years of ProcessIT Innovations. Ten years ago ProcessIT Innovations was chosen as one of the state-owned VINNOVA S VINNVÄXT winners. This has resulted in a major investment in the regional innovation system in northern Sweden and contributed towards the successes in the meeting between new technologies and traditional enterprises. Successes that have also impacted on national and international levels. It is therefore with great pleasure that in 2014 we received the news that VINNOVA had chosen to finance ProcessIT Innovations for another four years. It is a testament to all those who have participated in the enterprise. Along with the contribution of other stakeholders, VINNOVA s continued funding means that ProcessIT Innovations can invest almost SEK 50 million over the next few years to develop the process industry, its suppliers and researchers in the pro- cess industrial IT and automation sector in northern Sweden. In 2014, we also became aware of the first announcements in the National Innovation Programme Process Industrial IT and Automation. ProcessIT Innovations has been highly involved in the formation of this innovation programme, and will also be a part of these activities in the future. The programme is extremely important. With nearly a quarter of a billion Swedish Kronor to be distributed over the next four years this will also be an important injection for the parties involved in ProcessIT Innovations network. The raw materials and products supplied by the north of Sweden are of great significance for the whole country. We have energy, forests and ore, and we have amassed a great deal of expertise in these areas, both in academia and in industry. An achievement we should be both happy and proud of. However, to lead the development in the future requires increased expertise. This is one of the most important issues for our major industries and the technology companies they collaborate with. It is therefore also an important issue for ProcessIT Innovations that we wish to focus on, not least by encouraging more young people to apply for engineering and technology courses. This technology-intensive work also demands a strong gender equality perspective. These are issues that I wish to be a part of and to run, both as chair of ProcessIT Innovations and as county governor of Västerbotten. There are so many studies that show the competitiveness of industries and businesses that deal with gender equality improves. However, this is an on-going undertaking and we must be resolute in sticking to it. Magdalena Andersson, Västerbottens läns landshövding, ordförande i ProcessIT Innovations ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014 3
ProcessIT towards 2020 The ten-year VINNVÄXT programme for ProcessIT Innovations ended in 2014 with an international assessment, which gave the activity top marks. VINNOVA now intends to invest additional funds in a continuation, in total SEK 50 million over the coming years. ProcessIT Innovations will receive continued funding from VINNOVA of SEK 18 million over four years. This means, along with other co-financing, close to SEK 50 million in core funding, which through ProcessIT Innovations can be invested in the development of the process industry, its suppliers and researchers in the area Process Industrial IT and Automation in northern Sweden. It was gratifying decision that came in the autumn of 2014, ten years after ProcessIT Innovation was chosen as one of the Government agency VINNOVA s VINNVÄXT winners. The continued confidence signifies a strong investment in the regional innovation and growth systems in the area of Process Industrial IT and Automation. A variety of completely new networks and collaborations between process industries, supplier companies and researchers in northern Sweden have already been established with tangible results in terms of new products, services and companies. When Per Levén, CSO and John Lindström, CEO look forward towards 2020, they see a Process- IT Innovations that will grow even stronger as a project broker, with networks where new parties can always join. We will continue to be a strong vanguard in bringing together partners in key projects. As a project house, we ensure that all parties come closer together, says Per Leven. We are promoting cooperation between different research groups and their networks with industries and businesses, says John Lindström. Per Levén and John Lindström emphasise that at the current time industry is in the midst of a transformative industrialisation process with increased automation and greater complexity. A development that requires a continued increase in skills, not least within IT and automation 4 ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014
We will continue to be a strong vanguard bringing together partners. Per Leven, CSO, ProcessIT Innovations issues. Here ProcessIT Innovations is always prepared to be a strong link between university researchers and suppliers and industrial companies that are dependent on new areas of expertise. We are fully committed to what industry sees as its principal focus for the coming years, says Per Leven. We will be a stakeholder that contributes to industrial companies strengthening their research, development and innovation in industrial IT and automation. Increased collaboration Collaboration is a key issue and an important core competency for ProcessIT Innovations, not least to tackle increased global competition. We will see more advanced business models where an ever increasing number of companies not only sell products and services, but entire systems and functions. This involves greater integration across the value chain, explains John Lindström. Per Levén, CSO, ProcessIT Innovations. Internationally Increasing internationalisation is another part of the development that the two executives see in the coming years. Per Levén and John Lindstrom believe that there are already many good examples. In recent years a number of technology companies in the region have moved into strong market positions, not only nationally but also internationally. We will be able to help more companies to move towards internationalisation via various EU projects, adds John Lindstrom. We see that we have a number of small and medium-sized businesses with strong positions in a number of technology areas. We will keep close links to companies that have gained a foothold on the international market with their technology, says Per Leven. With the renewed confidence from VINNOVA and with a continuously growing number of companies and organisations in the enterprise, the future looks bright for ProcessIT Innovations. We will help more companies to move