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Description of the project funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

1 Project

Project code: A76721

Project name: Elektroval: Ensuring production flexibility and product quality project

Policy: 1. Competitiveness of SMEs

Specific objective: 2.1. Promoting the growth and expansion abroad of SMEs

Planned completion time: Start 2.12.2020 and end 30.6.2022

Operational status: Ended

Responsible authority: Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment North Ostrobothnia

2 Basic applicant information

Official name of the applicant: ELEKTROVAL OY

Organisation type: Small enterprise

Business ID: 1101404-5

Street: Taitokatu 2

Telephone number: +358 44 029 0013

Postal code: 87400

City/town: KAJAANI

Website: www.elektroval.fi

Project contact person's name: Laitinen Sari

Contact person's position in the organisation: toimitusjohtaja

Contact person’s email address: sari.laitinen(at)elektroval.fi

Contact person's phone number: +358 44 029 0013

Number of applicants or subsidy transfer:

3 Plan-specified summary of the project completion

The aim of the project is to renew flexibility and technological capability of production so that we can manufacture products more efficiently with high quality, and to react quickly to structural changes in production. The aim is also to improve production capability to produce quality. We also want to be able to manufacture new products for which we don't have technical capability. We also want to provide our customers with better quality monitoring. Actions: Acquisition of a new pick and place machine, improving product traceability, Production modification and development, Acquisition of inspection cameras, Upgrading of equipment and tools for product assembly, design of equipment for product testing and manufacturing.

4 Project target groups

4.1 Actual target groups

4.2 Indirect target groups

5 Public funding of the project (EUR)

EU and State funding granted: 107 310

EU and State funding used: 107 259

Planned public funding (total): 107 310

Planned public funding used (total): 107 259

6 Geographical target area

Regions: Kainuu

Subregions: Kajaani

Municipalities: Kajaani

Address of the project site, if the project is carried out in one place

Street: Taitokatu 2

Postal code: 87400

City/town: KAJAANI

7 Estimates of project-specific monitoring information reported during the application phase

7.1 Number of new jobs (only requested for projects belonging to specific objectives 1.1, 2.1 and 3.1)

Planned: 3, in which women are employed 2

Completed according to monitoring information: 2.00, in which women are employed 1.00

7.2 Number of new companies (only requested for projects belonging to specific objective 1.1)

Planned: 0, which are founded by women 0

Completed according to monitoring information: 0.00, which are founded by women 0.00

8 Horizontal principles

8.1 Gender equality

: No
Ei nähdä tarpeelliseksi tässä projektissa
: Yes
Naistyöpaikkojen osuutta halutaan nostaa työpaikalla
: No
Tämän hankkeen päätavoitteena ei ole tasa-arvon edistäminen.

8.2 Sustainable development

DirectIndirect
Luonnonvarojen käytön kestävyys 2 4
Tuotteet, joiden valmistusta tavoittelemme edistävät luonnonvarojen käytön kestävyyttä.
Ilmastonmuutoksen aiheuttamien riskien vähentäminen 0 0
Kasvillisuus, eliöt ja luonnon monimuotoisuus 0 0
Pinta- ja pohjavedet, maaperä sekä ilma (ja kasvihuonekaasujen väheneminen) 0 0
Natura 2000 -ohjelman kohteet 0 0
Materiaalit ja jätteet 0 0
Uusiutuvien energialähteiden käyttö 0 0
Paikallisen elinkeinorakenteen kestävä kehittäminen 10 10
Hankkeen avulla pystymme tarjoamaan monipuolisempia palveluja paikallisille yrityksille.
Aineettomien tuotteiden ja palvelujen kehittäminen 0 0
Liikkuminen ja logistiikka 0 0
Hyvinvoinnin edistäminen 0 0
Tasa-arvon edistäminen 0 0
Yhteiskunnallinen ja kulttuurinen yhdenvertaisuus 0 0
Kulttuuriympäristö 0 0
Ympäristöosaaminen 0 0

9 Final report summary

With the project company was able to renew the flexibility and technological capability of production. New production equipment were aquired in the project that enable the implementation of new proceses like testing of long PCB's and automated varnishing of PCB's. The following measures were implemented in the project in full: Acquisition of a new pick and place machine and related accessories, improving product traceability, Production modification and development to meet the SMT solutions required for various components, Acquisition of inspection cameras for visual inspection and soldering of products, Upgrading of equipment and tools for product assembly, design of equipment for product testing and manufacturing.