Yearly Archives: 2022

Sustainability awareness in engineering design through serious gaming

Abstract Sustainability considerations are traditionally difficult to trade-off with technical and business requirements in an early design phase. Hence, design teams need support to reflect early on in the process, on how sustainability may affect profitability and customer value fulfilment in the long term. The commoditisation of modelling and simulation techniques points to gamification and […]

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Uppfinnare f̦r en dag РHyperloop pod designers!

Produktutvecklingslabbet bjöd in till en eftermiddag i Karlskrona Makerspace där ungdomar fick delta i Ã¥rets sportlovsaktivitet; att i team klura pÃ¥ design av en pod för Hyperloop och sedan implementera sina idéer. Forskaren Johan Wall berättade berättade kort om problemlösningsprocessen och vilket material de hade att jobba med för att lösa utmaningen. NKT’s Kristina Owesson […]

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Designing solutions with the product-service systems digital twin: What is now and what is next?

Abstract The emergence of IoT has propelled the traditionally known Product-Service System (PSS) to be Digital Twins (DT) are of particular interest in the domain of Product-Service Systems (PSS), to predict hardware availability, to inform about the needed features of new solutions, and to forecast the expected performances of new configurations in operation. The aim […]

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Data-driven value creation in Smart Product-Service System design: State-of-the-art and research directions

Abstract The emergence of IoT has propelled the traditionally known Product-Service System (PSS) to be characterized by smarter technologies, enabling them to collect and process data from the operational stage and facilitate communication between the customer and the provider. Commonly referred to as Smart Product-Service Systems (Smart PSS), these systems promise to create value at […]

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We’re hiring!

Come work with us at Blekinge Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering. We are looking for a PhD candidate 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 position here For more information contact: Dr Johan Wall, Head of […]

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Student based startup: Seroponics

Seroponics is the startup of Anton Sterner, Marika Blad and Carl Sixtensson, alumns from BTH Mechanical Engineering. Seroponics aims to offer efficient and self-watering cultivation systems. We want to make it possible for customers to eat salad and spices without maintenance, every day, all year round. With a striving for low climate impact and which […]

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