IoT Compass Hub (DIH)

Overview

The mission of the Manufacturing Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) "IoT Compass Hub" is to support the utilization of Internet of Things (IoT), Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Digital Manufacturing and Robotics in SMEs and MidCaps in order to increase their productivity and competitiveness and to gain economic benefit for the South Ostrobothnia region. The DIH offers a variety of services from a one-stop shop. Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences and Tampere University provide technical competencies and infrastructure. IoT Compass Hub has close cooperation with organizations offering funding for SMEs development projects and investments.

 

IoT Compass Hub is open and free to join to new partners. DIH centralize knowledge of the partners, for instance, from companies, education, and research and development institutions to enhance digital transformation in manufacturing industries. This holistic and non-profit based approach for DIH increase and optimize the digital performance in organizations. Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences is a higher education institution and efficient actor in education, research and development in the region of South Osrobothnia in West Finland. Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences (School of Technology) manages the IoT Compass Hub.

 

IoT Compass Hub has several objectives and activities, which are, for instance, digital manufacturing ecosystem development, digital maturity assessment and mentoring, digital factory academy and IoT pilots.

 

Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem Development

IoT Compass Hub is developing an ecosystem around digital manufacturing and industrial internet in the region, to support the digital transformation of manufacturing industry, particularly SMEs, in the region. The ecosystem supports cooperation between manufacturing SMEs and technology, automation and IT-providers.

 

Digital Maturity Assessment and Mentoring Services

The manufacturing SME companies needs to have sufficient understanding of their current digitalization status in order to proceed to the next steps towards to Industry 4.0. The digital maturity assessment mapping can be implemented within the IoT Compass Hub (DIH). Companies can develop the use of digital manufacturing and industrial internet in their production, products, services and businesses based on results of the assessment. IoT Compass Hub offers mentoring for these type of development projects.

 

Digital Factory Academy

The Digital Factory Academy has been launched for the development of companies’ personnel competencies. The SeAMK’s Industrial Internet Laboratory (CPS factory) is available to companies and offers workspace and software’s. The company can utilize the laboratory in developing its own industrial internet and digital manufacturing solutions. The upgrade of competence is supported by experts of the DIH. Digital Factory Academy helps students and company personnel network with each other.

 

IoT Pilots

Companies can present themes for fast IoT piloting in the Industrial Internet Laboratory. The laboratory environment can be used for testing companies’ ideas before investing. Digital technologies.