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Key Factors To Integrate Hydrogen For The Glass Manufacturing Industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Glass industries contribute approximately 22 million tonnes of CO2 emissions in Europe annually. The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance has developed an investment agenda to support the strategic investment of hydrogen ... -
Laser beam remelting of stainless steel plate for cladding and comparison with conventional CMT process
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Progressing towards circular economy requires smarter and more efficient use of energy and resources. Laser beam can be efficient and flexible tool for melting different metals, commonly used in cladding and additive ... -
Laser welding of AA2065 and AA7021Al Alloys using purpose made welding wires
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aerospace AA2xxx and AA7xxx alloys have good mechanical properties such as high strength-to-weight ratio, fatigue- and corrosion resistance. These alloys are known for poor weldability with traditional fusion welding ... -
Lean & Green: Aligning Circular Economy and Kaizen Through Hoshin Kanri
(Chapter, 2022)As organizations are moving towards a circular economy to enable a transition to more sustainable business practices, there is a need for knowledge on how companies can leverage the capabilities of the entire organization ... -
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 ... -
A Learning Approach for Future Competencies in Manufacturing using a Learning Factory
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper describes a study on future competence needs in manufacturing and how a learning factory utilising a Connective Model for Didactic Design can be used in teaching and learning of these competencies. The paper ... -
Mesh-based tool path calculations for tubular joints
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Manufacturing of large steel tube structures is faced with excessive welding, fit-up and rework times in tube joints, due to various types of deviation from nominal shape of the tubes. This article presents a procedure and ... -
On intermetallic phases formed during interdiffusion between aluminium alloys and stainless steel
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)One of the major challenges in welding of aluminium (Al) alloys and steels is the growth of brittle intermetallic phases, which depends on the thermomechanical processing history and the alloying elements. This work focuses ... -
On the strength-ductility trade-off in thin blast-loaded steel plates with and without initial defects – An experimental study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)An increase in material strength is commonly associated with better protection in blast-resistant design. However, higher material strength comes at the cost of reduced ductility, and it is still not clear how this trade-off ... -
On weldability of aerospace grade Al-Cu-Li alloy AA2065 by wire-feed laser metal deposition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Al-Cu-Li alloys exhibit a superior strength to weight ratio, making the alloys attractive for applications within aviation and aerospace. However, their widespread application has been somewhat limited by the challenges ... -
Optimization approach of DED process to fulfil the requirements on material properties and component performance of waterjet impeller
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Directed energy deposition (DED) processes have a great potential for ship building industry to reduce the lead time of ship part supply. However, ship parts such as propellers and impellers have critical requirements on ... -
Optimization of Laser Metal Deposition Process for 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This work aims to optimize the process parameters for laser based DED manufacturing of a water jet impeller with critical requirements to material and mechanical properties. The concerned material is 2205 duplex stainless ... -
Parametric investigation, formulation, and benchmarking of energy consumption for the powder bed fusion process
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Energy consumption is an important metric used to evaluate the sustainability potential of manufacturing processes. Due to the low volume and mass customization potential, additive manufacturing (AM) processes have experienced ... -
Plastics in aquaculture: A circular economy guidebook
(SINTEF rapporter;00797, Research report, 2023)This report presents 25 concepts for making plastics from aquaculture more circular. The concepts are based on industry initiatives, circular business models and management principles. Furthermore, the report describes ... -
Polarization image laser line extraction methods for reflective metal surfaces
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In this work, we propose a novel pipeline method for laser line extraction from images with a polarization image sensor. The proposed method is specially developed for strong laser beam reflections from metal surfaces. For ... -
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 ... -
The Productivity Leap: Effects of an Industry Program for Norwegian SMEs
(Chapter, 2023)Industry programs have been a method of lifting the competence of especially Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) that otherwise would not be interested or could not afford such efforts. In this paper we present a ... -
Quick-Scan – Towards a Strategy for Responsive and Resilient Value Chains
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)To remain competitive in today’s increasingly dynamic and complex environments, manufacturing enterprises must build resilience to respond to changes quickly. As such, lean production has provided firms with an alternative ... -
Rethinking Value – A means to an end for the whispering game
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Lean production. It is one of the most misunderstood business concepts of our time. Since the 1990s, it has been mystically reduced from an organization-wide concept to a set of principles and best practices for manufacturing ... -
A Review on Laser-Assisted Joining of Aluminium Alloys to Other Metals
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Modern industry requires different advanced metallic alloys with specific properties since conventional steels cannot cover all requirements. Aluminium alloys are becoming more popular, due to their low weight, high corrosion ...