Published:  23.5.2019

Arrow and Digita’s StartUp Challenge culminated on Thursday the 23rd of May 2019 at the Arrow Summit when the winning solution was chosen and awarded. The goal of the competition was to encourage startups to launch and develop their own IoT businesses.

Arrow and Digita’s StartUp Challenge culminated on Thursday the 23rd of May 2019 at the Arrow Summit when the winning solution was chosen and awarded. The goal of the competition was to encourage startups to launch and develop their own IoT businesses. The winner of the competition, Mato Engineering, has developed a service for professional builders called MATOlog Cure, which improves the concrete casting process used at construction sites by means of real-time measurement and strength measurement. The system comprises measurement sensors, wireless data transfer and cloud analytics.

”We are delighted with the overall level of the competitors’ solutions. We evaluate solutions from three aspects: relevance, business potential and the solution’s usability and ease of use. Mato Engineering’s solution was the one that corresponded best with all three aspects,” explains jury member Kaisa Mustola, Marketing Director, Arrow.

“MATOlog Cure is used for three key purposes: to monitor how the concrete hardens during the early stages of the cast, to monitor how the concrete dries and to monitor the level of structural moisture during use. In addition to the sensor, MATOlog Cure comprises a cloud-based online service, where a maturity model assesses the strength development of concrete,” says Marko Oikarinen, CEO, Mato Engineering. “MATOlog Cure is well-suited to monitoring bridges, concrete buildings, floor castings and foundations,” continues Oikarinen. MATOlog Cure reports the measurement results fully independently via Digita’s IoT data network. It does not require external devices, such as WiFi routers, transformers or SIM cards, or even an external power source.

The judges at Challenge were Andrew Bickley, Director, IoT EMEA, Arrow, Veikko Sohlman, Regional Sales Manager, Arrow, Kaisa Mustola,  Marketing Director, Arrow as well as Ari Kuukka, Director, IoT Services,
Digita, Minna Flink, Director, Communications and Marketing, Digita.

Media contacts:

Digita Oy
Ari Kuukka,
Director, IoT services
tel.: +358 40 149 7942
ari.kuukka@digita.fi

Arrow Oy
Jouni Teliö IoT solution FAE
tel.: +358 40 731 6783
JTelio@arroweurope.com

Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 150,000 original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, contract manufacturers, and commercial customers through a global network. The company maintains over 300 sales facilities and 45 distribution and value-added centers, serving over 80 countries. Arrow provides specialized services and expertise across the entire product lifecycle. Arrow does this by connecting customers to the right technology at the right place, right time and right price.

Digita owns and operates the premier, nationwide terrestrial television and radio network in Finland and is the largest independent owner of telecom towers in the country. The company is a provider of digital infrastructure and services. Digita’s services include telecom towers, data centre and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions as well as future broadcasting services. Services are provided to the country’s largest mobile network operators, Internet and media companies, utilities and real estate owners. Digita employs 180 industry professionals nationwide.