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Lean and Digitalization Status in Manufacturing Companies Located in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Manufacturing companies are always on the lookout for methods to boost productivity, improve quality, and enhance their service offerings to remain competitive. Two methods that are extensively debated in both industry and ... -
Conceptual Framework for Development of Intelligent Control Systems for Thermoplastics Injection Molding
(Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering;, Chapter, 2023)Injection molding is one of the most widely used processes for production of plastic parts. It allows manufacturing of products of various shapes and sizes with high efficiency and production rates. However, setting up ... -
Investigation of the Formability of AA6010 in an Integrated Forming and Hardening Process Aiming to Reduce the Energy Consumption in High Volume Production of Automotive Components
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Hot deformation and in-die quenching of aluminum components for the automotive industry is a cost and energy efficient technique that has been developed and thoroughly evaluated in recent years. The performance of this ... -
Developing an artificial neural network controller for accelerating the hot deformation of the titanium aluminide TNM-B1 using reinforcement learning and finite element simulations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This work presents a framework for interfacing a reinforcement learning algorithm with a finite element model in order to develop an artificial neural network controller. The goal of the controller is accelerating the hot ... -
Evaluation of hot and warm forming of age-hardenable aluminium alloys into manufacturing of automotive safety critical parts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Lightweight solutions will become increasingly necessary for the next generation of passenger cars. Applications of age-hardenable high strength aluminium material can be superior to traditional low strength alloys, ... -
Impact analysis for a potential circular economy strategy for the plastic sector in Estonia
(SINTEF rapport;2023:01045 A, Research report, 2023-09-27)This report presents the work of SINTEF’s collaboration with the Republic of Estonia Environment Agency through the project Enhanced Capacity on Circular Economy, funded by the Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway Grants. This ... -
The Effect of Deformation and Isothermal Heat Treatment of a 5005 Aluminum Alloy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In the aluminum industry, forming is an important process step that introduces dislocations in the material. To investigate the effect of dislocation retention after ageing on 6xxx-series alloys, a non-heat-treatable 5005 ... -
The Potential of Cast Stock for the Forging of Aluminum Components within the Automotive Industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In the automotive industry, there is a drive to reduce environmental impact, energy consumption, and costs related to the manufacturing of forged aluminum suspension components. The replacement of extruded stock with cast ...