About us on Machine Design
Our vision
Machine Design at Luleå University of Technology will be internationally recognized and academically leading in the field of simulation-driven product development.
Our background
Machine Design has a longstanding history of cooperation, both national and international, with different companies. Since the start, on 1 January 1989, we have carried out research and education related to product development and we now have a well-established position in this field.
In 1994, we were selected by NUTEK (The National Board for Industrial and Technical Development) to start one of 30 competence centres that would operate for ten years. This attested to our success in the field of product development, and on 1 March 1995, the Polhem Laboratory began operating as the first NUTEK/VINNOVA centre of excellence in the country. Further confirmation of our strong position came 12 years later (on 12 March 2007), when, as the only leader of a successfully completed competence-centre programme, we also became the first to start a VINN EXCELLENCE CENTER, the Faste Laboratory, of which the focus is on functional products.
Parallel with the work of the Polhem Laboratory and the Faste Laboratory, the SIRIUS course has been developed. The course is intended partly for students specializing in design/product development in the Mechanical Engineering MSc programme but is also open to students in other programmes. In the SIRIUS course, product development projects are initiated and financed by our industrial partners, which gives students a unique insight into leading-edge industrial projects and provides them with an education that leads directly to employment. The companies not only receive assistance with the actual work of developing products, they also create a network for future recruiting.
Our research collaborations
National research collaborations
We conduct national research with partners such as:
- Gestamp HardTech
- Bosch Rexroth Mellansel
- LKAB
- Sandvik Coromant
- Volvo Car Corporation
- Volvo Construction Equipment
- Vattenfall
- Skellefteå Kraft
- Uppsala University
- Chalmers
- SLU
- Swedish Hydropower Center
International research collaborations
We conduct international research (often within the framework of Swedish national research collaboration) with:
- University of Nottingham, England
- Carlton University, USA
- University of Manchester, School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, England.
Enterprise and industry
Several current and former employees of ours have started companies based on their knowledge of product development and product modelling. In these companies, many former students have been able to work, either on thesis projects or as part-time or full-time employees. Personal experiences from this work contribute to a better understanding of the company’s situation and are beneficial for research collaboration with the companies.
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