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Design creativity: refined method for novelty assessment

11th May 2018
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ABSTRACT Novelty is an important characteristic of a creative idea, forming a core component of creativity. Measurement of novelty is therefore essential to assess creativity. We found deficiencies in a […]

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BTH-forskare i Kina för att diskutera hållbar produktion

24th April 2018
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En delegation bestående av forskare från bland annat BTH, Lunds universitet, Swerea IVF, Tetra Pak och Volvo Cars har diskuterat hållbar materialformning och dess tillämpningar inom bil- och förpackningsindustrin vid ett veckolångt besök i Kina. Symposiet arrangerades av BTH, Shanghai Polytechnic University och Kunming University of Science and Technology.

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Intentions and Inspiration in Shaping Visual Appearance of Products: The Practice of Professional Industrial Designers in India

19th April 2018
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ABSTRACT Eliciting specific intentions and seeking inspiration are important activities in the process of shaping a product’s visual appearance. A survey of the professional industrial designers was conducted to identify […]

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Experimental and numerical assessment of the work of fracture in injection-moulded low-density polyethylene

22nd March 2018
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ABSTRACT The fracture mechanics properties of injection-moulded low-density polyethylene (LDPE) sheets were investigated both experimentally and numerically. The total work of fracture was determined experimentally, by means of fracture mechanics […]

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A shift from technical properties towards sensorial characteristics in product design education

22nd March 2018
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ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to evaluate a new pedagogic approach implemented in a compulsory materials course for product design students at bachelors level at ABC University. When […]

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Creating High-performing Innovation Teams

21st March 2018
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ABSTRACT This research suggests a conceptual process of how to create high-performing innovation teams to meet the market’s need of faster ways of conducting innovation work. The CIT-process (Creating high-performing […]

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22nd February 2018
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ABSTRACT Sheet metal forming in the car industry is a highly competitive area. The use of digital techniques and numerical methods are therefore of high interest for reduced costs and […]

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22nd February 2018
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ABSTRACT Dual-Phase (DP) steels are today used in the automotive industry due to its large strength to weight ratio. However, the high strength of DP-steel does have a negative impact […]

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25th January 2018
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ABSTRACT Sheet metal forming (SMF) simulations are used extensively throughout the development phase of industrial stamping dies. In these SMF simulations, the die and press are normally considered as rigid. […]

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Introducing Sustainability in Value Models to Support Design Decision Making: A Systematic Review

16th January 2018
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ABSTRACT Manufacturing organizations shall recognize sustainability as a business occasion to capitalize on, rather than an undesirable pressing situation. Still, empirical evidence shows that this opportunity is hard to capture […]

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Design creativity: refined method for novelty assessment

BTH-forskare i Kina för att diskutera hållbar produktion

Intentions and Inspiration in Shaping Visual Appearance of Products: The Practice of Professional Industrial Designers in India

Experimental and numerical assessment of the work of fracture in injection-moulded low-density polyethylene

A shift from technical properties towards sensorial characteristics in product design education

Creating High-performing Innovation Teams

Characterizing the Elastic Behaviour of a Press Table through Topology Optimization

Experiments and FE-simulations of stretch flanging of DP-steels with different shear cut edge quality

Framework for Simulation-Driven Design of Stamping Dies Considering Elastic Die and Press Deformations

Introducing Sustainability in Value Models to Support Design Decision Making: A Systematic Review