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PROFACTORAustria’s no. 1 in applied production research

PROFACTOR

Problem solver for manufacturing enterprises

Figures & Facts

� 85 employees in Steyr (Upper Austria)

� EURO 8,5 mil. turnover in 2009

� Over 90 EU projects with a research budget exceeding EURO 300 mil.

� 600 national and international projects

� Support by the EU (ERDF*), the federal government, the stateof Upper Austria, and the town of Steyr.

Services

� Development of innovative solutions, processes and products

� From feasibility studies and prototype designs to pilot production

� Own products in the business sectors automation and quality control

� Own products in the business sectors automation and quality control

� Cutting-edge research and technology transfer for small- and medium-size enterprises

� International and domestic management of cooperative R&D projects

� Analytical and experimental services with state of the art laboratory equipment and measurement systems

400 satisfied Partners

50% Machine & plant

25% Automotive

& plant constructions

25% Miscellaneous

Main Focus of Activities

INNOVATIONS IN

PRODUCTION

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ENERGY

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PRODUCTION

Innovations in Production

Application-oriented solutions for the industry:

� Stability and safety of production processes

� Reproducibility and accuracy in � Reproducibility and accuracy in manufacturing

� Assurance of quality requirements and improved product quality

� Flexibility and optimisation of production workflows

Stability and Safety of Production Processes

Overview of PROFACTOR Solutions:

� Process analysis with a comprehensive range of measuring technologies

� Optimisation of parameters to improve lifetimes; minimisation of non-productive timeminimisation of non-productive time

� Creation of machine and processing concepts

� Process monitoring of handling and assembly procedures in automated plants

� Automation and real time control systems

� Active suppression of mechanical vibrations, noise suppression

Assurance of improved Product Quality

Overview of PROFACTOR Solutions:

� Surface inspection in piece goods production

� 360 degree quality control of cylindrical objects

� Inline quality controls by means of industrial thermographythermography

� Completeness checks for assemblies thanks to an intelligent combination of various inspection processes

Flexibility and Optimisation of Production Workflows

Overview of PROFACTOR Solutions:

� Simulation, assurance and optimisation of technical and organisational logistics processes

� Granular production planning and controls

� Automation of small batch sizes down to one-offs� Automation of small batch sizes down to one-offs

� Self-teaching, robust 3D image processing systems for object recognition

� Automated process planning and robot programming

Expertise

� Robotics and automation down to a batch size of 1

� Industrial image processing

� Mechatronic systems and components for noise and vibration reductionand vibration reduction

� Machining technologies for new materials

� Simulation and optimisation

INNOVATIONS IN

NANO

Innovations in Nano

� anti-fogging

� self-cleaning

� catalytically active

Customised characteristics for your products:

� catalytically active

� nano-structured

� super-hydrophobic

� anti-reflective

� water-repellent

� optical components (e.g. as micro-lenses, holograms)

Innovations in Nano

PROFACTOR refines various materials gaining new characteristics for added value surfaces:

� glass

� wood

� metals� metals

� plastics

� new materials

� natural materials (e.g. stone)

Leading Technologies and Applications

� Sol-gel technology is used to functionalise and modify surfaces and their properties.

� Nano Imprint Lithography (NIL) is a cost-effective technology for high-resolution, large scale replication of nanostructures.

� Production, processing and application of � Production, processing and application of nanoparticles

Innovative Solutions

� Combinations of these technologies are offering an almost unlimited field of inventions and innovations.

Expertise

� Various coating materials and processes

� Technologies for surface structuring

� Competence in chemical and physical troubleshooting and solution oriented process developmentdevelopment

� State-of-the-art instrumental analytical equipment

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INNOVATIONS IN

ENERGY

Innovative technologies

� ... for the production of gaseous fuelsand valuable products from organicfeedstock

� Biogas and biohydrogen production

� Biogas purification and processing

� Substrate pretreatment

Innovative technologies

� ... for the resource-efficient capture and use of CO2 in products

� Concentration of industrial CO2 emissions

� Conversion of CO2 into synthesis blocks� Conversion of CO2 into synthesis blocks

� Biotechnological CO2 recovery

� Applied research

� Development of technology from basic research to the ongoing process in prototype size

R&D Skills

� Development of industrially applicable technologies

� Optimization of existing technologies

� Analytics

Organizational Structure

VPTÖSociety for the Promotion and Modernization

of Production Technologies in Austriaresidence in Steyr

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VPTÖ

Mission:

� To support and promote advanced industrial research

The members of the VPTÖ (Society for the Promotion and Modernization of Production Technologies in Austria) support PROFACTOR with scientific and business expertise.

� To support and promote advanced industrial research

� To develop new production models and new technologies

Unique selling propositions:

� Leading role in Austria

� First-time synthesis of scientific research

� Application research and technology transfer

VPTÖ

President Mag. Dr. Karl Schwaha

1. Vice president Prof. DI Dr. Gerfried Zeichen

2. Vice president Dr.-Ing. Norbert Schrüfer, Miba Friction Holding GmbH

3. Vice president DI (FH) Gerhard Wölfel, BMW Motoren GmbH3. Vice president DI (FH) Gerhard Wölfel, BMW Motoren GmbH

Scientific advisor Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Andreas Kugi, TU Wien

Secretary DI Werner Freilinger, SKF Österreich AG

Treasurer Ing. Kurt Gartlehner, Abgeordneter zum Nationalrat

1. Controller Dr. Friedrich Hartner, Bene Büromöbel GmbH

2. Controller DI Dr. Günter Heider

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