towards internationalisation. Digitalisation and collaboration Digitalisation and collaboration will be key issues for ProcessIT Innovations during the years up to 2020. Digitalisation runs deep in the process industries plants and processes - from physical raw material flows to the strategic business decisions. What we are seeing is the beginning of a trend towards a third industrial revolution and a third wave of automation. Vast amounts of data will generate new types of insights through advanced analytical methods. At the same time digitalisation will extend, more clearly than today, beyond the traditional factory and involve many stakeholders. This restructuring is the focus of ProcessIT Innovations. The new-generation s solutions will need knowledge from more stakeholders and areas, which will place greater demands on collaboration. This implies a greater need for collaboration platforms such as ProcessIT Innovations. Collaboration The new-generation s solutions will need knowledge from more stakeholders and areas, which will place greater demands on collaboration. This implies a greater need for collaboration platforms such as ProcessIT Innovations. PiiA and Arrowhead In the coming years several very tangible collaboration projects will be fundamental for ProcessIT Innovations. This includes the national strategic innovation area Process Industrial IT and Automation, PiiA, and the extensive European initiative Arrowhead, Europe s largest research project in the development of automation for manufacturing, energy and process industries. ProcessIT Innovations has actively contributed to both of these initiatives in order for them to be realized. These investments are extremely large, with a budget of SEK 220 million for Process Industrial IT and Automation and about SEK 615 million kronor (EURO 68 million) for Arrowhead. John Lindström, CEO, ProcessIT Innovations. John Lindström, CEO, ProcessIT Innovations ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014 5
10 years of growth and investments ProcessIT Innovations has operated for ten years in northern Sweden. A decade characterised by billions of kronor s worth of investments in the region. Just the examples on this spread involve well over SEK 50 billion. ProcessIT Innovations will continue to build networks in this powerful innovation system. 2005 Start of the LKAB upper secondary school in Malmfälten. 2006 Billerud Karlsborg invests in a new turbine for SEK 285 million. LKAB opens new pelletizing plant in Malmberget, MK3, an investment worth SEK 2.6 billion. ABB enters an agreement with LKAB for e.g. pithead gear winches for approximately SEK 140 million. 2007 SCA Obbola puts a new recovery boiler into service for SEK 875 million. ABB enters an agreement with Boliden, Aitik mine, for approximately SEK 160 million. Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner inaugurates a new biomass boiler in Piteå. An investment worth about SEK 800 million. 2008 LKAB opens a new pelletizing plant in Kiruna and a new mineral processing plant, an investment worth SEK 7 billion. LKAB invests SEK 50 million in Luleå University of Technology to establish a LKAB Excellence Centre in Mining and Metallurgy at the university. Adopticum in Skellefteå is formed as a centre for robust industrial optics. 2009 LKAB opens a new ore port in Narvik for SEK 2 billion. SCA Munksund puts a new biological treatment plant into service for SEK 220 million. SCA Obbola commissions a new evaporation plant for SEK 375 million. 2010 Boliden opens the expansion of the Aitik mine, an investment worth SEK 5.2 billion. The network Forest technology cluster forms an economic association. Pilot plant for black liquor from Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner inaugurated in Piteå. About SEK 200 million awarded in aid from the EU and the Swedish Energy Agency. ProcessIT.EU formed with a focus on automation solutions primarily in the process industry. 2011 LKAB provides a grant of SEK 50 million to the foundation HLRC at LTU and forms the LKAB Academy. SCA Munksund invests a total of SEK 540 million in paper machinery and the refurbishment of a recovery boiler. Komatsu Forest donates SEK 35 million to the Technology college in Umeå. UMIT Research Lab inaugurated. UMIT is Umeå University s strategic investment in advanced simulation and software technology. Skellefteå Kraft invests in plant for a total of SEK 926 million. 6 ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014
2012 Boliden opens a new plant to recycle waste electronics, an investment worth SEK 1.3 billion. LKAB inaugurates a new main level at the Malmberg iron ore mine at a depth of 1250 metres. The investment amounts to SEK 4.5 billion. SCA Munksund inaugurates a winder for SEK 255 million. SCA Obbola invests about SEK 420 million in white liquor and green liquor handling. Komatsu Forest signs an agreement with a Brazilian pulp mill to a value of about SEK 1.4 billion. ABB awarded an order worth approximately SEK 210 million to to revamp four mine hoists for LKAB s new main level in the Kiruna mine. Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner inaugurates a new chipper, an investment worth about SEK 40 million. Skellefteå Municipality co-finances the Adopticum Foundation project with a total of SEK 1.4 million. Project Simovate at UMIT Research Lab receives SEK 20 million. Half of which comes from VINNOVA, half from participating industries. 2013 ABB contributes to the installation of a new pithead gear winch at Boliden s Renström mine. An investment worth about SEK 57 million. LKAB inaugurates a new main level at the Kiruna mine at a depth of 1365 metres. An investment of more than SEK 12 billion. SCA Obbola invests SEK 500 million in a new digester house. Together with investments in e.g. recovery boiler, evaporation plant, press washer, white liquor and green liquor handling this means an investment in recent years of some SEK 2.5 billion. Arrowhead starts with Luleå University of Technology as coordinator. A total of 78 parties participate with an allocated budget of SEK 590 million for this Europe s largest research project in the development of automation for manufacturing, energy and process industries. The project runs from 2013 to 2017. Skellefteå Kraft contributes to stage 1 of Blaiken wind farm with 30 wind power stations. 2014 SCA Munksund puts a new lime kiln into service for SEK 490 million. Boliden decides to invest SEK 600 million in the Aitik mine. LKAB decides to invest about one billion kronor in a new conveyor system from the ore stock site to the shiploader at the port facilities in Narvik. LKAB and Kiruna Municipality sign an agreement to construct a new town centre in Kiruna. Metsä Board decides on an investment of SEK 1.6 billion for the manufacture of folding box board in Husum. SSAB takes the decision on the total renovation of the blast furnace in Luleå, an investment of nearly SEK 1 billion. ABB wins a new hoist order for LKAB in Kiruna mine. The strategic innovation programme Process Industrial IT and Automation (PiiA) starts with a budget for 2014-2016 of SEK 220 million. Boliden inaugurates the expansion of the Garpenberg mine. An investment worth SEK 3.9 billion. Boliden inaugurates the plant in Kokkola, Finland, for the extraction of silver. An investment worth about SEK 250 million. ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014 7
