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Fit for the Competition
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
Main Focus of Activities
INNOVATIONS IN
PRODUCTION
INNOVATIONS ININNOVATIONS IN
NANO
INNOVATIONS IN
ENERGY
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
� 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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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
100 %
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PROFACTOR GmbHdomiciled in Steyr
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PROFACTORServices GmbHdomiciled 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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