Projects in Materials and durability

PINNForm - The project is developing a new, AI-driven manufacturing method that quickly and flexibly forms metal components. By combining physics with AI, we can contribute to a more resilient and sustainable industry, for example, by creating light, strong drone components for forestry and emergen…

In this study, improved solutions have been developed with a second barrier or secondary seal and drainage, which have been verified through laboratory tests. Commonly occurring façade details have been included, such as several variants of horizontal and vertical element joints, balcony, window, r…

The SmartPV project will innovate and demonstrate new energy and resource-efficient smart glazing technologies that merges photovoltaic (PV) and smart window approaches for both localized electricity production and enhanced energy savings.

Battery housings for heavy trucks face a complex and challenging set of requirements. They must be circular in terms of servicing, upgradability, and material recycling. At the same time, they need to be weatherproof and capable of withstanding mechanical loads. Also, they must be resource-efficien…

The project's goal is to develop, evaluate and compare solutions for joining, disassembly and reassembling joints in battery packs to enable circularity. The project is a collaboration between RISE, Volvo Cars, Polestar, Stena Recycling, Atlas Copco, ABB, Swerim and University West.

The segment for smaller vessels is currently underutilized, but several companies in the industry are driving the development and the issue of appropriate fire safety acceptance criteria for small vessels in national traffic, constructed with lightweight materials is highly relevant.

The European research project SWEETHY will investigate the possibilities for developing electrolysis for the production of hydrogen and oxygen from seawater.

RISE enhances the competitiveness of Swedish airports, focusing on Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Based on our research results, we are developing next-generation, digitally transformed airports and improving runway efficiency, sustainability, and safety.

Wind turbine blades and solar panels are essential for the transition to both fossil-free and renewable energy. In order for circular value chains of solar panels and wind turbine blades to reach their full potential, this policy lab will facilitate industry collaboration on policy and regulatory d…

Exploration means to look for minerals worth mining. The work is done in several steps through a variety of activities. This project aims to harmonize the semantics used and to increase the knowledge of the activities' environmental impact to make permit processes for exploration work more predicta…

The project focus is "Sustainable laser pretreatment and quality control for high performing bonding of cast aluminum"

The 2-CAP project handles the area of developing a robust automated process for 2-component adhesive. Today, there is a lack of quality-assured automation solutions for resource-efficient and efficient series production adapted to 2C application of adhesive.

By applying future-adaptive design to handheld machines, project NollVib Cirkularitet aims to minimize vibration-related injuries, increase automation in the manufacturing industry, and extend machine lifespan.

The aim was to increase knowledge of how the moisture safety of CLT structures is affected by precipitation during frame erection without weather protection. CLT elements and construction details, joints and connections, have been studied both in the field and in the lab to enable the industry to b…

This project aims to create and evaluate more efficient motor designs with improved field factors and reduced environmental impacts, by exploiting the use of additive manufacturing. This enables higher motor efficiencies and longer lifetimes compared to the state of the art today, leading to 5-10% …

The project focuses on examining the longevity and adhesion of sealants to different materials after aging, with the aim of extending the maintenance interval for low and medium voltage poles in electrical distribution.

BRAVE aims to develop an integrated, experimental and digital framework, combining the capabilities of the commercial material and process modelling software tools, for optimisation of the additive manufacturing value-chain.

RISE is now carrying out a project together with KTH, Uppsala University and RISE Fire Research AS to validate a new hydrogen tank for large-scale hydrogen bunkering adapted to maritime applications and the future needs of shipping.

Transport accounts for almost a third of Sweden's greenhouse gas emissions and the car industry has ambitious targets to reduce the emissions. The project Circular Car project aims to support new and established actors in the work of jointly accelerating the circular transition of the automoti…

Low pressure carburizing is a modern alternative to conventional case carburizing of steel. A significantly lowered use of process gas combined with gas cooling lowers the climate impact of heat treated components, while keeping distortions to a minimum. Experimentally measured and simulated gas co…

Every year, our cities need a large amount of material to build and renew roads, footpaths, squares and car parks. Usually, new crushed rock is used, which is not only costly but also pollutes the environment. We believe we can do better!