For this reason, I m on the board of ProcessIT Innovations Magdalena Andersson County Governor County of Västerbotten I m on the board of ProcessIT Innovations to contribute towards and strengthen the raw material oriented industry, both here in the region and in the rest of Sweden. My vision is for ProcessIT to be instrumental in the creation of new products and services, to provide competitive improvements, relevant research programmes, new business opportunities and also, most importantly, provide welcome growth. Staffan Sandström Technical Director Boliden Mineral Through ProcessIT we have an opportunity to run projects with other companies and suppliers in a technical field outside of our core competency. ProcessIT has both a broad and deep understanding of the raw material oriented industry s automation needs and the expertise to formulate, organise, coordinate and manage projects within the technical field of automation. Kent Tano Principal R&D Expert LKAB LKAB has a business strategy based on technological leadership. LKAB has for some time chosen a path that starts from a strong, and in the future extended, collaboration with external centres of excellence on national and international levels, including ProcessIT Innovations. Collaboration with ProcessIT Innovations gives synergies and accelerates research and development work. It is also a success factor for the recruitment of skilled researchers. A strong collaboration has been established in LKAB s research-oriented activities with, among others, Luleå University of Technology as well as leading international institutions and stakeholders over a long period. Our raw material oriented industry is extremely important for the whole future of Sweden, and the environment, the collaboration climate and the belief in the future, which up here in the north of Sweden is unique. Tomas Lagerberg Head of Automation Research ABB Corporate Research As a representative of the country s largest supplier of automation and power equipment, I believe ProcessIT Innovations provides a unique opportunity to interact, discuss and interact with many of our key customers. Our raw material oriented industry is extremely important for the whole future of Sweden, and the environment, the collaboration climate and the belief in the future, which up here in the north of Sweden is unique. It feels very good to be a part of this. Anders Kyösti Technical Director SCA Munksund ProcessIT plays an important role for the raw material-oriented industry in channelling resources from universities and sub-suppliers, towards key development areas for us, for example, process automation. In this context ProcessIT is also an essential link between the various stakeholders. The Board s work is important in order to create the right conditions for these activities. 8 ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014
For this reason, I m on the board of ProcessIT Innovations Lena Gustafsson Vice-Chancellor Umeå University Collaboration is an important basis for the development of knowledge and skills between university research and education and the remainder of society. Umeå University, through ProcessIT, is involved in forming partnerships between the raw material-oriented industries, technology companies and research. ProcessIT has contributed to numerous successful collaborations that have strengthened competitiveness in the region. The fact that we can do this together with Luleå University of Technology is an immense benefit for the whole of northern Sweden. Seved Lycksell Business Area Manager Skellefteå Kraft Northern Sweden is very important for our national supply of raw materials from e.g. ore, forest and energy. As a representative of the energy industry, I see great challenges with new types of production as well as tougher markets. The pressure to refine, rationalise and streamline demands smart technological solutions where automation is a key component. The grouping around ProcessIT gains, through strong national and international networks in the field of automation, access to cooperation, expertise and resources that extend far beyond the region while putting north of Sweden on the map. Martin Ärlestig Plant Manager Komatsu Forest The dialogue with other stakeholders is important. With the help of ProcessIT Innovations, we have entered numerous collaborations with other industries and universities. Simulations for steel wire ropes, non-invasive measurement, autonomous machines that are controlled remotely, prediction of service and collaboration with the mining industry are just some examples. ProcessIT gives closeness to the university, both within and outside the country s borders, with access to cutting edge expertise that is otherwise difficult for a company to create itself. ProcessIT has small overheads, is efficient and gives fast results based on the needs of the company. Jerker Delsing Professor Luleå University of Technology ProcessIT Innovations creates exciting meetings between the needs of industry and the curiosity and cutting edge thinking of research. The foundations are laid here for exciting research and innovation projects that lead to improved competitiveness for both industry and academia. Lars Atterheim CEO BioSteam As a member of the ProcessIT board, I would like to contribute to strengthening research and development for the process industry in northern Sweden. ProcessIT participates through networking to promote collaboration between universities, industry and the public sector to develop IT solutions that are not just applicable within our region. Through the developed technology resulting in synergies and becoming financially applicable within our export industry it can provide the opportunity to build new service companies within our region that can provide new products on the international market. For my part, it is very important that the members of ProcessIT s board can agree on a common goal to attain an industrial application and development in our region. ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014 9
