The Finnish Advanced Manufacturing Network (FAMN), designed at the initiative of Technology Industries of Finland’s member companies, is starting work, and companies are invited to join it. The network is oriented towards and led by companies, and it will be managed by DIMECC Oy, a collaboration platform provider for industry.

1. In co-operation w ith Technology
Industries of Finland (TIF)
Contact persons :
Antti Karjaluoto & Kari M uranen
09/2021
F i n n i s h A d v a n c e d
M a n u f a c t u r i n g
N e t w o r k - FA M N

2. Idea originated from TIF member companies
Prepared carefully:
• Pre-study & company interviews conducted by Gaia Consulting
Oy:n during fall 2020
• TIF company survey, open webinar and discussions during
January 2021
• Task force of TIF company representatives created the guidelines
during spring 2021.
• Request for solutions for FAMN coordination during summer 2021.
 DIMECC Ltd and its Intelligent Industry ecosystem was
selected as implementation partner in August 2021.
FINNISH ADVANCED MANUFACTURING NETWORK - FAMN
• DIMECC has facilitated Intelligent Industry
(II) ecosystem since 2017. II is an
innovative ecosystem focusing on value
co-creation and connecting leading
Finnish equipment manufacturers and
digital solutions providers to drive and
realize the immense opportunities in the
industrial data economy and digital
transformation.
• Intelligent industry ecosystems thematical
focus areas are data and advance
analytics, autonomous systems, human
factor and value co-creation in
ecosystems.
• Ecosystem’s operations have been kept
as business driven and network has been
open to all new partner companies.
• By using II as foundation for FAMN we
can speed up FAMN ramp up significantly
Intelligent Industry ecosystem
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3. Mission Statement
The Finnish Advanced Manufacturing
Network (FAMN) improves the global
competitiveness of industrial
companies and accelerates their
sustainable renewal and digitalisation
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4. Promises of
FAMN
• We connect existing and new manufacturing & ICT industry
networks
• We facilitiate initiatives around automation, data, AI/ML and
establish digitalisation projects and programs.
• We´ll establish shared infrastructure focusing on latest
technology
• We supplement the compentence development of
member companies and meaningful co-operation with
research institutes and universities.
• We help member companies to establish RDI co-
innovation projects.
• We share information of regulation & industrial
standardisation
• Together we boost the manufacturing industry brand
• We´ll drive the Finnish manufacturing industry to a
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5. Five FAMN focus areas
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• FAMN promotes the availability of skilled resources and raises the quality of
skills, as well as enhances the attractiveness and diversity of the industry.
• Together with training and research institutes, FAMN will create regional
business cooperation structures with agreed division of labor.
• The aim is to increase training and research activities that support the
sustainable growth and renewal of companies' businesses
• World-class competence centers and quality infrastructures inspire Finns
and attract foreigners.
2. Competence Development
• FAMN network has technological know-
how, on the basis of which it supports the
launch of companies joint research and
innovation projects and cooperation with
universities and research institutes.
3. Innovation funding
• Promoting cooperation between
companies in the network: FAMN helps
companies to accelerate product
development, launch innovation activities
and exploit the potential of digitalisation.
4. Acceleration
• FAMN acquires the latest technology and
research data for the benefit of companies
and companies and research
organizations as a centers of excellence.
• Concentrations of expertise are company-
led and can also consist of companies
alone.
5. RDI infrastructures
• FAMN maps the identified development needs and
competitiveness needs of companies, education and
research institutes and existing manufacturing
ecosystems and clusters.
• On the basis of these results, FAMN develops an
innovation agenda for the manufacturing industry and
an implementation plan for it
1. Facilitation

6. • Facilitation managed by DIMECC.
• Two full time Senior ecosystem leads: Antti Karjaluoto &
Kari Muranen will drive the work and lead the network.
• FAMN Management Board is the most representative
governing body of the FAMN, making or approving the
most fundamental decisions. Management Board consists
of selected company representatives and a representative
of TIF.
• FAMN will build an innovation agenda, roadmap and
implementation plan together with its members.
1. Facilitation
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7. • FAMN enhances the availability of talents and increases the
competences quality levels and boosts the manufacturing industry
brand and diversity.
• FAMN will provide innovation coaching services
• FAMN build partnership models with leading universities and
education service providers and arranges and coordinates
excursions and visiting lectures.
• FAMN creates together with education and research actors regional
company co-operation structures with agreed division of work.
• Target is to increase RD&I activities, which support sustainable
business growth and renewal of companies.
• World-class competence centers and quality infrastructure inspire
Finns and attract the best foreign talent.
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2. Competence development

