Intelligent distributed process utilisation and blazing environmental key

Objective

In several industrial processes a misuse of resources prevails that drastically could be reduced introducing smart ICT-tools allowing real-time traceability solutions. One rather spectacular application concerns the forestry-wood production chain where proper raw material for specific final products is an unsolved problem due to the complexity of biological raw-material in industrial processes. The magnitude of the problem, based on estimation of the total production of sawn wood in Europe 2002, is 25 million m3 equivalents to 5 billion euro. The Indisputable Key aims at developing methodology, technology, and knowledge to enable a significant increase in the utilisation of production resources in the forestry-wood production chain and to decrease the environmental impact.

The developed systems will be based on the Individual Associated Data (IAD) concept, which facilitates automatic tracking of data along the forest-wood chain. Parameters involved, e.g. breast height diameter class, log number in the stem and cutting date strongly influences final wood product quality. Making information available at different stages along the forestry-wood chain requires automatic traceability systems, starting with logs in the forest. Communication between systems requires advanced information technology involving RFID-transponders and cellular phones adapted to industrial use by increased functionality. Frontline mechatronics, software, nano mechanics and electronics RandD partners will develop these systems.

Verifying the function and environmental effects of the Indisputable Key systems will be implemented in different nodes of the forest-wood production chain by high-tech developers and evaluated by world-leading industry groups and fore-runner SMEs at hardwood and softwood forest industries in France, Norway, Finland and Sweden.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › mechatronics
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › forestry

Programme(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Topic(s)

• IST-2005-2.5.8 - ICT for Networked Businesses

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

SP SVERIGES TEKNISKA FORSKNINGSINSTITUT AB

Address

Brinellgatan 4
857 Boras
Sweden

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Participants (27)

ASSOCIATION FORET CELLULOSE

France

Address

Boulevard Haussmann 164
75008 Paris 8

CENTRE TECHNIQUE DU BOIS ET DE L'AMEUBLEMENT

France

Address

Avenue De Saint Mande 10
75012 Paris 12

CIRIS

France

Address

Zi 5 Rue Thomas Edison
33600 Pessac

CONFIDEX LTD

Finland

Address

Hatanpaan Valtatie 13
33100 Tampere

DUCERF SA

France

Address

Le Bourg
71120 Vendenesse-les-charolles

EIDSKOG-STANGESKOVENE AS

Norway

Address

Vingersvegen
2230 Skotterud

ETABLISSEMENTS PIERRE MAUCHAMP SA

France

Address

Rue Joseph Tournois 5
21000 Dijon

HEKOTEK AS

Estonia

Address

Porguvalja Tee 9, Lehmja, Rae Vald
75301 Harjumaa

IDESCO OY

Finland

Address

Teknologiantie 9
90570 Oulu

IVL SVENSKA MILJOEINSTITUTET AB

Sweden

Address

Valhallavagen 81
100 31 Stockholm

Links

KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOGSKOLAN

Sweden

Address

Valhallavagen 79
100 44 Stockholm

LAPPEENRANNAN TEKNILLINEN YLIOPISTO

Finland

Address

Skinnarilankatu 34
Lappeenranta

Links

NORSJOFONSTER AB

Sweden

Address

Bjurtrasket
93593 Norsjo

NORSK INSTITUTT FOR SKOG OG LANDSKAP

Norway

Address

Hogskoleveien 8
1432 As

NORSK TRETEKNISK INSTITUTT

Norway

Address

Forskningsveien 3 B
0314 Oslo

OSKANDO OU

Estonia

Address

Parnu Mnt 142
11317 Tallinn

RAUNION SAHA OY

Finland

Address

Myllykylaentie 42
31500 Koski Tl

SCANPOLE NORGE AS

Norway

Address

Linjeveien 47
2344 Ilseng

SETRA TRAVAROR AB

Sweden

Address

Solna
10522 Stockholm

SKOG-DATA AS

Norway

Address

Okernveien 94
0579 Oslo

SMURFIT KAPPA ROL PIN SAS

France

Address

1964 Rue De La Grande Lande
40210 Labouheyre

STIFTELSEN SKOGSBRUKETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT - SKOGFORSK

Sweden

Address

Uppsala Sciences Park
75183 Uppsala

SVEASKOG FORVALTNINGS AKTIEBOLAG

Sweden

Address

Pipers Vag 2
10522 Stockholm

TALLINNA TEHNIKAUELIKOOL

Estonia

Address

Ehitajate Tee 5
19086 Tallinn

TAMPEREEN TEKNILLINEN YLIOPISTO

Finland

Address

Korkeakoulunkatu 10
33720 Tampere

TIETOENATOR FOREST & ENERGY OY

Finland

Address

Kutojantie 6-8
02630 Espoo

VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS

Finland

Address

Vuorimiehentie 3
02044 Espoo