Participants in SCOPE visiting SCA Obbola, June 2014. SCOPE-project within the pulp and paper industry At ProcessIT Innovations SCOPE, the industry programme for pulp and paper, captures current issues within the area. Four projects supported by SCOPE during 2014 are presented below. Non-invasive pile scanning Many industries have a need to easily, robustly and objectively measure the volume of the large piles of wood chips, slag, stone, logs or the like. However, the solutions developed have various weaknesses. Within the framework of the project, Adopticum has examined three different techniques - stereo cameras, laser line scanner and scanned total station. The study also examined how the packing density in chip stacks affects the measurement result. Partners in addition to ProcessIT: Adopticum, Boliden Mineral, Norra Skogsägarna, Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner, Umeå University. Fibre direction The project aimed to develop new non-invasive fully optical measurement techniques to determine the fibre direction and fibre direction distribution in paper. A conceptual design has been produced that shows it is possible to determine the direction of the fibre and the fibre direction distribution through a fully optical method. Partners in addition to ProcessIT: The Kempe Foundations, Luleå University of Technology. Industrial router The project has investigated whether it is possible to find an easier and less expensive way to establish measurement points in the process industry where these are not available in sufficient scope. Today, it is expensive to install new measurement points as you have to lay optic fibre and make holes in pipes. The aim has been to build a flexible industrial router, which, together with equipment already available on the market, can be used to wirelessly make surface measurements of temperature and flow. An industrial router built to operate in rugged industrial environments has been installed at SCA Munksund to collect values from a total of six wireless sensors. The router could continuously report the status during the entire test period, even though there is very poor mobile coverage inside the mill. Partners in addition to ProcessIT: SCA Munksund, Elektroniksystem, Umeå University. Drying and fractionation of biosludge Sludge from bio-treatment plants in pulp and paper mills is a growing problem due to new regulations that prohibit the disposal of organic waste. New sludge drying methods are therefore needed so that the sludge becomes a resource instead of a problem. The project has investigated how convective drying of mixed and pure bio-sludge using Tornado technology meets these requirements. The project makes up an important base for continued work in how to take care of the large amounts of bio-sludge produced in municipal wastewater treatment plants, biotreatment plants in the pulp and paper mills and similar facilities in an economically and environmentally sound way. Partners in addition to ProcessIT: Airgrinder, Metsä Board Husum, Processum, SCA Obbola, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. 10 ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014
Strong partnerships The collaboration with trade and industry, universities and community organisations is a cornerstone of ProcessIT Innovations. A joint innovation system can be formed based on the rich variety of raw materials and assets available in the region. The largest funders to ProcessIT are listed below. ABB is a leading supplier of products and systems for power transmission and process and industrial automation. Boliden is a leading global mining and smelting company and the third largest supplier of copper and zinc in Europe. Komatsu Forest is one of the world s largest manufacturers of forestry machines with it head office and technology centre in Umeå. LKAB is a world leading high-tech minerals group and producers of processed iron ore products for the steel industry. SCA is an international paper company that manufactures absorbent hygiene products, packaging solutions and printing paper. Skellefteå Kraft is one of the largest producers of electric power in Sweden. Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner Piteå is Europe s largest Kraftliner mills and is a part of the Smurfit Kappa Group. VINNOVA is a government agency that promotes sustainable growth through the funding of needs-oriented research and development of effective innovation systems. www.vinnova.se A number of the companies and organisations that participated in ProcessIT Innovation Network in 2014 are listed below. Kiruna LKAB Midroc Automation Mine Tec Progressum Softcenter Gällivare/Malmberget Boliden Expandum GeoVision LKAB RTC Övertorneå Övertorneå kommun Utbildning Nord Gränsälvsgymnasiet Kalix Billerud Karlsborg Electropolis Electrotech Luleå Agio Alent Drying BnearIT DaMill D-Flow Technology Eistec EPN Partners Ericsson Research InternetBay IUC Norrbotten Luleå Energi Luleå kommun Luleå tekniska universitet Länsstyrelsen MBV Systems Midroc Automation Mobilaris NEAVA Norrbottens handelskammare Optac Optimation Rubico Räddningstjänsten SSAB Luleå Sogeti Svensk Verktygsteknik Swerea-MEFOS Tieto Tillväxtverket Boden Boden Energi Piteå Corrvision Technology Interactive Institute Optimation Piteå Energi Piteå kommun SCA Munksund Smurfit Kappa Kraftliner SunPine Boliden Boliden Skellefteå Adopticum Airgrinder Argentum BioSteam Boliden Rönnskärsverken Data Ductus Datapolarna Explicit Fotonic GreenExergy IUC Bothnia Luleå tekniska universitet Optronic Skellefteå kommun Skellefteå Kraft SP Trätek Xore Robertsfors Norrlandsvagnar Element Six Techsam Electronics Vilhelmina, Åsele, Dorotea Dorotea Component & Construction Dorotea kommun Dorotea Mekaniska Ecoclime ELBK Svarv GGB AB Inlandets Teknikpark, Malgomaj skolan Inpipe S-Kaross Solifer Polar Stalon svets och smide Suncore TIAB Vilhelmina Ing byrå Vilhelmina kommun Ålrajt Information Åsele kommun Åsele Näringslivsstiftelse ÅMV Production Lycksele Cartesia IGIS Vindeln Indexator Umeå Acino Algoryx Simulation Anchor Management Cinnober CodeMill Dohi Eagerbee Elsys FältCom Interactive Institute KnowIT/Candeo Komatsu Forest Ladokenheten LinCargo Logex Logistikgruppen Länsstyrelsen Norrmejerier Oryx Simulations P.F. Konsult QIS Regionförbundet Västerbotten Reqsys SCA Obbola SeaFlex Skogforsk SpaceTime Communication Svenska Försäkringsfabriken Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet T3 TRIMMA Umbio UmeFast Umeå Energi Umeå kommun Umeå universitet Volvo IT Volvo Lastvagnar Nordmaling Lamiroc AB Örnsköldsvik BAE Systems Domsjö