Advanced Manufacturing Digital Innovation Hub

Advanced Manufacturing DIH is led by non-profit public organisation - Intechcentras.

The one-stop-shop center provides business enterprises with up-to-date information, expert assistance and access to technology for testing digital innovations. It also helps to carry out and conduct experiments with products, processes or business models.

The Hub seeks significant changes in the field of digitizing industry in Lithuanian companies, thus increasing their competitiveness and added value.

• Access to the centers of competences
• The heart of the innovation ecosystem
• Mediation and networking services
• Aid for funding
• Education, training and consulting services

MISSION: By integration of Lithuanian ecosystem participants, in usege of digital technologies, to increase the competitiveness of Lithuanian enterprises.

SCOPE OF SERVISES:
• DIH consulting services:
• Search for innovations;
• Establishing the company's digital level and providing recommendations;
• Preparation of company's digital strategic plans and necessary investments;
• Training and consulting in the field of digitization and innovative technologies;
• Mediation between science and business and business and business;
• Studies.

FieldLab Contracted Services:
• Practical Digitization;
• Technology design / installation services;
• Demonstration, testing, production of prototype small quantities, including 3D printing methods;
• Testing of new functional materials for the engineering industry;
• Identification and harmonization of related and interactive activities;
• Collection and processing of data for statistical analysis of characteristics;
• Quality control of products, validation of produced batches, characterization;
• Finance attraction service / EU project preparation and initiation.

Advanced manufacturing Digital Innovation HUB in 2012 was established by the Lithuanian engineering industry association LINPRA, with the goal of increasing the competitiveness of industrial companies.
As joint competencies center DIH provide services for more than 300 manufacturing companies in the metal, machinery and equipment, electromechanics and electronics, plastics and rubber industries.

Advanced manufacturing DIH in cooperation with universities, ERP, MES, smart manufacturing service providers, software developers, industry experts, DIH providing innovation support, advisory and training services in the implementation of modern digital technologies in traditional Lithuanian industries.
DIH is member of Laser and Engineering Technologies Cluster LITEK, DIHNET, DIHELP, EIT Manufacturing, Smart Connectivity DIH Network, Lithuanian Plastic cluster, Baltic Automotive Components Cluster BACC, association Orgalime.

The activities of the hub are well aligned with the Lithuanian national initiative for digitising industry, Industry 4.0.

DIH is a member of the Lithuanian Industry 4.0 National Platform (http://www.industrie40.lt/platform/).

Advanced manufacturing DIH belongs to various working groups and closely cooperates with:
• Ministry of Economy and Innovation
• Innovation Agency Lithuania

Advanced manufacturing DIH is direct member in European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) of Central and Western Lithuania https://di4lithuanianid.com/ . This EDIH consists of 14 partners operating throughout Lithuania and representing different areas of competence and experience.
EDIH is operating in 5 sectors: Manufacturing, Public Sector, Healthcare & Biotechnologies, ICT and Fintech.
EDIH key competences are Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cybersecurity (CS) in the fields of ​Big data, Automated BMS & WMS, Smart Sensors, ​Robotics, I​oT/IoIT, ​Automation, ​VR/AR, Automatic reporting.​