What requirements should be set for macadam ballast for high-speed track? In the project, the degradation processes are studied, test methods and the availability of materials is mapped around previously planned routes for high-speed tracks (> 250 km/km) in Sweden. Today's requirements abro…

Reliable measurements of high temperatures are important for industries. The ITS-90 temperature scale used in calibrations today has relatively large measurement uncertainties at high temperatures. With the support of European colleagues, the project will therefore produce better references for hig…

Swedish steel foundries need to increase value creation in the heat treatment of castings by shortening process times and increasing flexibility with regard to costs, time, energy consumption and climate footprint. At the same time, there is a great need for skills development for the ongoing digit…

Sweden needs several prominent demonstrators for validated reuse projects that can put reuse on the agenda for demolition and construction projects.Återhus demonstrators and methodology will facilitate the implementation of the reuse of load-bearing structural parts to prove that the circularity is…

That the rain and wind protection on property facades works well is important from an energy point of view, because leaky facades leak energy. In many accepted methods of testing products for rain and wind protection systems, testing is done under favorable conditions.

Energy-efficient buildings need to have an airtight climate shell that works for a long time. In order to avoid costs and hassle with changing products that are built into the construction, it is important to be able to assess in advance how the sealing system is expected to last in the long run. T…

Reduce the environmental impact of the sand molding process in foundries by developing a machine learning model to optimize the sand recycling process.

The goal of the project was to analyze and apply at least four different circular product standards for four different products that are developed and manufactured by Swedish manufacturers.

The project LivsVerk aims to increase service life, reduce unplanned stops and increase remanufacturing of die casting tools. This is achieved by improving the surface of tools by developing the right surface properties in the right place. Routines and strategies for wear analysis, maintenance, rep…

All materials that comes into contact with food must be safe to use for that purpose, chemicals from the material must not transfer to the food in harmful concentrations. Today we can measue migration from plastic food contact materials, but for many other food contact materials there are no availa…

The Sustainable Interior project is a UDI project step 3, with the goal of developing a market-ready certification for sustainable interiors.

The Circular Material Palette: simplifying choices of more circular materials

Carbon capture, utilization and storage is a measure that can enable climate neutrality for the mining industry. Since the mining residuals can be used to capture the carbon dioxide, synergy effects can be achieved - mining waste is converted into a valuable product while the measure contributes to…

New legislation now exists which aims to make sustainable products the norm in the EU's internal market. As part of Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), digital product passports are also introduced. In the project Product passport as an enabler for circular furniture flows, the fu…

The knowledge platform for Dynamic measurements is a long-term investment where RISE, together with academia and industry, builds and spreads competence within measurement, calibration and traceability of fast mechanical processes.

Today we need more resilient and sustainable value networks to reduce uncertainties and risks in the supply of components and materials. Circular production systems with remanufacturing will become a prerequisite to supply the future sustainable society with products.

The project is part of a research center financed by SSF and entitled Production, Use and Storage of Hydrogen (PUSH). RISE is focusing on laboratory testing through electrochemical characterization methods, concact resistance measurements and materials characterization including subsequent analysis.

Battery Sweden (BASE) is a center funded by Vinnova from 2020-2030 and headed by Uppsala University. RISE activities within BASE, including scale-up, production, solid-state Li-battery processes and manufacturing technology.

Inspection results showed that in three-quarters of all measured vertical joints between the concrete elements were often significantly too narrow. Lab results for concrete sandwich walls with façade details indicated inward leakage.

The OSMET project aims to apply industrial symbiosis to upgrade and maximize the value chain of residual products generated from various industrial sectors for metallurgical applications and beyond, thus helping to mitigate climate change, minimize landfill residues and conserve natural resources.

Machines do not need to vibrate and injure people! Vibration injuries are the most common cause of occupational disease in Sweden today. The project's vision is "Zero vibration injury". This should be achieved by addressing the source of the problem and reducing vibration levels in handheld machin…

Efficient material sorting for recycling is a prerequisite for sustainable material use. In this project, systems for cost-effective sorting of scrap metal were developed, in collaboration between seven European companies, institutes and universities.

Permanent magnets based on Rare Earth Elements are essential components of many high-tech products of great importance for the green energy transition. The EU H2020 SUSMAGPRO project will provide an infrastructure for magnet recycling that will be ready to supply a significant amount of recycled Nd…

Research of the fire performance of CLT and Glued Laminated Timber buildings, with visible wood surfaces.

The project aimed to maintain a strong regional research and innovation network around lightweight with international competitiveness. In the third stage, we had a special focus on component, material and manufacturing challenges in electrification, with a focus on vehicles and transport and the tr…

LIGHTer SME aims to develop small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into highly specialized suppliers of lightweight technology for Swedish industry. The ambition is for smaller companies to receive funding quickly and without large administration to be able to develop their ideas in short-term p…

Temperature is critical in many industrial processes and traditionally thermocouples or IR thermometers are often used. In particularly demanding applications, the established technologies are not sufficient. RISE has developed a new fiber optic method for non-contact, continuous monitoring of t…