Fabriker Eurocon Eurocon Optimation Kompetenslänken MetsäBoard MOPSsys MoRe Research M-Real Processum ProTak PulpEye SEKAB E-technology Umeå universitet Mellansel Hägglunds Drives Väja Mondi Dynäs Sandviken FindIT Smedjebacken Ovako Bar Sundsvall Kemira Mittuniversitetet SSG Hudiksvall Företagsutbildarna Västerås ABB Corporate Research Robotdalen/MDH SICS Västerås Stockholm KTH SICK Springworks TEBAB/SACE VINNOVA Eskilstuna Volvo Construction Equipment Storung Nordkalk Karlstad Billerud Korsnäs Gruvön Företagsutbildarna Göteborg Chalmers tekniska högskola Chalmers Professional Education Kungsbacka Cold Cut Systems Örebro Atlas Copco Örebro Universitet Växjö Föreningen Tunga Fordon Ljungby Electrolux Olofström Volvo Cars Finland Digipolis, Kemi Technology Park Efora Lapin AMK Mionex Outokumpu Stainless Outokumpu Chrome Rambooms Stora-Enso Oyj Fine Papers Talvivaara Uleåborg universitet VTT Österbotten, Finland Baltic Yahts Walki Novia Ketek Mirka Prevex Riitan Herkku Narvik, Norge Forskningsparken i Narvik Narvik Composite ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014 11
notiser GRAM projects for the mining industry GRAM is ProcessIT Innovations branch programme for the mining industry. Several of the projects run in the programme are a part in realizing the venture SMIFU, Sustainable Mine and Innovation for the Future. The vision is to stimulate the development of the mining industry of tomorrow including safer mines and sustainable and environmentally friendly mining. WROOMM Wireless and remote operation of mobile machines The purpose of the WROOMM project, Wireless and remote operation of mobile machines, is to develop conceptual solutions for remote loading with large wheel loaders in underground mines, as well as remote monitoring of these machines. Ore can then be mined faster and more efficiently as loading can be started directly after blasting, before the drifts are ventilated when the personnel cannot work underground. This technology would mean increased competitiveness for relevant industrial partners. The mining company Boliden can improve capacity during excavation, loading and transportation of the ore up from their underground mines. Volvo CE will be able to develop effective solutions for remotely controlled and monitored wheel loaders. ABB is expected to gain increased competitiveness through integration with Volvo CE while Oryx can be strengthened as a supplier of training simulators for training of operators to remotely control wheel loaders. The WROOMM project has received funds through the national strategic innovation programme for Process Industrial IT and Automation and is run in cooperation with Boliden, Volvo CE, ABB, Oryx and SICS, which contribute to the project with a sum corresponding to the appropriation. Accordingly, the project has an overall turnover of around SEK 10 million over three years, of which VINNOVA has allocated SEK 4,950,000. The project manager is Ulf Bodin at Luleå University of Technology. FIREM Fire rescue in mines The aim of the project is to investigate whether the mining industry can combine modern fire-fighting techniques with existing remote controlled vehicles. Thereby making this vehicle a fire-fighting unit. Appropriated funds from VIN- NOVA amounted to SEK 367,000. The project includes Robotdalen, Boliden Mines, Volvo CE, Cold Cut Systems, Rescue Services, Örebro University, Luleå University of Technology / ProcessIT Innovations. The project manager is Lennart Karlsson, Mälardalen University College. SIAA - Collaboration for integration and automation of work vehicles Sweden has vast expertise in the area of field robotics and autonomous work vehicles. The aim of the project is to investigate whether it is possible to form a sufficiently strong association of companies and research units to work together within the integration and automation of work vehicles. The collaboration platform should include stakeholders that can own and utilise new knowledge. VINNOVA has allocated SEK 500,000 to the project. The project includes the Association of Heavy Vehicles, Atlas Copco, Luleå University of Technology/ProcessIT Innovations, Volvo CE, Robotdalen/Mälardalen University College, Örebro University, and Komatsu Forest. The project leader is Alexander Airosto, Association of Heavy Vehicles. SKUT enhanced operator support for remote controlled rock breaking The pilot study will result in a multimodal interface concept that provides the operator with feedback during remote controlled rock breaking. The feedback can, for example, inform the operator about how forces and loads affect the operation of the machine. The idea is to convey impressions to the senses that are disconnected when machines are controlled remotely. The pilot study has received a grant from VINNOVA of SEK 500,000 and is conducted by Interactive Institute, Swedish ICT, Mine Tec, LKAB and CGM in order to investigate the possibilities of enhanced operator support during remote control. The project manager is Anna Sirkka, Interactive Institute. 12 ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014
More projects within ProcessIT Innovations during 2014 GranuReg - Regulation of granular processes Partners Umeå University, Algoryx Simulation, LKAB, Optimation. Projekt Manager Martin Servin, Umeå University. Grants from VINNOVA SEK 4 million. Programme Strategic innovation programme for Process Industrial IT and Automation, (PiiA). New control methods can be developed through simulation for manufacturing e.g. iron ore pellets. This creates new possibilities to control the process, reduce energy consumption while increasing product quality. Developed solutions are applied specifically to develop methods for better regulation of roller circuits at LKAB s iron ore pelletizing facilities. New control methods will result in increased production capacity and improved pellet quality. Martin Servin, Project Manager, UMIT Research Lab. Online professional products Partners Umeå University, Fält Communications, UmeFast, Electrolux Professional, TeliaSonera. Projekt Manager Katrin Jonsson, Umeå University. Grants from VINNOVA SEK 925,857. Programme Strategiska innovationsprogrammet för Sakernas Internet. The project examines the technical and business needs that exist for an integrated Internet of Things solution in professional white goods industry. The study applies both to safety, robustness, etc. but also business requirements where potential services are an important driving force in forming the requirements for infrastructure. Katrin Jonsson, Project Manager, Umeå University. Processindustriell IoT Infrastructur ECO - Extended Conveyor Belt System SamPMAP - Process variables and