The LIGHTer node in Västra Götaland enters its third phase

LIGHTer node Västra Götaland wa open to every company and organization with an interest in lightweight technology and relevant business focus, located in the region, regardless of industry. The project Material and manufacturing challenges in electrification, with a focus on vehicles and transport focused on component, material and manufacturing process challenges linked to technology shifts in connection with electrification of vehicles and transport. It was based on knowledge from previous lightweight research and organization from LIGHTer, and applied developed methods and working methods to electrification of drivelines for cars, trucks, ships and aircraft.
In connection with electrification, the entire transport sector is undergoing a transformation, which creates new needs not only for manufacturers but also subcontractors, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The working method in the current project consisted concretely of guiding SMEs and subcontractors through a development journey that includes different degrees of technological change.

LIGHTer node Västra Götaland had a close connection to the strategic innovation program LIGHTer. The node aimed to create extra value from the long-term national investment for manufacturing companies in Västra Götaland.The node was run as a project and has now undergone its third stage.

In the first stage, companies with an interest in lightweight technology were inventoried. This was done through company visits to about 25 companies in the manufacturing industry in a number of industries, mainly within the transport industry but also in, for example, construction and plastics.

Stage 2 aimed to follow and support the selected companies, but also new ones, with activities that linked common technology challenges, or developed a company with its specific lightweight issues. Offers were developed based on companies' needs.