Advanced sustainable manufacturing in Denmark
Speaking organisations from the Danish manufacturing eco-system
DTI - Danish technological INSTITUTE
DTI is a leading research and technology company helping customers converting the newest knowledge and technology into value across 65 different countries and +10.000 clients. They believe that the green transformation, global challenges and sustainable solutions go hand-in-hand with responsible growth, employment, global competitiveness and good business. DTI are experts in research, production, environmental technology, business energy and many more with its +70 laboratories and +1000 specialists.
Odense robotics
Odense Robotics - Denmark’s national robot, automation and drone cluster – brings together the entire ecosystem to drive innovation and growth in the industry nationwide. The cluster will have regional hubs in Aalborg, Aarhus, Copenhagen, Odense and Sønderborg, with the aim of strengthen its members market position and helping with start-ups, innovation, global growth, networks and visibility. The cluster is founded on partnerships with leading knowledge institutions: Aalborg University, Aarhus University, Kolding Design School, Danmark’s Technical University, FORCE Technology, the University of Southern Denmark and the Danish Technological Institute.
Made – Manufacturing Academy of Denmark
MADE is the national Cluster for Advanced Manufacturing with over 220 members. MADE aims at being a one-stop shop for Advanced Manufacturing working with Applied Research, Innovation and Education and by having a strong network throughout the country. The vision is to enable world-class manufacturing in Denmark through the development and implementation of innovative manufacturing solutions. In the spring of 2020, the applied research and innovation platform MADE FAST (Flexible, Agile and Sustainable production supported by talented employees) was launched to develop new solutions for SME’s and larger production companies to establish flexible and sustainable manufacturing capabilities and skills.
Webinar programme
10.30-10.35*: Welcome
His Excellency Lars Thuesen, Ambassador to the United Kingdom
10.35-10.50: Industry 4.0 and sustainable production in Denmark
Søren Peter Johansen, Technology Manager – Robot Technology and Automation,
Danish Technological Institute
10.50-11.05: Robot technology – a key enabler for the industrial green transition
Mette Abrahamsen, Head of Projects – Odense Robotics
11.05-11.20: National Cluster ‘MADE’ and ‘The MADE-FAST initiative’ (Flexible, Agile Sustainable manufacturing supported by Talents)
Merete Nørby, International Senior Consultant – MADE – Manufacturing Academy of Denmark
11.20-11.40: MADE’s impact on Danish Manufacturing Industry and SME’s: Learnings from two DK SME’s: BKI Foods and BM Silo
Merete Nørby, International Senior Consultant – MADE
11.40-11.50: Advanced & sustainable manufacturing – getting started in Denmark
Björn Snorri Gudmundsson Bøg, Special Advisor – Invest in Denmark
11.50-12.00: Q&A
*UK TIME 09.30
Advanced and sustainable Manufacturing cases introduced by MADE
BKI Foods is an SME (active in the food industry), which has always grown on own investments and that has implemented inspiring changes related to ‘Eco Factory’ transformation (e.g. packaging-related eco innovations, see here) and ‘Digital Factory’ (e.g. digitalization of flow management).
BM Silo is a top class manufacturer of ‘Modular Silos’ and you will have the opportunity to experience inspiring examples related to Human relations and collaborative aspects and the implementation of manufacturing top-level LEAN principles.
Speaker Søren Peter Johansen is Technology Manager at DTI
Søren Peter has state-of-the-art knowledge on the use of robotics and knowledge about the barriers for implementing robots in the industry. This is based on countless visits to production companies complemented with 25 years hands-on experience in concept-design, development, management and implementations of robotics- and automation-solutions world-wide. The last ten years he has been active in several research and innovation-projects on a national and European level.
Speaker Mette Abrahamsen is the Head of Projects at Odense Robotics
Before joining Odense Robotics in 2019 Mette has held positions in both public and private organisations e.g. Cluster Manager at Service Cluster Denmark, Team Manager at The Danish Technological Institute, People & Innovation Manager at Arkitema Architects and Head of Division at The Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs. Mette Abrahamsen has 20 years of experience working with a strong focus on cluster development, fundraising and innovation management.
Speaker Merete Nørby, responsible for the international activities at MADE
Merete Nørby is responsible for the international activities at MADE – Manufacturing Academy of Denmark, presently involved in the EU projects, C-Voucher and ADMA and with recent experience from Impact Growth, I4MS, RobotUnion and DIHELP. MADE is the one-stop-shop for linking up to the Danish Manufacturing community, and Merete is the person assisting you to make that happen. Merete has a deep knowledge of manufacturing optimization incl. technology transfer, Lean methods, ambidextrous approach and SCM in global environment.
Speaker Björn Snorri Gudmundsson Bøg, special advisor at Invest in Denmark
Björn Snorri Gudmundsson Bøg is special advisor at Invest in Denmark and sector expert for manufacturing and logistics and is guiding foreign companies looking to set up production or logistics operations in Denmark. Björn can guide on how to set up a company in Denmark as well as give advice on general and production related business conditions. Furthermore, Björn is well-connected in the Danish eco-system for production and is able to connect you to potential partners, research communities, public authorities and other companies.
Moderator Joachim Ejstrup Bjørkmann, Invest In Denmark’s representative for Technology and Production
Joachim Ejstrup Bjørkmann is Invest In Denmark’s representative for Technology and Production based at the Royal Danish Embassy in London. Coming from a background in the City having worked previously for Goldman Sachs, Joachim now works with facilitating foreign direct investment into the Danish eco-system and driving job growth. He is passionate about the future and the development of technologies that will drive society forward and believes that Advanced Sustainable Manufacturing plays a very significant role in this
