Ari Pikkarainen

• D.Sc. (tech.)
• Principal Lecturer at Lapland University of Applied Sciences

Lapin ammattikorkeakoulussa alkoi tammikuussa 2023 uusi tekniikan alan YAMK-tutkinto, joka perustuu työelämän vaatimuksiin. Uudistuvan teollisuuden asiantuntija -koulutuksen tavoitteena on parantaa työelämässä olevien insinöörien valmiuksia kehittää ja hallita teollisuuden moderneja tuotantokokonaisuuksia ja toimintoja. Koulutuksessa on huomioitu t...

The development of modern manufacturing technologies such as additive manufacturing and other laser-based manufacturing technologies have increased their usage, especially in engineering education. Education must correspond to different applications of these technologies to ensure the quality of their usage in the manufacturing industry. Laser-base...

Lapland University of Applied Sciences (Lapland UAS) started developing a new master´s degree program titled “Master of Renewing Industry” on topics related specially to twin transition and modern manufacturing technologies in spring 2021. Planning of the curriculum was based on the requirements of companies in the Northern Finland area as the cont...

Kansainvälisen CIP (Cooperative International Student Project)-projektin Lapin Ammattikorkeakoulun konetekniikan ja sähkä- ja automaatiotekniikan sekä Itävaltalaisen Fachhochschule Technikum Wienin kanssa. Projektin aiheet liittyvät uusituvan energian aiheisiin opiskelijaryhmien suunnitellessa keskitettyjä energiantuotantoratkaisuita asutuskeskuksi...

Today, the manufacturing industry is moving towards smart manufacturing systems due to digitalisation. There are various technologies and working life skills recognised as important for the adoption of change in the manufacturing industry, such as digital solutions and platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), diagnostics and data analysis. Digital...

Today, the manufacturing industry is moving towards smart manufacturing systems due to digitalisation. There are various technologies and working life skills recognised as important for the adoption of change in the manufacturing industry, such as digital solutions and platforms, artificial intelligence (AI), diagnostics and data analysis. Digital...

Lisäävä valmistus (3D-tulostus) on tullut pysyväksi osaksi insinöörikoulutusta monilla aloilla. Nyt katseet luodaankin tekniikan oppimisen kehittämiseen ja osaamisen tehokkaaseen siirtoon koulutuksista yrityksiin. Tämä vaatii entistä monipuolisempaa opetuksen suunnittelua ja oppimisympäristöjen rakentamista. Artikkelissa luodaan katsaus Lapin ammat...

The foundation for international cooperation In the year 2001/2002, UAS Technikum Wien and Lapland UAS signed the first inter-institutional agreement in the frame of the Erasmus+ programme by the European Union. By doing so, the document laid the groundwork for the basis of the cooperation, which was set out to develop from then on. Over the years,...

Digitalization is boosting the manufacturing industry’s shift to smart manufacturing systems, which will efficiently utilize the potential of new technologies for their business outcomes and value. However, the literature shows that manufacturing companies have implemented very little digital technology due to a lack of the required knowledge and c...

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a technology where an object is manufactured layer by layer based on 3D CAD data enabling new kind of freedom for design. AM is widely used especially in the universities and universities of applied sciences supporting the education of technical subjects which has increased the popularity of the technology. This has a...

Additive manufacturing (AM) is at the verge of being recognised as one of the main manufacturing methods among the traditional ones. The largest obstacle in using AM in the companies is the lack of knowledge about the possibilities of the technology. One sub-problem caused by this is the lack of qualified machine operators in companies due to the i...

This study presents the development of a new pedagogical method, namely the model of technical pedagogy, for learning additive manufacturing (AM) due to the speed of the technological development. The speed of the technological development of AM is faster than of the educational one; curricula and teaching methods have to evolve all the time in ord...

Learning environment is a physical environment which enables and supports interaction and learning of an individual. Practical learning happens usually in a physical learning environment allowing students to learn through using a certain technology when engineering education is in focus. 3D printing offers a low-cost and easy to access way to learn...

Tässä artikkelissa esitellään Lapin AMK:n konetekniikan koulutuksen OPS-uudistusta tähdäten vuonna 2017 käyttöön otettuun uuteen osaamisperustaiseen opetussuunnitelmaan.

Resumo A new set of smart products and services, that provide a wide range of innovative features and operational challenges, demand from those that have the need to develop and monitor them the ability to adapt and function in a groundbreaking disruptive digital paradigm. Industrial and mechanical engineers are on the front row of this undergoing...

Käänteinen CAD – mitä sillä tarkoitetaan? Tässä artikkelissa sillä tarkoitetaan tietokoneavusteisen suunnittelun oppimista verkkovälitteisesti käänteisen luokkahuoneopetuksen menetelmällä. Artikkelissa kuvataan kehitystyö, jonka tavoitteena oli ottaa käyttöön uudenlainen verkko-opetuksen tapa suunnittelutyökalujen opetuksessa. Kehitystyö tehtiin ka...

Continuous technological advances keep challenging current and future engineers to anticipate and adapt to the new trends and paradigms that are expected to take place in a near future. One of such paradigms is the Industry 4.0 that encompasses the promise of a new industrial revolution based on the interconnectivity of people and systems to commun...

Engineering education in modern days require continuous development in didactics, pedagogics and used practical methods. 3D printing provides excellent opportunity to connect different engineering areas into practice and produce learning by doing applications. The 3D-printing technology used in this study is FDM (Fused deposition modeling). FDM is...

This paper presents the ideas, practices and experiences on how Computer Aided Design can be taught and studied in distance learning environments. The pedagogical model is the method of flipped classroom that is mainly based on the pre-delivered instructional content, video clips and other materials that are first studied outside the classroom and...