Abstract Design has become an intense ‘social activity’: working with others and sharing a common understanding are of critical importance to find satisfying solutions for customers and stakeholders. This leads to the issue of how to set up a collaborative, model-based physical environment to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing when different disciplines get together in […]
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Podcasten Framtidens Industri hade denna vecka Profesor Tobias Larsson, från Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, som gäst. Han berättar om hur de med digitala modeller och simuleringar tidigt i produktutvecklingen kan räkna på kostnader, värden och miljöpåverkan för slutprodukten. Hitta podden och mer om forskningen på nedanstående länk. Sharing
Read More The podcast Future Industry was this week hosted by Professor Tobias Larsson, from Blekinge Institute of Technology. He talks about how those with digital models and simulations early in product development can calculate costs, values and environmental impact for the end product. Find the podcast and more about the research at the link below. Sharing
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Professor is the highest academic rank that exists! It is a mark of quality in research, education and collaboration. Today we congratulate Marco Bertoni for being promoted to the rank of Professor! Evaluated by global experts and deemed to qualify for the title of professor it is an honour to see Marco reach this level! […]
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Abstract Poverty is characterized by many different constraints at individual, institutional, economic, and technological levels. To satisfy unmet or underserved needs of people living in poverty, it is essential to address all the relevant constraints in the target context through the design of integrated solutions. Although previous studies in this field have indicated that designing […]
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ReGlove, a circular solution for recycling and remanufacturing Personal Protective Equipment in the form of single-use gloves made from a special form of Polyvinyl alcohol. The solutions consist of machines that are designed to facilitate the loop from cleaning and sterilizing used material to a remanufacturing plant, where the material, in liquid form, is molded […]
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Abstract The shift towards Product-Service Systems (PSS) stresses the need to embed new and unique capabilities in Decision Support Systems, with the aim of helping the engineering team in handling the pool of information and knowledge available during decision events. Emerging from a multiple case study in the Swedish manufacturing industry, this paper describes the […]
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Come work with us at Blekinge Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering. We are looking for two PhD students in mechanical engineering with focus on model driven product development. Closely related to our research profile in Model Driven Development and Decision Support. Find the positions here For more information contact: Dr Johan Wall, Head […]
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Abstract Aviation strives today to include environmental and social considerations as drivers for decision making in design. This paper proposes a serious game to raise awareness of the value and cost implications of being ‘sustainability compliant’ when developing aerospace sub-systems and components. After describing the development of the game, from needfinding to prototyping and testing, […]
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