Table AI Description of the 23 RMTI...

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Description of the 23 RMTI projects

Project	RMTI name	Technology shift involved	Time
1	Anti-tarnish coating on silver	Chemical bath → ALD coating technology equipment	2000–2009
2	3D printing of casting dies	Creating wax mold for casting by pressure-injection equipment using rubber dies → direct 3D printing of wax mold for casting	1997–2012
3	Industrial particle coater based on nano-technology	CVD, PVD coatings → ALD coating technology	2006–2010
4	Continuous deposition process for thin-films	0 → new process enabling industrial application of thin-film coatings in continuous production environment	2005–2009
5	Flexible automation of testing tool	Manual testing→ rigid automated testing equipment → flexible equipment	2000–2005–2014
6	Automation of large furnace	Manual and smaller → automated and large furnace process line	2000–2010
7	New process for lignin extraction as side stream in wood pulp manufacture	0 → new process and equipment technology	1990–2015
8	Implementation of new assembly process for electronic device manufacture	Old → new assembly technology (interviewee regards names as confidential)	2013–2015
9	New concept for heating web in paper manufacture	Old heat roll → calendaring roll technology	2010–2015
10	Automation of stacking process in transformer core manufacture	Manual stacking of sheets in core → automated stacking	2008–2013
11	Automation of large engine head assembly	Manual operations → automation of process steps (e.g. testing) and robotization	2007–2010
12	Cheaper cutting tool for slots on circumference of motor plates	high volume equipment available only → create a low volume tool with innovative engineering	2014–2015
13	Automation of spot welding process for round plates in motor	Manual welding→ automated, robotized welding; holding tool redesign (big impact)	2006–2014
14	Paper pulp making technology	Process using traditional catalyst → modified equipment and process for using new catalyst	1990s–2013
15	Energy plant to utilize production plant by-product as renewable fuel	0 → new process equipment to enable use of less homogeneous fuel	2013–2014
16	Automation of production plant	Manual operations → robotized	1995–2009
17	Automation of production plant	Plasma cutting → laser cutting with automation; manual welding → robotized welding	2001–2014
18	New technology in manufacture of specialized silicon wafer	Interviewee considered names of technologies as confidential	2013–2016
19	3D laser technology sheet metal cutting equipment	Punching machine → 3D 6-axis laser cutting technology equipment	2000–2001
20	Special-purpose equipment: joining machine for large pipe flanges	Old tools → tailored joining equipment	2010–2012
21	Special-purpose equipment: insulation machine for generator coils	Manual insulation winding → semi-automatic equipment	1996–2002–2006
22	Special-purpose equipment: Inductive-heating based semi-automatic joining machine for generator coils	Manual gas soldering equipment → semi-automated induction heating equipment	2007–2009
23	Novel technology equipment for electronics component manufacture	Wet etching technology → dry etching technology	2005–2011

Project	RMTI name	Technology shift involved	Time
1	Anti-tarnish coating on silver	Chemical bath → ALD coating technology equipment	2000–2009
2	3D printing of casting dies	Creating wax mold for casting by pressure-injection equipment using rubber dies → direct 3D printing of wax mold for casting	1997–2012
3	Industrial particle coater based on nano-technology	CVD, PVD coatings → ALD coating technology	2006–2010
4	Continuous deposition process for thin-films	0 → new process enabling industrial application of thin-film coatings in continuous production environment	2005–2009
5	Flexible automation of testing tool	Manual testing→ rigid automated testing equipment → flexible equipment	2000–2005–2014
6	Automation of large furnace	Manual and smaller → automated and large furnace process line	2000–2010
7	New process for lignin extraction as side stream in wood pulp manufacture	0 → new process and equipment technology	1990–2015
8	Implementation of new assembly process for electronic device manufacture	Old → new assembly technology (interviewee regards names as confidential)	2013–2015
9	New concept for heating web in paper manufacture	Old heat roll → calendaring roll technology	2010–2015
10	Automation of stacking process in transformer core manufacture	Manual stacking of sheets in core → automated stacking	2008–2013
11	Automation of large engine head assembly	Manual operations → automation of process steps (e.g. testing) and robotization	2007–2010
12	Cheaper cutting tool for slots on circumference of motor plates	high volume equipment available only → create a low volume tool with innovative engineering	2014–2015
13	Automation of spot welding process for round plates in motor	Manual welding→ automated, robotized welding; holding tool redesign (big impact)	2006–2014
14	Paper pulp making technology	Process using traditional catalyst → modified equipment and process for using new catalyst	1990s–2013
15	Energy plant to utilize production plant by-product as renewable fuel	0 → new process equipment to enable use of less homogeneous fuel	2013–2014
16	Automation of production plant	Manual operations → robotized	1995–2009
17	Automation of production plant	Plasma cutting → laser cutting with automation; manual welding → robotized welding	2001–2014
18	New technology in manufacture of specialized silicon wafer	Interviewee considered names of technologies as confidential	2013–2016
19	3D laser technology sheet metal cutting equipment	Punching machine → 3D 6-axis laser cutting technology equipment	2000–2001
20	Special-purpose equipment: joining machine for large pipe flanges	Old tools → tailored joining equipment	2010–2012
21	Special-purpose equipment: insulation machine for generator coils	Manual insulation winding → semi-automatic equipment	1996–2002–2006
22	Special-purpose equipment: Inductive-heating based semi-automatic joining machine for generator coils	Manual gas soldering equipment → semi-automated induction heating equipment	2007–2009
23	Novel technology equipment for electronics component manufacture	Wet etching technology → dry etching technology	2005–2011

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