milling RBM-IoT - rock bolts monitoring with IoT The aim of the project is to investigate the possibilities of an infrastructure for the Internet of Things in the process industry to provide various external parties with access to and the capacity to perform analysis on data generated by online products. Pilot study to see whether belt conveyor rollers with integrated electronics can be enhanced with belt position and belt breakage detection, monitoring of bearings with vibration analysis and a cloudbased system for monitoring services. The pilot study will examine how process variables concerning the milling of chemical pulp affect the evenness of paper characteristics and how these interact. The pilot study will also prepare a consortium and plan for a major project. The project investigates the possibility of new methods for real-time monitoring of rock bolts that are used to increase stability in tunnels and mines. Monitoring of stress on the bolts could result in major benefits through increased efficiency and safety. Partners Umeå universitet, Fält Communications, Ume- Fast och SCA Obbola. Projekt Manager Katrin Jonsson, Umeå University. Grants from VINNOVA SEK 456,803. Programme Strategic innovation programme for Process Industrial IT and Automation, (PiiA). Partners LTU, Forskningsparken Narvik, Narvik Composite, Eistec, Eislab, igw, LKAB, Boliden. Projekt Manager Ulf Bodin, Luleå University of Technology. Grants from Vinnova SEK 500,000. Programme Strategic innovation programme for Process Industrial IT and Automation, (PiiA). Partners LTU, Corrvision Technology, PulpEye, Smurfit Kappa Piteå, SCA Munksund. Projekt Manager Johan Carlsson, Luleå University of Technology. Grants from VINNOVA SEK 500,000. Programme Strategic innovation programme for Process Industrial IT and Automation, (PiiA). Partners LTU, Eistec, Gluetec, Malmfälten i Norr. Projekt Manager Jens Eliasson, Luleå University of Technology. Grants from VINNOVA SEK 394,653. Programme Strategic innovation programme for Process Industrial IT and Automation, (PiiA). ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014 13
notiser 3 projects founded by Horizon 2020 and SPIRE In 2014, three projects related to ProcessIT Innovations have been awarded a grant from the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020 and its sub-programme SPIRE. DISIRE Partners: : Luleå University of Technology as well as universities and industrial companies from Germany, Poland and Italy. Budget: EUR 6 million, of which EUR 1.6 million has been allocated to LTU. Project Manager: Pär- Erik Martinsson and George Nikolapoulos, LTU. The aim of the DISIRE project is to develop technologies to monitor raw material flows using embedded electronic sensors making it possible to create measurement values from otherwise inaccessible places. Tagging material with sensors can be an effective tool for process control and logistics as well as to optimise plant systems. The aim is also to use technology to create more energy efficient processes resulting in higher product quality. The DISIRE project will Bjarne Bergquist, LTU, Pär-Erik Martinsson, project manager, and Jonny Johansson, EISLAB, will all take part in DISIRE. Photo: Linda Alfredsson. also, among others, follow the large flows of iron ore pellets from LKAB that have been shipped on to e.g. steel works. The sensors in this case will be the same shape as a pellet and the tag can be followed via RFID technology through the entire value chain rather than an individual process. EuroCPS - Cyber Physical Systems AEROWORKS Collaborative Aerial Robotic Workers Partners: A consortium between France, Austria, Hungary, Sweden, UK, Spain, Italy and Germany. Budget: EUR 9.2 million, of which EUR 500,000 has been allocated to LTU. Project Manager: Pär- Erik Martinsson, Luleå University of Technology. Partners: A consortium between Sweden, UK, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Greece and Germany. Budget: EUR 5.6 million, of which EUR 1.0 million has been allocated to LTU. Project Manager: George Nikolakopoulos, Luleå University of Technology. The aim of EuroCPS - Cyber Physical Systems is to create a European network of design centres and initiate collaboration between CPS platforms and CPS expertise providers to capture growth markets in the Internet of Things products and integrated systems. These are key drivers of the innovation capability in European industries, and which can create economic growth and support meaningful employment. CPS concerns the next generation of embedded ICT systems, which are interconnected and cooperate, among others, via the Internet of Things, and provide citizens and businesses with a wide range of innovative applications and services. The AEROWORKS project aims to develop unmanned air vehicles that independently will carry out inspection, supervision and maintenance of infrastructure work. The costs of inspection and repair of infrastructure and installations is growing rapidly and continuously. A paradigm shift is required towards more automated, ef- ficient, and reliable solutions that at the same time can increase the safety of personnel. 14 ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014
Results 2014 Pos Cash Own stake Note INCOME 32,329,889 8,757,387 1 ProcessIT s basic projects 1 VINNOVA VINNVÄXT programme 6,385,164 2 The EU s structural funds 0 3 The county administrative board 2,690,289 4 The municipalities 506,186 5 State companies 150,000 6 Industry 522,738 6,058,000 7 The Kempe Foundations 320,000 8 The universities -560,037 ProcessIT projects under separate account 9 The Platform strategy 3,543,954 2,662,755 10 The COBS project 327,509 11 Vision Systems Business Development 2,099,526 12 Arrowhead 12,618,234 2 13 Strategy for project broker network 109,953 14 PiiA Integration construction vehicles 1,111,493 15 WROOMM 169,997 16 PiiA PrIT 247,367 17 Industrial Survey Pulp & Paper 237,528 10 The Platform strategy 2,908,879 3,746,167 18 IMPACT 660,486 19 Summary 8 smaller projects 1,189,503 TOTAL INCOME 41,087,276 COSTS 31,735,458 8,757,387 ProcessIT s basic projects 20 Staff costs 4,046,073 21 OH 1,621,755 22 Op., travel, premises, other expen. 1,420,936 23 Purchased services 2,353,141 24 Cost of own stake industry 6,058,000 ProcessIT projects under separate account 25 The Platform strategy 3,543,954 2,662,755 26 The COBS project 327,509 The Board s comments to 2014 s result report 2014 was an important year for ProcessIT Innovations, especially when taking into consideration continuing core funding from VINNOVA and regional public stakeholders was successfully secured, and that the enterprise, despite heavy focus on this core funding, achieved a strong result particularly for our national and European/international project ventures. In terms of the enterprise s turnover, many of the projects gain a project start towards the end of 2014 or at beginning of 2015, which is why they have not yet had time to have an impact on the enterprise s turnover. 