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Our expertise: the solution to your innovation
needs. Operational excellence keeps you in the game. Innovation
excellence lets you win it. With over 40 years of experience
in the innovation business, we know that these two elements
are equally important. So let us apply that experience to
help you improve your business.
Working with us, you have access to around one thousand
technical and business specialists with cross-competence
expertise. They cover some 50 disciplines as varied as software
engineering, human-technology interaction, mechatronics
and molecular biology. They have their finger on the pulse
of all the latest developments in their fields. But above
all, they have a passion for innovation and practical problem
solving.
 As
our name says, we apply technologies. We don’t just talk
to you in the boardroom; we work with you in the lab and
on the shop floor. Throughout the various steps of the innovation
value chain, our contract innovation services help increase
your competitive edge.
Cees van Uijen
CEO
Philips Applied Technologies
Great ideas to great business results
- Do you need help turning great ideas into great
products?
- Are you looking to bring innovative products to
market quickly and cost-effectively?
- Does your innovation need additional inspiration?
- Do your operations need to be more efficient?
Philips Applied Technologies provides solutions to technical
and business problems like these, day in day out. We specialize
in contract innovation services, including product development,
consultancy and manufacturing support. Our customers range
from global companies to start-ups and small businesses.
For all of them, we bring specialist know-how, practical
experience and an outside perspective that delivers measurable
results.
Committed to you from start to finish
Our start to finish commitment means
we stay with you as long as you need us to solve your problem
and bring your product to market.
Bringing “first time right” to healthcare
Healthcare is one of our specialist areas. We understand
its unique demands and intense time-to-market and cost
pressures. That’s why we are committed to “first time
right” products and solutions for hospitals, doctors,
patients and carers.
We focus particularly on tele-monitoring, medical devices,
medical imaging and therapy systems, and molecular healthcare.
We also maintain close ties to academic hospitals and
universities. Combined with our consumer insights, these
enable us to help create solutions tailored to patient-centric
healthcare markets.
Bringing the future to the energy market
In an age of climate concerns, innovation in the energy
market is more important than ever. Our experience in
energy generation, storage and utilization can help
bring your innovation to market fast in this globally
important market.
In generation, we focus on a range of carbon neutral
technologies including solar energy, wind power, fuel
cells, fusion and energy scavenging. Our storage expertise
covers flywheels, battery management, system design,
hybrid battery packs and wireless charging. And we’ve
delivered innovations in smart metering and grids, home
energy management, energy efficient products and many
other energy utilization product areas.
Bringing vision to lighting
The future is greener, smarter and more energy efficient.
We can help you integrate multiple technologies to ensure
your lighting products are too.
From light source technologies to lighting control and
ambience creation, our expertise
helps you create products that are as attractive as
they are environmentally friendly. We’ll also apply
our deep understanding of how people interact with technology,
so your products and system architectures are fully
in-tune with end-user needs.
Bringing passion to semiconductors
Tap into our state-of-the-art semiconductor know-how.
Our hundreds of engineers combine a wealth of expertise
with hands-on experience and a passion for the field.
They’ll help you create first-of-a-kind technologies,
concepts and prototypes and turn them into ground-breaking
products.
We’re active in all areas of the semiconductor industry
from lithography and other manufacturing equipment through
wafer / die handling to testing and inspection. We’re
particularly strong in wafer steppers, process design
and architecture, interconnect technology and assembly
techniques. And we can help you reduce costs as you
ramp up to volume production.
Bringing life to lifestyle products
To develop successful lifestyle products, you need an
in-depth understanding of what people want and need.
Through our Philips heritage, we help you create innovative
products that deliver on these promises day after day.
From stand-alone products and devices to complete multi-sensor,
connected “ambient environments”, we bring ideas to
life with speed and consumer-focus. We’re active in
consumer electronics, home appliances and the growing
home care, wellness and beauty markets. Our expertise
covers both hardware and software for multimedia, robotics
and high-volume data management.
We can solve problems
at any step in your product’s development, from initial
concept to volume manufacturing.
Innovation in action
Our creative and problem solving know-how
includes a range of specialist services. Fully ISO 9001,
ISO 13485 and ISO 14001 certified, we’re committed to delivering
innovation that meets the standards and regulations relevant
to your field. Moreover, our proven experience in managing
large, complex multi-technology projects will keep your
deliverables on time and in budget.
Introducing a new product?
Our services help you cut time-to-market and time-to-volume.
A great product idea deserves commercial success. But
designing for high-volume manufacturing is a challenge.
If you’re a small business, you may not have all the
resources in house. If you are a large organization,
specialist expertise can be vital in cutting costs and
reducing risks.
In either case, we can help with prototyping, pilot
production, supplier selection, and design for quality
and reliability. We can work with you early in development
to identify potential manufacturing issues and design
them out before they cause problems. So your initial
small-run production will scale up to large volumes
without a hitch.
Looking to improve your innovation, manufacturing
or supply chain?
Our consultants work with you to implement lasting change.
Whether you want to fill your innovation pipeline, implement
“lean” manufacturing or streamline your logistics, we
can help. Our consultancy and interim project management
cover the entire value chain, delivering pragmatic,
practical solutions.
