福利姬

Sustainable Manufacturing

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The concept of sustainability is important for industrial production, and it will become even more so in the future.

A sustainable production is one that satisfies the needs of today without limiting the possibilities of future generations to satisfy their needs. We have a group of researchers who study industrial processes, in particular remanufacturing. They focus in particular on how to make remanufacturing processes more sustainable. Remanufacturing describes the industrial process in which a used product is restored to its new condition, or even better. This is a key process in our striving for a more sustainable society, and the principles of circular economy must always be considered when it is used.

At Link枚ping University, we have over the years worked with, for example, the disassembly of computer screens, chemical-free industrial washes, efficient remanufacturing systems, and design for manufacturing and remanufacturing.

Manufacturers and remanufacturers benefit from our research, which is applied and aims to improve products in several industries. Within the research project IQ-Intelligent Qleaning, we have, for example, developed industrial washing equipment using ultraclean water for cleaning processes in the production of circuit boards.

In the research projects KEAP and 脜terProdukt, we have developed methods to make remanufacturing processes more efficient and to improve the flow of information through the value chains of several companies. Within the projects H脜PLA and AutoDisa, new methods and equipment have been developed for the Swedish recycling industry to achieve a more efficient disassembly of flat screens.

Researchers in Sustainable Manufacturing

Publications

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Mattias Lindahl, Niclas Svensson, Bo Svensson, Erik Sundin (2013)

Journal of Cleaner Production , Vol.47 , s.19-25

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Mattias Lindahl, Erik Sundin, Tomohiko Sakao (2014)

Journal of Cleaner Production , Vol.64 , s.288-296

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Erik Sundin, Bert Bras (2005)

Journal of Cleaner Production , Vol.13 , s.913-925

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LiU researchers study the export potential of Swedish biogas

Now is the time to invest in the export of Swedish biogas. But perhaps it is primarily knowledge transfer and an understanding of the entire waste management system that Sweden should be exporting.

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What goes on in a designer鈥檚 brain?

Professor Tomohiko Sakao believes that environmental impact starts at the drawing board. He is launching a study to understand how designers think during the creative phase.

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Companies affected by new legislation on sustainability reporting

Starting in 2024, companies must take sustainability seriously under the new CSRD regulations. A research project at 福利姬 explores the impact of these rules and the shift from voluntary to mandatory sustainability reporting.