2014 was also a year with few opportunities to apply for project funding from EU structural funds, which further impacted on 2014 s turnover. This remained at approximately SEK 41 million, compared with approximately SEK 45 million for 2013. Income from business partners of approximately SEK 600 thousand has been balanced for use during the next year. The strategic innovation Process Industrial IT and Automation (PiiA) will continue to be important to ProcessIT Innovations and our regional innovation platform, and it is pleasing to see that several pilot studies and projects that are underway have been partially funded by PiiA. Internationally 2014 has mainly been characterised by recertification of the quality stamp Centre of Innovation Excellence, CoIE, for ProcessIT. EU, and the automation project Arrowhead, which has a large imprint on all of our activities and on many of our partners. That in 2014 we have succeeded so well, both nationally and internationally, we see as an acknowledgement that our working methods and strategies have continued to be successful at all levels, which we hope will contribute to additional strength, competitiveness and growth of our partners. Summary other results from 2014 activities New products: 10 (21) New services: 2 (8) Process changes: 2 (4) New prototypes: 20 (12) New companies: 0 (1) After an all-time high in 2013 (see figures in parentheses) in terms of results, a good result was delivered again in 2014, however, this does not reach the 2013 level except on prototypes, which it surpassed. Auditor s certificate I have audited the profit and loss statement included in the annual report for the year 2014 and found that it is consistent with the financial statements. The value of co-financing in the form of individual work as well as information regarding Umeå University s part in the project is based on external data that has not been included in the accounts at Luleå University of Technology. 27 Vision Systems Business Development 2,099,526 28 Arrowhead 12,618,260 36,632 29 Strategy for project broker network 109,953 30 PiiA Integration construction vehicles 1,111,493 Luleå 23/02/2015 Kai Lavonen Chartered Accountant 31 WROOMM 169,997 32 PiiA PrIT 247,367 33 Industrial Survey Pulp & Paper 237,528 34 IMPACT 660,486 35 Summary 8 smaller projects 1,167,481 TOTAL COSTS 40,492,845 RESULTAT 594,432 1 Self-financing in time has been valued at SEK 600/hour according to VINNOVA s recommendations. Which means that the industry has made investments corresponding to almost 15,000 hours. 2 The figures for all Arrowhead companies, in terms of their income and expenses, were not available in conjunction with this summary, which is why only a small part can be reported here. According to the budget that the project planned to and based on the project s activities in 2014 the companies investments should have been a further approx. SEK 14,129,000, which would have given ProcessIT Innovations a total turnover for 2014 of SEK 55,216,276 thousand. ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014 15
The board of ProcessIT Innovations is characterised by a strong foothold in the region s industry, universities and community. Here are representatives from the process and engineering industries, international suppliers to the industry, IT companies and the universities of Luleå and Umeå. The executive management of ProcessIT Innovations includes people with a very good insight and support in the universities of Luleå and Umeå, the region s major process industries and local enterprises. Board ProcessIT Innovations 2014 Magdalena Andersson Chair County Governor County of Västerbotten Lars Atterhem Vice Chariman CEO Biosteam Jerker Delsing Professor, Luleå University of Technology Lena Gustafsson Vice-Chancellor, Umeå University Anders Kyösti Technical Manager, SCA Munksund Tomas Lagerberg Head of Automation Research, ABB Corporate Research Sverige Seved Lycksell Business Area Manager, Skellefteå Kraft Staffan Sandström Technical Director, Boliden Mineral Kent Tano Principal R&D Expert, LKAB Martin Ärlestig Plant Manager, Komatsu Forest Exacutive management Project office John Lindström CEO, ProcessIT Innovations, Luleå University of Technology Per Levén CSO, ProcessIT Innovations, Umeå University Kajsa Andersson Business Developer, Expandum Ulf Andersson Project Manager, Luleå University of Technology Pär Erik Martinsson Project Manager, Luleå University of Technology Kjell Olsson project Manager, Luleå University of Technology Thomas Gustafsson Professor, Luleå University of Technology Jan Björkman Senior Research Engineer, LKAB Katrin Jonsson Senior Lecturer, Umeå University Anders Jonsson Project Manager, Umeå University Robin Norrman Project Manager, Umeå University 16 ProcessIT Innovations Annual Report 2014
Scientific articles, reports and other publications 2014 PhD THESIS Karlsson, K. (2014). Gap Discharge Transducers in a Transit Time Flow Measurement System Designed for Harsh Environments. Luleå tekniska universitet. (Doctoral thesis / Luleå University of Technology). Linder, T. (2014). Light Scattering in Fiber-based Materials: a foundation for characterization of structural properties. Luleå tekniska universitet. (Doctoral thesis / Luleå University of Technology). Landström, A. (2014). Elliptical Adaptive Structuring Elements for Mathematical Morphology. Luleå tekniska universitet. (Doctoral thesis / Luleå University of Technology). Rabén, H. (2014). DC Generation for Inductively Coupled RFID Systems. Luleå tekniska universitet. (Doctoral thesis / Luleå University of Technology). Riliskis, L. (2014). Methodologies and Practical Tools for Realistic Large Scale Simulations of Wireless Sensor Networks. Luleå tekniska universitet. (Doctoral thesis / Luleå University of Technology). Sandberg, J. (2014) Digital Capability: Investigating Coevolution of IT and Business Strategies, Doktorsavhandling Institutionen för Informatik, Umeå Universitet LICENTIATE THESIS Håkansson, M. (2014). Connecting Process Variables to Product Properties in Papermaking: A Multivariate Approach. Luleå tekniska universitet. (Licentiate thesis / Luleå University of Technology). Tanveer, M. (2014). Design of Time-to-Digital Converter Circuits for 3D Time-of-Flight Measurements. Luleå tekniska universitet. (Licentiate thesis / Luleå University of Technology). BOOK CHAPTERS Alhashimi, A., Hostettler, R., & Gustafsson, T. (2014). An Improvement in the Observation Model for Monte Carlo Localization. i J. Felipe (Redaktör), Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics : Vienna, Austria, 1-3, September, 2014. (s. 498-505). SciTePress. Delsing, J., Carlsson, O., Arrigucci, F., Bangemann, T., Hübner, C., Colombo, A. W.,... Kyusakov, R. (2014). Migration of SCADA/DCS Systems to the SOA Cloud. i A. W. Colombo (Redaktör), Industrial Cloud-Based Cyber-Physical Systems : The IMC-AESOP Approach. (s. 111-135 ). Springer. 