In ideation, we help you ignite and sustain creativity,
but always in line with your strategy and end-user needs.
In business process improvement, we analyze and advise.
But most importantly, we work with you and your teams
to create real, measurable improvement. Through hands-on
support, training and knowledge transfer, you achieve
sustainable change in your operation and innovation.
Need help with health & safety?
Our experts ensure sustainability.
Protecting your customers, your employees and the environment
is a demanding task. Our experienced experts help you
find your way through today’s complex regulations and
environmental health & safety legislation.
They can advise on risk avoidance, explain potential
liabilities, and train you and your teams in new skills
and ways of working. As always, we take a practical
approach ensuring you meet the latest requirements without
interruption to your business or unnecessary cost.
MRI-based
mammography
A mammogram
can be uncomfortable and daunting. So patient
comfort and a streamlined workflow were
crucial for a medical systems customer developing
a mammography solution with integrated biopsy
facilities. This was a multi-party, multi-site
project covering two continents. We developed
the design and architecture of the trolley
and mechanical interfaces. In addition,
we provided end-to-end project management,
supervised third-party product development
at four suppliers and set up the supply
chain for production at the customer’s factory.
We also supported the customer during validation,
field testing and market introduction.
Personalized
hotel experiences
An innovative
hotel chain wanted to deliver affordable,
luxury facilities for “mobile citizens”.
We helped them create a customizable room
environment that allows visitors to control
lighting, heating, blinds, TV, etc. via
a unique “moodpad”. Our support in concept
development, system design and implementation
all helped in bringing this award-winning
hotel concept to life.
LED-based
mini projectors
light source
LEDs
enable all kinds of colorful, energy efficient
lighting applications. One customer wanted
to use the technology as a light source
for portable projectors. This involved integrating
optics, electrical interconnects and chip
cooling features into a single IC package.
By re-using semiconductor assembly technologies
to make tiny reflectors, we enabled the
customer to move quickly through the development
and prototyping phases.
Improving
solar
cell efficiency
Solar
cell efficiency is key to the uptake of
this green technology, but it is complex
to achieve, depending on many design, format
and material parameters. To help our customer
improve the efficiency of their cells, we
developed an experimental approach to rapidly
analyze the many physical processes involved
in cell operation (optics, photon-conversion,
electrical). From these investigations,
we identified the key parameters and interactions
affecting efficiency. This allowed us to
quantify the effects of the customer’s design
choices, and create design guidelines to
maximize efficiency.
Semiconductor
VIPs
(vias and integrated passives)
System-in-Package
(SiP) solutions combine multiple dies into
one package, squeezing more functionality
into smaller products while keeping costs
down and performance high. With deep experience
in semiconductor technology and markets,
we helped a leading semiconductor manufacturer
develop new manufacturing processes for
next8-generation SiP products. This called
on our skills in process design, advanced
IC packaging, thin-wafer processing and
assembly techniques to create processes
for through-wafer interconnects and integrated
passive components that enable complete,
high-performance SiP solutions.
Creative relationships
Working together is all about people.
So who are our people?
Our thousand or so specialists come from many different
backgrounds, disciplines and cultures. They encompass a
host of talents, generating a creative mix of ideas which
sparks inventive new concepts and solutions.
Fresh ideas, new perspectives
Our breadth of expertise and activity means we work
with companies of all kinds: service industries, hospitals,
as well as high-tech innovation and manufacturing companies.
Plus, every project benefits from our multidisciplinary
resources.
After all, we’ve been at the heart of innovation
projects as varied as state-of-the art CT scanners,
domestic irons, printing and lithography systems. We
can bring together stimulating mixes of experts:
psychologists,
technologists, designers, business process experts. As a result, often our specialists
spot synergies you may not even realize exist.
Proven experience
Between them, our people also have decades of real-world
experience. They have brought innumerable products to
market, meeting time to- volume and quality objectives.
They helped all kinds of businesses cut costs, improve
quality and increase customer satisfaction. So you can
be confident they’ll support you as you do the same.
At the hub of open innovation
Philips Applied Technologies is a part
of Royal Philips Electronics, a diversified Health and Well-being
company, dedicated to creating people-centric products and
solutions.
Present worldwide, we have our head office on the High
Tech Campus in Eindhoven, the Netherlands – a major
center for open innovation. That’s important, because
an open, collaborative way of working is fundamental
to all we do.
To bring even wider and deeper insights to our
customers, we work extensively with partners in
industry, research and academia worldwide.
Plus, our InnoHub in Helsinki provides a unique space for us,
our customers and our partners to cross-fertilize innovative
ideas.
If you’d like to know about how we can inspire your
innovation, bring your products to life or improve your
manufacturing / supply chain performance, we’re close
at hand. Contact us. We’ll make sure you turn great
ideas into great business results.
Your ideal innovation partner?
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 Access
to a global network of experts and organizations engaged
in open and collaborative innovation
- Proven track record in technical problem solving
- Ability to leverage know-how and synergies across
a huge range of technologies and numerous industries
- A knowledgeable outside perspective on your business
and technologies
- Flexibility for your R&D budget
- A way to ramp capacity up or down quickly and with
no fuss
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