Heikki Turhanen, MSc Faculty of Technology
Mechanical engineering and Production Technology
Project Manager/teacher
tel. +358 40 502 6182
Saimaa University of Applied Sciences
Imatra
Itä-Vuoksi Campus
Itä-Vuoksi Campus
Linnala Campus
Process Technology Laboratory
Saimaa University of Applied Sciences
39 %
26 %
21 %
9 %
5 %
Technology
Health Care and Social Services
Tourism and Hospitality Fine Arts
Total Number of Students in 2010 - 3000 students
Business Administration
Full-time teaching staff
Part-time teaching staff
Other staff
145
50
85
Total Number of Staff in 2010 - 300 employees
• User-oriented technologies
• Management and entrepreneurship
• Health and social services and service
processes
Strategic Focus Areas
Mechanical Engineering and Production
Technology
• Training programs:
– Mechanical engineering and product design
– Production technology and maintenance
– Automation technology (international Degree Programme)
• Staff and students
– Full time staff 10 persons
– 180 students (100 domestic + 80 international student)
• Projects, Know-how and RDI
• International student exchange
Civil engineering
• Training programs:
- structural design and construction production
- infrastructure technologies, soil and rock construction
Contact person: [email protected]
Rocket
SaimiaRace
Innomech
(”Multi-disciplinary cooperation between
other faculties”)
Mechanical Engineering and Production
Technology projects
Rocket - project
• Funded by ERDF (European Regional Development Fund)
• 7 partner Universities in Finland
– HAMK University of Applied Sciences (coordinator)
– Metropolia UAS
– Turku UAS
– Laurea UAS
– Saimaa UAS
– Kymi UAS
– LUT/Lahti School of Economics
• Duration: 1.11.2009-30.10.2012
• Budget: 1,6 M€ (Saimaa UAS: 182 k€)
Rocket - project • Develop best practices in the partner universities that support
innovation and internationalization of small and medium-sized industrial companies
– Innovation process model
• Rapid Prototyping–research
- “Assisted Additive Manufacturing” cooperation with LUT
- LUT have laser sintering device and we have 3-D printer
• CDIO- testing in education (Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate)
– “Mechanical engineering project 2”- pilot course
– 2. year students modify a “normal” bus to the use of hybrid technology
(3-D model 1:10, RapidPrototyping)
– cooperation with LUT: mechanical and electrical engineering
– Internationalization practices to Russia, China and India
• Student exchange
• Benchmarking visits
• “Do this, DON’T do that” -guide
SaimiaRace - project
• Funded by ESR (European Social Fund)
• Duration: 1.3.2010-28.2.2012
• Budget: 228 200 €
• SaimiaRace contents:
– study of methods and previous implementations
– interdisciplinary study program design: a theory of teaching, workshops and
their control, evaluation criteria, learning outcomes and curriculum
development
– teacher training
– implementation and evaluation
– further measures for the design and integration activities for international
students
– Information and publications
– cooperation between different faculties in SAIMAA UAS
– cooperation with LUT Metal
– “Lappeenranta GP” April 2012
InnoMech - project
• Funded by ERDF (European Regional Development Fund)
• Duration 1.11.2009-31.12.2010
• Partner: LUT
• Budget: 203 k€
• Development of Machine Design education and research at
Saimaa UAS and LUT
– Project based Learning
– Prototypes and Measurements Lab
– Co-operation concept in the field of Machine Design and
Product Development
Prototype and Measurement Lab
• Facilities for making
prototypes at Saimaa UAS – Sheet metal capability will be enhanced
eg. Press brake -machine will be
purchased
• Measurement Centre – Laser trackers, 3D-measuring machine,
etc.
• Services available to LUT and
companies – Also for inventors
• Students can make prototypes of
their designs
Prototypes
20
Tekes funded project ”SaLUT-FCB to Business” was started in Sep. 2011 to
prepare commercialization of this product
- Partner LUT/Energy
- Marketing studies, lab.testing of the prototype and DFM–analysis of product
Contact:
Cooperation and contact persons: