Business from technology

Managing the production environment

Competence

VTT has competence on controlling contaminants, conditions, and static electricity in production and other critical environments. We also provide our customers research, development and measurement services for product and personal protection in critical processes. We measure, model and simulate air and contaminant movements and emission in production areas. We analyse electrostatic discharge (ESD) risks of the manufacturing processes and equipment.

Challenges

Novel engineered products contain increasingly high-tech features such as microtechnology and nanotechnology and complex electronics. At the same time, the sensitivity of products has also increased. This has lead to new requirements for production processes and their environment. The quality of air and control of particles released from personnel in production premises has become even more critical than before. Also, the control of static electricity in production environments is of crucial importance.

In addition, the increased requirements of the personnel productivity and comfort introduce new challenges into the production environment. The forthcoming competition for a skilful workforce should be noticed while attractive workplaces are developed. Environmental paradigms such as lower energy consumption and the concept of clean production should be taken into account.

Solutions

• Contaminants and conditions in production environments
  
• Clean room and industrial ventilation technologies
  
• Measurement, modelling and simulation of air quality in production areas.
  
• Emission control of production processes and raw materials.
  
• Exposure assessment, exposure scenarios and occupational hygiene
  
• Development of risk management methods
  

Control of static electricity in production environments

• Control and risk management of electrostatic discharge ESD.
  
• Control of electrostatic contamination (ESA).
  
• Control of static electricity in EX-environments
  

Special production environment

• Research, development and measurement methods of products and materials for special conditions.
  
• Development of new personal protection concepts and novel multibarrier products
  
• Hygiene and particle release from personal protection products
  

Benefits

• Better quality products, less defects on products, better yield
  
• More attractive workplace and better availability of a skilful workforce
  
• New product concepts
  
• Environmentally friendly products and production