The purpose of the SIX supercharger – digital twins in sustainable and intelligent manufacturing (SIX Super) project is to create a supra-provincial research plan and an operating model that helps companies’ twin transition under the Sustainable Industry X (SIX) initiative (www.six.fi). SIX brings together export-oriented companies and subcontractors, which aim to meet the challenges of the future effectively.
At the center of SIX Super are digital twins, which make it possible to create a virtual environment simulating a factory, manufacturing process or manufacturing chain to support smart and sustainable manufacturing. The created digital twins also enable the dissemination of research results and the development of expertise as a network collaboration.
Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Tampere University, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, University of Oulu and Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences form a complex of research laboratories and research cooperation in the manufacturing industry. In the SIX Super preparatory project, together with the companies, a working life-oriented research plan is developed, which is implemented in the respective consortium and the respective laboratories by utilizing digital twins. The research results support companies in the competitive double transition in the provinces covered by the project. During project, the consortium will be supplemented with new members. Each member of the research consortium has its own focus area to which digital twins are applied.