A place for development and cooperation

15 years of world-class production technology development.

The test and demo environment Produktionstekniskt Centrum, abbreviated to PTC, was launched in 2008 as an initiative between Innovatum Science Park, University West, the former Volvo Aero and SAAB to increase innovation capacity, develop production technology solutions and give SMEs access to advanced equipment.

Today, the arena is run by the main parties Innovatum Science Park, University West, GKN Aerospace, IUC West and Swerim, and another ten companies are active parties.

Through its involvement in PTC GKN Aerospace access to equipment and a close contact with other actors operating in the same technology areas. This raises the level of investment in research and development and creates conditions for competence building and recruitment.

For University West PTC is an arena for research collaboration and education. Experimental research is made possible by access to relevant equipment and the network ensures that the content meets the needs of industry.

I Innovatum Science Park's s mission as a science park, PTC is the arena where companies and academia work together to develop technology and methods, increase competence, attract competence and create new business opportunities.

IUC West sees PTC as an opportunity for its member companies to meet experts and other companies and thus develop their company, products and strengthen their competitiveness.

Through its involvement in the PTC Swerim increase collaboration with the region's companies and University West to achieve maximum industrial benefit.

A unique environment for future innovation

The Production Technology Center brings together businesses with the public sector and academia.

It brings the world together around sustainable industrial development.

Hear Linda Bohlin, CEO of Innovatum Science Park, and Tommy Christensen, Director of PTC, give their views on why PTC is so successful.

The PTC is the template for GKN Aerospace's other Global Technology Centers.

Meet GKN Aerospace Research Director Henrik, who talks about lightweight research and how the dynamics offered by the PTC have been an inspiration and template for new global research centers in the US, UK and Holland.

At PTC, researchers and students from University West work together with industry.

Lennart Malmsköld from University West is responsible for their research environment Primus. In the film, Lennart talks about the competence and collaboration that takes place between research, education and companies within PTC.

What is a test and demo environment?

According to the Swedish innovation agency Vinnova, a test and demo environment, or test bed as it is also called, is a physical or virtual environment where companies, academia and other organizations can collaborate in the development, testing and introduction of new products, services, processes or organizational solutions in selected areas.

Our vision

What we want the PTC to be

The Production Technology Center is a unique development arena for the sustainable and internationally competitive manufacturing industry of the future.