Kunskapsförmedlingen Industrial Analytics Competence Boost
2016 – 2016
Project time: 2015 – 2018
Budget: 6 000 000
Funding: SIP Produktion2030
Tooling constitutes a significant part in the economical investment of the hot stamping process. Significant benefits in production economy and environmental benefits can be attained by improving the tribological performance in hot forming operations of automotive components. The main idea of this project is to create tailored tool surfaces on dies made from cheaper and easier to manufacture tool steel for the hot stamping of ultra-high strength steels.
The approach of the project is to select high performance powder materials and thermal spray it on tool steel substrates with lower hardness compared to normal hot forming tools. Thus, the thermal spray coating provides a functional surface that protects the softer substrate material from wear and enables robust friction.
Three different thermal spray coatings (Rockit 701, Tribaloy T400 and WOKA 7504) were deposited on a prehardened hot forming tool steel (Toolox33) by high velocity air-fuel (HVAF) technique. The powders and coatings were characterised in terms of microstructure, chemical composition, hardness and tribological performance in order to select a suitable coating for semi-industrial scale tests.
All coatings had good adhesion to the substrate but a relatively rough surface that required subsequent polishing. All coatings also showed stable friction when sliding against Al-Si coated high-strength steel. Material transfer was slightly reduced and, in case of the WOKA coating, weakly bonded to the surface. Semi-industrial tests were carried with one uncoated tool and one coated with Rockit 701. Both tools showed transfer of Al-Si from the workpiece material at the radii and further work to optimise the surface topography is required to improve the performance of the coated tools.
2016 – 2016
2015 – 2016
2013 – 2016
2015 – 2018
2015 – 2017
2016 – 2016
Development of a thermo-chemical test bed and implemenation of results for chosen processes and applications
2019 – 2022
2017 – 2018
2014 – 2016
2015 – 2016
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2014 – 2014
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2014 – 2017
2017 – 2018
Every manufacturing company measure and control production performance with a system of KPIs. The aim of the SMART-PM project is to investigate and demonstrate new ways of collecting data, transforming data to information and introducing new decision tools based on valid information and economic models of the production systems.
2018 – 2020
2017 – 2021
2016 – 2017
2016 – 2016
2015 – 2016
2013 – 2016
2017 – 2018
2015 – 2015
The SAPPA project is about innovative cloud-based predictive and preventive maintenance systems, improving availability of products and production systems.
2014 – 2016
2014 – 2017
2017 – 2018
2016 – 2019
RemProLife aims at improving the use of life-cycle information to achieve more efficient remanufacturing from economic and ecological perpectives.
2013 – 2016
2017 – 2019
2015 – 2016
2014 – 2017
2015 – 2016
2017 – 2020
Reduced lead times and improved performance for tooling through innovative manufacturing and assembly strategies as well as optimised design enabled by use of additive manufacturing (AM).
2016 – 2018
2013 – 2017
2016 – 2016
2015 – 2016
2017 – 2018
2014 – 2017
2017 – 2020
2013 – 2017
2015 – 2016
2014 – 2017
With globalization and other megatrends as demographic changes and climate change, more knowledge is needed regarding production in an international perspective. PADOK Study Visit in India 2016 have given an increased knowledge regarding how production is conducted in India, some of the challenges producing companies in that region is facing and how Swedish companies interested in investing in production in India could act to establish themselves in the region.
2016 – 2016
2016 – 2017
2015 – 2016
SeeCut focuses on cost-efficient production systems for secure collection, analysis, visualization, storage and sharing of production data. The project addresses the integration of new signals and sensors. For advanced products, like jet engine components, collecting data during manufacturing and usage is essential for quality assurance and remanufacturing. The project goals are to identify key technical requirements related to production data for use in digitalized value chains, define means to ease the run-time integration of new signals and data streams from manufacturing machinery and sensors, and define how to securely and cost-efficiently share data through the value chains in circular production.
2019 – 2019
2015 – 2016
2016 – 2018
2014 – 2017
2017 – 2018
2014 – 2018
2016 – 2018
2015 – 2016
2017 – 2018
2015 – 2015
2017 – 2018
The project focuses on economic and environmental sustainability and increased industrial competitiveness.
2017 – 2018
Increased sustainability and cost effectiveness through improved strategic decision-making in production issues based on new metrics system for production and development.
2015 – 2017