FiberLaboratory
FiberLaboratory promotes the sustainable development of the forest and technology industry as well as the sensible use of resources. We support the competitiveness of businesses by developing technology that saves energy and water and reduces carbon dioxide emissions.
Developer of Future Bioproduct Processes
The FiberLaboratory offers an extensive range of research and development services to industry
We develop solutions that save water and energy, pilot new methods for treating water and sludge, and promote the further processing of wood fibre.
We are an innovative, networked operating environment for developing future bioproduct processes, implementing new ideas, solving process technology problems and testing industrial maintenance.
Broad expertise tailored to your needs
We are specialised in phenomenon and pilot-scale research — both needed to create new high-tech solutions. Services can be selected from rental premises to full-service test-run packages.
Industrial technology development of forest biorefinery processes
Industrial technology development of forest biorefinery processes
Large-scale processes and comprehensive technology mapping.
Practical testing
Practical testing
Services can be selected from rental premises to full-service test-run packages.
Piloting
Piloting
We offer an extensive range of services that are tailored to customer requirements.
Research into rapid mixing phenomena
Research into rapid mixing phenomena
Serves to enhance industrial processes.
Development of microcrystalline cellulose production and applications
Development of microcrystalline cellulose production and applications
The raw material of microcrystalline cellulose is wood fibre. There are a lot of potential use cases.
Research services
Research services
The results and new solutions support the competitiveness of the companies.
Laboratory analysis services
Laboratory analysis services
We report the results and suggestions of improvements, taking into account the cost-efficiency of the process.
Solutions for a variety of needs – How can we help you?
We offer an extensive range of services that are tailored to customer requirements. We conduct comprehensive technological mapping for customers. This may take place at a customer’s factory in which we inspect the operations of process equipment and have samples taken for laboratory analysis.
We report the results and suggestions of improvements, taking into account the cost-efficiency of the process. Services can be selected from rental premises to full-service test-run packages.
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Environmentally friendly method for capturing and storing carbon dioxide
Phenomenon and pilot-scale research
Research and development
Engineering education
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In our cooperation network we have about 100 companies from all over Finland.
The FiberLaboratory has fiber, water and wastewater laboratories, piloting equipment up to industrial scale and portable piloting equipment for factory tests. The fiber, water, and wastewater laboratories cover approximately 160 m², and the piloting facilities have a floor area of approximately 680 m². The total floor area is around 1,600 m².
The FiberLaboratory is part of the Forest Bioeconomy, Materials, and the Environment focus area at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk).
Among research centres the most important are:
- Aalto University
- Natural Resources Institute Finland Luke
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Productive collaboration since 2005.
Explore our research and discover more
Sustainable packaging solutions of the bio-circular economy
Bioske – Development of sub-processes of the bioproduct mill based on new measurement techniques
Take a visual look into our laboratory!
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Location
FiberLaboratory and Industrial Wood Construction Laboratory are situated next to each other in Technology Park Noheva in Savonlinna.
Address:
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
FiberLaboratory
Vipusenkatu 10, FI-57200 Savonlinna
FINLAND
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
- The FiberLaboratory is an innovative, networked operating environment for developing future bioproduct processes, implementing new ideas, solving process technology problems and testing industrial maintenance.
We have 20 years experience of pulp and board mill processes, especially under topic of mixing technologies and processes in different consistencies, imaging and camera technologies for the process research and analytical services.
- We constantly collect development needs and ideas from our stakeholders. We help in the development efforts of ideas, and we are looking for funding to implement projects. We make bold and proactive project openings that meet the needs of growth-oriented companies, the public sector and the region in the long term, and we aim for concrete results that will be used by the companies in the region. We always create something new and useful: we find solutions and develop good ideas into practice. Contact us and tell about your project idea!
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- The Savonlinna FiberLaboratory began operating in 2005. At that stage, a pulp and environmental technology research group from Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences, nowadays South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, was working in the regional paper technology unit of the Lappeenranta University of Technology. In 2011, the FiberLaboratory was transferred to University of Applied Sciences in its entirety.
Since the beginning, the FiberLaboratory has offered testing and analysis services for suppliers of equipment and chemicals in the sector, and for the forestry industry. It has also accumulated expertise in the area as a result of its research projects. Today, the laboratory’s services also cover water and sludge research.
Doctoral theses and patents demonstrate the laboratory’s international expertise. The FiberLaboratory’s activities have also expanded into education in bioproduct technology, which creates expertise for future bioproduct processes.
- We invite you to contact us.
Topical articles
International research collaboration advances robotics for forestry
Studying Bioproduct engineering leads to highly-paid professional jobs
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