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Center of Excellence – stamping (förstudie) | 2018-2019

3rd September 2018
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Förstudien kommer att handla om hur ett “Center of excellence” inom området stamping ska utformas och etableras i Olofström/Blekinge. Förstudiens mål är att arbeta fram en komplett verksamhetsplan för hur detta “Center of Excellence” ska utformas och etableras. PROJEKTINFORMATION BTH project leader: Prof Tobias Larsson Time span: 20180903-20190531 Funding: 800 kSEK (400 Tillväxtverket, ERUF) Partners: Blekinge Tekniska Högskola Olofströms […]

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Introductory study of sheet metal forming simulations to evaluate process robustness

29th June 2018
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ABSTRACT The ability to control quality of a part is gaining increased importance with desires to achieve zero-defect manufacturing. Two significant factors affecting process robustness in production of deep drawn automotive parts are variations in material properties of the blanks and the tribology conditions of the process. It is imperative to understand how these factors […]

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8th June 2018
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Extreme Product-Service Innovation 2017/18 completed

11th January 2018
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In the Extreme PSS Innovation course, students from BTH’s masters programmes in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Management and Engineering, and Sustainable Product-Service System Innovation (MSPI) are given challenges from real industrial companies to solve. The course is a central part of BTH’s mantra “In Real Life”.

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Licentiate presentation in Mechanical Engineering by Johan Pilthammar

14th December 2017
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On December 14 Johan Pilthammar, Industrial PhD Candidate of Volvo Cars, presented and successfully discussed his licentiate thesis in Mechanical Engineering. The title of his thesis is “Elastic Press and Die Deformations in Sheet Metal Forming Simulations.”

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Congrats Andreas Larsson, certified Innovation Leader!

6th December 2017
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Andreas Larsson has recently been certified as Innovation Leader within RISE. Here follows some words from him on the topic. You are now certified (ISO) Innovation Leader. Congratulations! What is it? Thank you! It is a certificate approved by RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, following ISO/IEC 17024, a standard for personnel certification. I was in […]

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Techtank Conference 2017 samlade intressenter inom varmformning och lättvikt

2nd December 2017
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Under två dagar samlades industri och akademi till Techtank Conference 2017 på Volvo Cars i Olofström. Under två dagar presenterade föreläsare från industri och akademi olika aspekter och exempel på utveckling av industriella produkter och tillverkningsmetoder i högpresterande material.

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Systems Engineering “in real life” at Volvo Construction Equipment

21st April 2017
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“Systems Engineering is about simplifying the problem, without taking away what is important. You cannot manage all the complexity at once”. A great lesson for our MT2530 Systems Engineering students that today visited VCE facilities in Braås. The concept of ‘articulated hauler’ was invented in Braås more than 50 years ago, in 1966. The site has […]

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Extreme Product-Service Innovation 2016/17 completed

12th January 2017
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This years’ breed of Innovative product development students from three different programs have come together to address challenges from six different partner organizations.

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Techtank Conference 2016 samlade företag kring industrins digitalisering

26th November 2016
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Under två dagar samlades industri och akademi till Techtank Conference 2016 på Volvo Cars i Olofström. Konferensen erbjöd en framtidsblick inom stampingområden som industriell produktutveckling, processberedning, tillverkning samt processunderhåll. Föreläsare från akademi, forskningsinstitut samt industrin presenterade inom relevanta områden: Digitalisering Internet of Things Kompositproduktion Materialdesign 3D-printing i metall Digital geometrisäkring Förutom presentationerna gjordes också studiebesök på […]

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