8. • FAMN –network has genuine technological know-how on
which the network supports the establishment of co-
innovation projects together with research institutes.
o Project office
o Matchmaking with innovation coaching and other expert
services
o Finding suitable financial instruments and funding bodies
(Finland, EU)
o Co-innovation project consortium building and project
management
• Together with FAMN Management Board, ideate and
identify new areas of cooperation or initiatives.
3. Innovation funding
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9. • Enchancing the co-operation between member
companies: FAMN helps companies to accelerate their
RD&I, launch innovation activities and benefit from
digitalisation opportunities
• Boosting cooperation between partner companies and
startup companies.
• Closely following European development (e.g. Gaia-X)
and matchmaking Finnish companies to EU-projects
• Arranging seminars, academies and roadshows –
information sharing, networking and co-operation
4. Acceleration
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10. • FAMN will establish latest technology and research
infrastructure to be used in company networks or in
shared competence centers between companies and
research institutes.
o FAMN makes proposals for private and/or co-funded
research infrastructures / new technologies, their location
and specializations, and identifies the investment capacity
of companies.
→ Participating companies and public research units apply
separate funding.
• Competence centers will be company-driven and may
consist of:
o commercial companies and private funding
o cooperation between commercial companies and research
institutes
5. RD&I infrastructure
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11. FAMNs technology focus areas
based on company needs:
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AI & Machine Learning
Robotisation
Remote & autonomous operability
Usage of Big data
Internet of Things
Additive manufacturing
New raw materials
Cyber security
Digital twins
Cloud & edge computing
Others
5G/6G
* Results from survey executed by TIF to it’s
member companies.

12. FAMN – Thematic areas and activities
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Focus and activity areas will be finalised with FAMN founding companies during fall 2021.
SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainable manufacturing involves developing sustainable products with total life-cycle
considerations and implementing sustainable manufacturing processes and systems that
minimize negative environmental impacts, minimally consume materials, energy, and other
resources.
VALUE CO-CREATION IN ECOSYSTEMS
In the era of intelligent industry value networks are built around customer needs and
competitiveness is based on the power of ecosystems and ability to harvest the resources of
ecosystems to deliver customized solutions. Such value co-creation requires novel ways to
create value as well as new business and revenue sharing models.
USAGE OF BIG DATA
• AI & Machine Learning
• Cloud & edge computing
• Internet of Things
• Digital twins
• Human factor
AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND ROBOTISATION
• Remote & autonomous operability
• Robotisation
• Cloud & edge computing
• Cyber security
• Human factor
RDI
-projects
Acceleration
-
Pilots
&
PoCs
Standards
&
regulation
Competence
development
Industry
promotion/Comms
RDI
-infrastructure
co-operation
Research
Institution
co-operation

13. Business
opportunity
FAMN is well positioned to drive and build new business
for the Finnish manufacturing industry data economy.
FAMN has a great opportunity to operate as a ecosystem
and build solutions together with great export potential.
Co-creation in the digitalisation will boost whole industry
sector, especially SME sector, which will provide increase
of existing business and/or open up totally new business
opportunities.
As part of our infra-initiative and data acceleration
program, FAMN aims to build an industrial data space
and data market place, which will boost the development
of joint data sharing, AI/ML, automation and robotics
solutions to be build on the top of it.
→ The business arrowhead will be completed
during the autumn of 2021 together with partner
companies.
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14. FAMN FUNDING
& PARTNERSHIP
• FAMN will be established with founding members during fall 2021.
o FAMN is open network and willing to accept new partners,
who share the FAMN ideology and accept partner obligations
• Funding model is split between Public and Partner company
funding.
o Public funding applied from Business Finland’s ecosystem
orchestration funding instrument
• Private partner funding will be collected as annual fees, depending
of the company size and total number of Partner companies:
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SMALL
Turnover:
< 10M€
Estimated partner fee:
3000 – 6000 €/year
MEDIUM
Turnover:
10M€ - 100M€
Estimated partner fee:
8000 – 13000 €/year
LARGE
Turnover:
> 100M€
Estimated partner fee:
15000 – 24000 €/year
* Final partner fees will be confirmed later

15. DIMECC is a co-creation company driving and
supporting companies in digital transformation. We
operate in PPP (private public partnership) model with
our clients and governmental organisations. We are a
passionate group of facilitation professionals dedicated
to form the Future.
CUSTOMERS DON’T NEED TO BE DIMECC
SHAREHOLDERS IN ORDER TO
BENEFIT FROM DIMECC SERVICES.
SHAREHOLDERS DO NOT BRING ACTIVITIES AND AGENDA
TO DIMECC, CUSTOMERS DO.
Facilitator DIMECC
• FOUNDED 2008
• 13 EMPLOYEES
• 3 BUSINESS ECOSYSTEMS
• 4 EU TRADEMARKS (™)
• 300+ CUSTOMERS
• 2 000+ PERSONS INVOLVED IN DIMECC
ACTIVITIES
• 800+ M€ OF FACILITATED PROGRAMS
• 27 M€ RDI PROGRAM PORTFOLIO IN
2020
• 5 COUNTRIES (FIN, SWE, EE, LV, LT)
• 3 OFFICES IN FINLAND: HELSINKI,
TAMPERE, TURKU
• 66 SHAREHOLDERS (43 COMPANIES, 23
RESEARCH INSTITUTES)
11% OF THE CUSTOMERS ARE
DIMECC SHAREHOLDERS
55% OF THE CUSTOMERS ARE
SMES
NUMBERS:
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16. Collaborative
organisations
and networks
Close co-operation with different networks enables the
advancement of world-class industrial ecosystem, it enables to
working together, to find EU project partners and to influence
larger entities.
We cooperate with, for example, the following international networks:
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European Advanced
Manufacturing Support
Centre
Sustainable Process
Industry through
Resource and Energy
Efficiency

17. Contact us for more details!
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Antti Karjaluoto,
Disruptive Renewal Officer
Email: kari.muranen@dimecc.com
Mobile: +358 40 772 5934
Kari Muranen,
Senior Ecosystem Lead
Email: antti.Karjaluoto@dimecc.com
Mobile: +358 40 772 5440