10.1007/978-3-319-05624-1_5 Delsing, J., Eliasson, J., Gustafsson, J., Kyusakov, R., Kruglyak, A., Mcload, S.,... Mendes, J. M. (2014). Building System of Systems with SOA Technology: A Smart House Use Case. i A. W. Colombo (Redaktör), Industrial Cloud-Based Cyber-Physical Systems : The IMC-AESOP Approach. (s. 219-230 ). Springer. 10.1007/978-3-319-05624-1_10 Harrison, R., McLeod, S., Tavola, G., Taisch, M., Colombo, A. W., Karnouskos, S.,... Mendes, J. M. (2014). Next Generation of Engineering Methods and Tools for SOA-Based Large-Scale and Distributed Process Applications. i A. W. Colombo (Redaktör), Industrial Cloud-Based Cyber-Physical Systems: The IMC-AESOP Approach. (s. 137-165 ). Springer. 10.1007/978-3-319-05624-1_6 Jammes, F., Karnouskos, S., Bony, B., Nappey, P., Colombo, A. W., Delsing, J.,... 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Real-Time Bug-LIke Dynamic Path Planning for an Articulated Vehicle. i Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics : 10th International Conference, ICINCO 2013 Reykjavík, Iceland, July 29-31, 2013 Revised Selected Papers. (s. 201-215). Springer Science+Business Media B.V.. (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Nr 325). 10.1007/978-3-319-10891-9_11 JOURNAL ARTICLES Arvidsson, V., Holmström, J and Lyytinen, K (2014). Information Systems Use as Strategy Practice: A Multidimensional View of Strategic Information System Implementation and Use. The Journal of Strategic Information Systems 23(1), pp. 45-61. Atta, K., Johansson, A., & Gustafsson, T. (2014). Control oriented modeling of flow and size distribution in cone crushers. Minerals Engineering, 56, 81 90. 10.1016/j. mineng.2013.10.031 Birk, W., Castaño, M., & Johansson, A. (2014). An Application Software For Visualization and Control Configuration Selection of Interconnected Processes. 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Light scattering in fibrous media with different degrees of in-plane fiber alignment. Optics Express, 22(14), 16829-16840. 10.1364/OE.22.016829 Lindström, J. (2014). A model for value-based selling: enabling corporations to transition from products and services towards further complex business models. Journal of Multi Business Model Innovation and Technology, 2(1), 67-97. Mustafa, M. O., Nikolakopoulos, G., & Gustafsson, T. (2014). Fault classification scheme for three phase induction motor. International Journal of System Dynamics Applications, 3(1). 10.4018/ijsda.2014010101 Mustafa, M. O. (2014). A Fault Detection Scheme Based on Minimum Uncertainty Bounds Violation for Broken Rotor Bars in Induction Motors. Control Engineering Practice, [19]. Nikolakopoulos, G., Dritsas, L., & Sayyaddelshad, S. (2014). Combined networked switching output feedback control with -region stability for performance improvement. International Journal of Control, 87(6), 1172-1180. 10.1080/00207179.2013.868932 Nylén, D., Holmström, J. and Lyytinen, K. (2014). Oscillating between Four Orders of Design: The Case of Digital Magazines. Design Issues, 30(3): 53-68. Pang, C., Yan, J., & Vyatkin, V. (2014). Time-Complemented Event-Driven Architecture for Distributed Automation Systems. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man & Cybernetics. Systems. 10.1109/TSMC.2014.2326837 Riliskis, L., & Osipov, E. (2014). Maestro: an orchestration framework for large scale WSN simulations. Sensors, 14(3), 5392-5414. 10.3390/s140305392 Sandberg, J., Mathiassen, L. and Napier, N. (2014): Digital Options Theory for IT Capability Investment, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 15(7), pp. 422-453. Svanström, E., Linder, T., & Löfqvist, T. (2014). Analytical one-dimensional model for laser-induced ultrasound in planar optically absorbing layer. Ultrasonics, 54(3), 888-893. 10.1016/j.ultras.2013.10.019 Vrba, P., Marik, V., Siano, P., Leitao, P., Zhabelova, G., Vyatkin, V., & Strasser, T. I. (2014). A Review of Agent and Service-Oriented Concepts Applied to Intelligent Energy Systems. I E E E Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 10(3), 1890-1903. 10.1109/TII.2014.2326411 Yang, C-H., Vyatkin, V., & Pang, C. (2014). Model- Driven Development of Control Software for Distributed Automation: A Survey and an Approach. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man & Cybernetics. Systems, 44(3), 292-305. 10.1109/TSMCC.2013.2266914 Zhabelova, G., Vyatkin, V., & Dubinin, V. N. (2014). Towards industrially usable agent technology for Smart Grid automation. I E E E Transactions on Industrial Electronics, (99). 10.1109/TIE.2014.2371777 INTERNET PUBLICATIONS Lindström, J., & Harnesk, D. (redaktörer) (2014). Aspects to consider within information security during procurement and use of cloud services, v2.00 Cloud Security Alliance - Swedish Chapter. Åtkommen mar 04, 2014, från https://chapters.cloudsecurityalliance.org/ sweden/research/ CONFERENCE PAPERS Lindgren, P., Lindner, M., Lindner, A., Eriksson, J., & Vyatkin, V. (2014). RTFM-4-FUN. Artikeln har presenterats vid IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Embedded Systems, Pisa, Italien. Lindgren, P., Lindner, M., Fresk, E., Pereira, D. J., & Pinho, L. M. (2014). RTFM-core: Language and Implementation. Artikeln har presenterats vid Embedded Systems Week, New Delhi, Indien. Lindgren, P., & Lindner, M. (2014). RTFM-core: Course in Compiler Construction. Artikeln har presenterats vid Embedded Systems Week, New Delhi, Indien. Lucchese, R., Varagnolo, D., & Johansson, K. H. (2014). Distributed detection of topological changes in communication networks. Artikeln har presenterats vid IFAC World Congress, Cape Town, Sydafrika. Olsson, T., Ibeh, E., Gillblad, D., Funk, P., Lindström, J., Håkansson, L.,... Larsson, J. (2014). Fault Diagnosis of Heavy Duty Machines: Automatic Transmission Production: ProcessIT Innovations. Text and graphic design: Mikael Hansson. Photo: Mikael Hansson, Jan Lindmark, Per Pettersson, istock.com/1971yes, istock.com/jumpeestudio, istock.com/studiothreedots, istock.com/safakoguz, istock.com/nadla, Mattias Pettersson, Peter Olofsson, Linda Alfredsson, LTU, Volvo CE. Illustration: Mediagrafk & illustration. Print: Print & Media, 2015.