Research

There are 5 professors at the Department of Production Engineering and about 60 people working on research. We have an average of 20 public-funded research projects under way per year. The majority of university-level research in the field of production engineering in Finland is conducted here at our Department.

See the list of our personnel or find out more about our laboratories.

The Department’s researchers produce several national and international publications every year. Most of these publications are available online.
 

Research areas:

Production Systems and Networks

• Sustainable Production
• Semantic Knowledge Management and Holonic Systems
• Micro and Desktop Manufacturing
• Agile Supply Networks

Manufacturing Technologies and Processes

• Manufacturing Technologies
• Laser Processes and Systems
• Manufacturing Metrology and Quality

Integrated Product and Production Development

• Design Management in Global Operations
• Producibility Engineering
• Product Management and Modularization
• Open Product Development

Factory Automation Systems and Technologies

• Automation Devices and Systems
• Emerging/Disruptive Technologies
• ICT for Energy Efficient Smart Factories and Cities
• Industrial Informatics
• Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Machines

Most of our research projects involve cooperation with companies. Find out more about cooperation possibilities.