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SFI Manufacturing is a multi-disciplinary research centre with an ambition to show that sustainable and advance production is possible in a high-cost country, given the right products, the right technologies and the right people involved the right way. The centre focuses on 3 research areas: Multi-Material Products and Processes, Robust and Flexible Automation, and Sustainable and Innovative Organizations.
The centre has 15 industrial partners, representing automotive, defence, materials, tools, furniture, ships, maritime equipment, aeronautics, gas containers and electronics. In addition, the centre has the following research partners: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (5 faculties involved), SINTEF (2 institutes involved) and SINTEF Manufacturing (host institution). The research centre was officially established on the 1st of July, 2015.
The centre has 15 industrial partners, representing automotive, defence, materials, tools, furniture, ships, maritime equipment, aeronautics, gas containers and electronics. In addition, the centre has the following research partners: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (5 faculties involved), SINTEF (2 institutes involved) and SINTEF Manufacturing (host institution). The research centre was officially established on the 1st of July, 2015.
Objectives
The primary objective of the centre is: The establishment of a permanent centre for cross-disciplinary research based innovation to contribute to Norwegian Manufacturing Industry's innovation capability and global competitiveness.
Based on this primary objective, the following secondary objectives are established:
Based on this primary objective, the following secondary objectives are established:
- Strengthen innovation capability in Norwegian manufacturing industry
- Active collaboration between industry and academia
- New and innovative cross-disciplinary research methods
- Teaching factory laboratory
- Cross-disciplinary PhD Graduate school (14 PhD candidates,50% female)
- A positive image of manufacturing industry
- Gender equalized competence pool for manufacturing
- 1 Book, 112 papers
- 6 new PhD courses, 3 new master programs, IKT-based continues education
- Establish add-on activity EU H2020, BiA etc. (appr. 800 MNOK)
- Design for structural efficiency based on multi-materials
- Novel advances in additive manufacturing, joining and automations
- Sensor based automated manufacturing systems
- Work systems for process innovations
- A strong NTNU with relevant research and education
Research
SFI Manufacturing has a very wide thematic scope and the research within the centre requires clearly defined focus areas in order to have a critical size regarding the impact on the research front. However, the task to support the manufacturing industry with a robust knowledge base for innovation requires a much larger volume than the dimensions of the centre alone can provide. Hence, the consortium has a joint ambition to establish a larger arena with basis in SFI Manufacturing utilising national innovation projects and EU funded projects. The goal is to establish a total portfolio of research projects on manufacturing with a sum of 1 billion NOK during this 8-year period.
The SFI Manufacturing research is organised in 3 research areas. Within each of these a set of prioritised research tasks are identified, and the activities are focused on technology readiness level (TRL) 1-4. Each PhD and postdoc position is thematically linked to these research areas.
The research team is based on a collaboration between 3 institutes within SINTEF and 5 faculties at NTNU. In total 8 professor, 4 adjunct professors, 2 research directors, 4 research managers and 11 senior researchers are active senior resources in the research team of SFI Manufacturing, and the core competences are:
The SFI Manufacturing research is organised in 3 research areas. Within each of these a set of prioritised research tasks are identified, and the activities are focused on technology readiness level (TRL) 1-4. Each PhD and postdoc position is thematically linked to these research areas.
The research team is based on a collaboration between 3 institutes within SINTEF and 5 faculties at NTNU. In total 8 professor, 4 adjunct professors, 2 research directors, 4 research managers and 11 senior researchers are active senior resources in the research team of SFI Manufacturing, and the core competences are:
- Thermo-mechanical processing of metallic materials
- Advanced microstructure characterisation
- Additive manufacturing
- Plastic, rubbers and composite materials
- Welding and joining, fracture mechanics, structural integrity assessment and computational materials and mechanics
- Multi scale modelling from atomistic scale to finite element modelling of products
- Mathematical modelling and nonlinear control with application to robots
- Control Systems, Sensor Fusion, Path Planning, Estimation
- Robotics
- Machine vision and sensor technology in general
- Machine learning and Deep learning
- Organization design and organizational change
- Supply chain and operations management; design and models for planning and control
- Performance management, management control systems, organization learning
- Regional innovation systems, learning
- Industry cluster dynamics and global production networks
- Life cycle analysis
