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Smarta soptunnor lyfter världsarvet!

Det började som ett studentprojekt i kursen Value Innovation där studenter från maskinteknik fick använda sig av metodiken Design Thinking för att tillsammans med Karlskrona Kommun under 8 veckor skapa lösningar för “hållbar turism”. Prototyper togs fram och presenterades (https://www.productdevelopment.se/?p=13272) Kommunen fann resultaten intresanta och tillsammans med BTH gick man vidare för att utveckla en […]

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Congratulations on the “docent” Mats Sigvant!

Monday afternoon Mats Sigvant (PhD, Technology Development, Volvo Cars and Adjunct Lecturer at Mechanical Engineering, BTH) held is trial lecture for appointment as Docent at BTH (Associate Professor). The title of the trial lecture was “Sheet Metal Forming Simulation: essential for the automotive industry and also an interesting academic challenge”. Some 50 people followed the […]

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Big thinking in Blekinge: How do you build a Moonshot?

To celebrate the fact that the Building Moonshot book was released the event “Big Thinking in Blekinge” was held with Blue Science Park and Blekinge Institute of Technology as organisers. Authors Tamara Carleton and  William R. Cockayne, both researchers and senior lecturers at Product Development Research Lab / Mechanical Engineering, started out with sharing nuggets […]

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Congratulations Alexander Barlo, Licentiate in Mechanical Engineering!

Alexander Barlo presented his licentiate thesis entitled “Failure Prediction of Complex Load Cases in Sheet Metal Forming: Emphasis on Non-Linear Strain Paths, Stretch-Bending and Edge Effects” in front of an +50 people hybrid audience of online listeners and physically present people. Alex made a popular presentation of the background of his research and the findings […]

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Welcome as a PhD candidate Mubeen Ur Rehman

Mubeen Ur Rehman is a PhD candidate at BTH that started Feb 1, 2023, signed up in Mechanical Engineering research education. He will be working in close collaboration with our research partners and in several of our portfolio of projects. WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND? I am Mubeen. I majored in Mechanical Engineering […]

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Welcome as a PhD candidate Leon Poot!

Leon Poot is a PhD candidate at BTH that started Dec 1, 2022, signed up in Mechanical Engineering research education. He will be working in close collaboration with our research partners and in several of our portfolio of projects. WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND? As the title might suggest, I am Leon. […]

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Elektriska entreprenadmaskiner utanför elnätet?

Karl-Henrik, Hedvig, Stefan och Ludwig skapade tillsammans med Stanfordstudenter Nomad och Oasis – två enheter som tillsammans kan generera och distribuera energi till eldrivna maskiner utanför elnätet, till exempel vid katastrofarbeten. Projektet är en del av kursen ME310, en årlig kurs och ett globalt samarbete med Stanford University där bland annat Volvo Construction Equipment utmanar […]

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Conceptual Design in Informal Metalworking Microenterprises of Tanzania

Abstract Product design is a key aspect of human intelligence and creativity, attracting not onlyexperts but also people without any formal design training. Although numerous people in developingcountries design and manufacture products in metalworking microenterprises in the informal sector,there is still little knowledge about their design process. This paper aims to fill this gap in […]

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CONVERGE | 2023

CONVERGE – Solving the energy distribution in road construction Sweden has committed to meeting the Paris Agreement by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero in 2045. Transport in the construction industry, as a whole, uses 35% of global produced energy and annually releases 40% of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Today, approx. 6% of […]

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