The Polhem Laboratory
The Polhem Laboratory was established in 1995 as one of thirty Competence Centres funded by Nutek (VINNOVA) and the Swedish Energy Agency. The main goal of the research activities was to develop and help implement methods and technologies to improve the product development process, which is a multi-faceted and complex activity that is central to maintaining and strengthening a company’s competitive position. The Laboratory’s vision embraced the perspective of using virtual product development.