Mälardalens Industrial Technology Centre

R&D Institution

About

Mälardalen Industrial Technology Center (MITC) is a leading innovation intermediary and applied research platform based in Eskilstuna, Sweden. As a neutral, triple-helix organization, MITC connects regional manufacturing companies, technology companies academia, and the public sector to drive industrial transformation through applied R&D, testbed development, digitalization, and sustainability initiatives.

MITC was established to strengthen the competitiveness of Swedish manufacturing SMEs by bridging the gap between research and practice. It serves as a collaborative arena where companies, universities, startups, and public actors co-create new knowledge, validate emerging solutions, and accelerate the adoption of smart, sustainable technologies in real production environments. MITC specializes in facilitating structured collaboration across organizational boundaries, promoting both innovation capability and implementation readiness.

The center’s core activities include testbed development and access, digital transformation support, and technology matchmaking. MITC offers companies physical and digital infrastructure for experimentation, prototyping, and pilot production. Through targeted support, it enables manufacturing SMEs to adopt advanced technologies such as automation, industrial IoT, AI, and digital twins. At the same time, MITC acts as a structured interface between manufacturers and technology providers, using tested models to align solutions with real industry needs. Its innovation support also includes a strong emphasis on circularity, resource efficiency, and low-emission production strategies.

ShiftLabs European Digital Innovation Hub,which is a Swedish national consortium of partners, collaborating to offer expertise and high-level services to manufacturing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in their digital transformation

Data technologies, data ecosystems and cross-linking

Data ecosystems for the realisation of circular value creation exploiting the full potential of digitalisation – e.g., harnessing existing, purpose-built platform solutions.Interoperability of CVC-relevant data ecosystems, quality assurance and traceability across systems(AI based) recognition systems (e.g. image recognition) to evaluate materials, components and products and determine the best use paths(AI based) process and system control technologies(AI based) Material and Product Design, Decomposition and SeparationSimulation models and predictive analytics to assess the scalability of circular processes across industriesAlgorithm that shows the (positive) impact of a Circular Economy process or Circular Economy productApproaches to support SME fully exploit the value of existing CVC-related dataDesign of an adaptable Digital Product Pass

Other enabling technologies

Manufacturing and machine learning, e.g., to increase the flexibility of industrial processes, modular approaches, reduce use of materials, quality assurance and certification of products)AI-driven diagnostic systems, e.g., for assessing the viability of reused, remanufactured, and recycled componentsIndustry 4.0 technologies (IoT, big data analytics) for monitoring and managing circular value chains(Advanced/smart) Sensors, e.g., enabling materials, components and product flows measurementRobotic / handling - and assistance systems(Advanced) Materials and additive manufacturingLife cycle assessment / Product life cycle management – e.g., Digital Twin / Digital Product PassportReverse Manufacturing (e.g. adaptive automation for high variance, sorting, sophisticated logistic systems)Tools and solutions addressing challenges emerging from product focused regulations (such as the ESPR)Network design of reverse supply chains

Representatives

Ebin Ephrem Elavathingal

MITC Tecknolog

Mälardalens Industrial Technology Centre