Browsing SINTEF Manufacturing by Title

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    • Parametric investigation, formulation, and benchmarking of energy consumption for the powder bed fusion process 

      Kota, Akshar; Nallagundla, Venkata Reddy; Assuad, Carla Susana A; Martinsen, Kristian; Simhambhatla, Suryakumar (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 

      Lindberg, Helene Øyangen; Grytli, Tuva; Kubowicz, Stephan; Karl, Christian; Lund, Henrik Brynthe; Irgens, Mathias; Kenzhegaliyeva, Assiya (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 

      Marco Rider, Jaime; Cibicik, Andrej; Egeland, Olav (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 

      Arbo, Siri Marthe; Tjøtta, Stig; Boge, Magne; Tundal, Ulf; Li, Jørgen; Dumoulin, Stephane Christophe; Jensrud, Ola (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 

      Reke, Eivind; Iakymenko, Natalia; Brøgger, Mette Holmriis (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 

      Powell, Daryl John; Lodgaard, Eirin Anita; Mogos, Flavia Maria (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 

      Reke, Eivind; Powell, Daryl John (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 

      Bunaziv, Ivan; Akselsen, Odd Magne; Ren, Xiaobo; Nyhus, Bård; Eriksson, Magnus Carl Fredrik; Gulbrandsen-Dahl, Sverre (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 ...

    • A Review on Laser-Assisted Joining of Aluminium Alloys to Other Metals 

      Bunaziv, Ivan; Akselsen, Odd Magne; Ren, Xiaobo; Nyhus, Bård; Eriksson, Magnus Carl Fredrik; Gulbrandsen-Dahl, Sverre (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 ...

    • Robotic weld groove scanning for large tubular T-joints using a line laser sensor 

      Cibicik, Andrej; Njaastad, Eirik B; Tingelstad, Lars; Egeland, Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This paper presents a novel procedure for robotic scanning of weld grooves in large tubular T-joints. The procedure is designed to record the discrete weld groove scans using a commercially available line laser scanner ...

    • Scheduling for Flexible Production: A Case Study of Production Leveling Under Volume Constraints 

      Leirmo, Torbjørn Langedahl; Larsen, Mats; Mogos, Flavia Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Flexible manufacturing systems in high-mix low-volume segments offer many challenges in terms of planning and scheduling. The complexity of these systems often requires a systemic approach for which humans are the perfect ...

    • The significance of employee behaviours and soft management practices to avoid digital waste during a digital transformation 

      Alieva, Jamila; Powell, Daryl (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceived effects between soft management practices, employee behaviours and the implementation of digital technologies in manufacturing plants, as well as how these ...

    • Smart Spare Parts Management – A digital supply network perspective 

      Boivie, Klas Magnus; Arbo, Siri Marthe; Leirmo, Torbjørn Langedahl (Research report, 2022)
      As additive manufacturing (AM) is being utilized across various sectors, value chains are disrupted and new approaches to spare parts management can be adopted. This report provides an introduction to the state-of-the-art ...

    • A study on the influence of impurity content on fatigue endurance in a 6082 Al-alloy 

      Sarkar, Aritra; Aktunali, Mehmet; Arbo, Siri Marthe; Holmestad, Jon; Viespoli, Luigi Mario; Nyhus, Bård; Ringen, Geir; Razavi, Nima (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      The paper investigates the influence of different impurity/scrap elements on the high cycle fatigue (HCF) properties of 6082 Al-alloy. Accordingly, HCF tests are carried out on the different variants- GA1, GA2 and GA3 ...

    • Supporting robotic welding of aluminium with a laser line scanner-based trigger definition method 

      Marco Rider, Jaime; Tran, Tuan Anh; Njåstad, Eirik; Egeland, Olav; Lobov, Andrei (Chapter, 2022)
      Automation and the use of robots for welding operations is an important research topic. Being able to automate and, thus, save time for setting up and using robotic welding for complex, large-scale structures made of ...

    • A Survey on Current Practices, Strategies and Research Needs for Circular Manufacturing of Plastics 

      Fragapane, Giuseppe; Lodgaard, Eirin Anita; Lyngstad, Ole Vidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Advances in manufacturing technology made plastics comparatively inexpensive, light, mouldable and durable. The great success of plastics comes along with a strong negative environmental impact and their accumulation in ...

    • A Taxonomy for Engineering Change Management in Complex ETO Firms 

      Arica, Emrah; Bakås, Ottar; Sriram, Pavan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In this paper, we study a specific type of Engineer-to-Order (ETO) firms called Complex ETO characterized by one-of-a-kind products with high complexity and low volumes. Such firms are at high risk of encountering significant ...

    • Toward semantic standard and process ontology for Additive manufacturing 

      Gouttebroze, Sylvain; Friis, Jesper; Hovig, Even Wilberg; Boivie, Klas Magnus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Advanced modelling of additive manufacturing often requires the combination of models at multiple scales and multi-physics. Therefore, building the modelling workflow describing the process is complicated. The modelling ...

    • Towards a Blockchain-Enabled Social-Life Cycle Assessment Service for Increased Value Chain Sustainability 

      Mogos, Flavia Maria; Maestri, Gabriela; Fischer, Thomas Volkhard; Ciaccio, Gessica (Chapter, 2023)
      As sustainability requirements are growing, more and more companies are falsely claiming to supply sustainable products, thus creating an unfair playing field for companies that do comply. The Textile and Clothing (TC) ...

    • Towards robotic post-trimming of salmon fillets 

      Bar, Eirin Marie Skjøndal; Mathiassen, John Reidar Bartle; Eilertsen, Aleksander; Mugaas, Terje; Misimi, Ekrem; Linnerud, Ådne Solhaug; Salomonsen, Cecilie; Westavik, Harry (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Purpose Practically all salmon fillets produced in Norway are trimmed clean of unwanted fat, bone remnants and other defects according to customer requirements. In today’s modern salmon-processing plants, the trimming ...