About
FIMA - Forum for Intelligent Machines and SIX Mobile Work Machines invite mobile machine industry players and research institutes to participate in their joint results seminar
The theme of Results Seminar 2025 is taking the industry-research collaboration to the next level. We will delve into the theme through the following topics:
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Current status and the future of mobile machinery research in Finland and the brand-new research roadmaps compiled by the Mobile Machines Academic Fellow group. And most importantly, what does this mean for industry?
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Result highlights from selected cases of industry-research collaboration.
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Needed enablers and requirements for companies to utilize academic results.
In addition to the presentations in the program the seminar includes excellent networking possibilities in the stands of the leading research organizations in mobile machinery domain in Finland: Tampere University, Aalto University, University of Oulu, LUT University, University of Turku and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
Program
8.30 – 9.00
Registration and coffee
Session 1
9.00 – 9.15
Opening words
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Ville Kyrki, Aalto University
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Petri Hannukainen, Valtra
9.15 – 10.00
Keynote: ”Fighting with Machines”
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Jyri Kosola, Finnish Defence Forces, Defence Command Finland
10.00 – 10.45
Status of mobile machinery research in Finland
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Industry needs as a background, Miika Kaski, Sandvik
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Mobile Machines Academic Fellows & research roadmaps, Matti Vilkko, TAU
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Panel discussion by Academic Fellows: Mobile machinery research in Finland
- What are the focus areas of research organizations and where are we global leaders?
- Where are the gaps and overlaps?
Panelists:
10.45 – 11.15
Break and networking at the stand area
Ville Kyrki, Aalto University
Emil Kurvinen, University of Oulu
Antero Kutvonen, LUT University
Wallace Moreira Bessa, University of Turku
Reza Ghabcheloo, Tampere University
Johannes Hyrynen, VTT
Moderator:
Heini Wallander, Business Tampere
Session 2
11.15 – 12.15
Result highlights of industry-research collaboration
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Industry-research collaboration – Knowledge building to company in field of electrification, Petri Hannukainen, Valtra & Tero Lappalainen, LUT
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Battery system development – From cell level to machine system, Juuso Kelkka, IONCOR & Ari Hentunen, VTT
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Optimised industrial IoT and distributed control platform for manufacturing and material handling, Sami Terho, Konecranes Oyj
12.15 – 13.30
Lunch & networking break (lunch at own cost)
Session 3
13.30 – 14.30
Companies’ capabilities to utilize academic results
Company case examples
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Mikko Valtee, Sandvik
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José Luis Peralta, GIM Robotics
Panel discussion with audience comments & questions
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Matti Vilkko (TAU), Mikko Valtee, (Sandvik) and José Luis Peralta, (GIM Robotics)
14.30 – 15.00
Break and networking at the stand area
Session 4
15.00 – 15.30
Keynote: Lumi AI Factory for ambitious research and development
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Aleksi Kallio, CSC – IT Center for Science
15.30 – 16.00
Future perspectives on mobile work machinery research
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Visions from the research roadmaps with audience comments & questions, Johannes Hyrynen, VTT
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Closing words
16.00 – 17.30
Mocktails and networking at the stand area
Venue
Scandic Rosendahl
Pyynikintie 13
33230 Tampere, Finland
Speakers
More speakers will be updated soon.
Tero Lappalainen
Junior Researcher
LUT yliopisto, School of Energy Systems
Heini Wallander
Key Account Executive, Industrial Sector
Business Tampere
Antero Kutvonen
Research Director
LUT School of Energy Systems
Lappeenranta
José Luis Peralta
CTO
GIM Robotics
Johannes Hyrynen
Research Manager, Low carbon and Smart machines
VTT
Ari Hentunen
Research Team Leader
VTT
Mikko Valtee
Electrification Technologies and Machinery Systems Manager
Sandvik
Miika Kaski
Commercialization and Networks Lead
Sandvik
Aleksi Kallio
Head of LUMI AI Factory Services
CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd.
Matti Vilkko
Professor
Tampere University
Juuso Kelkka
Senior Manager Technology Development, CF Engineering
IONCOR
Reza Ghabcheloo
Professor
Tampere University
Ville Kyrki
Professor
Aalto University
Emil Kurvinen
Professor
University of Oulu
Sami Terho
Senior specialist, Crane intelligence
Konecranes
Wallace Moreira Bessa
Professor
University of Turku
Jyri Kosola
Research Director
Finnish Defence Forces, Defence Command Finland
Petri Hannukainen
Senior Manager, Research & Advanced Engineering
Valtra Oy Ab
Organisers
Contact
Antti Sirén
Secretary General, FIMA
antti.siren@fima.fi
+358 40 820 4605
Veli-Mikko Mäkelä
SIX Mobile Work Machines Coordinator
veli-mikko.makela@tamlink.fi
+358 40 655 2121