Martin Kurdve

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+46 10 228 47 39

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martin.kurdve@ri.se

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Mölndal

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0000-0001-9068-3527

Martin Kurdve works with research and business development, and transformation to sustainable production systems and circular economics. With nine years at Volvo Group, but also as a consultant and work in the paper industry, as background, Martin has a solid industry experience. Martin has been at RISE (IVF) since 2011 and has worked in the ProductionLeap as a business coach, researching Green Lean, production system modelling, circular systems and company development.
Martin has a Techn. Lic. in Industrial Environmental Economics from Lund and a Ph.D. in Innovation and Design Technology from Mälardalen University.
Martins expertise involves e.g.sustainable production systems, industrial transformation, sustainability strategy, industrial symbiosis, production logistics, value stream analysis, seamless transport, produktion simulation, systems analysis, lean methods, ecodesign, cirkular economi etc.
He is also currently working part of his time at Chalmers. https://www.chalmers.se/en/Staff/Pages/Martin-Kurdve.aspx

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Resource efficient recirculation of products and components (ROAR)

The aim of ROAR – Resource efficient and resilient recirculation of products and components - is to support manufacturing companies to become more resource-efficient and resilient through recirculation of products and components.

Circular and resilient material flows for nonwoven healthcare products

There is extensive use of single‑use products in healthcare, both non‑woven and plastic, which today are sent for incineration with energy recovery. The project will investigate how to create an infrastructure that directs the mat…

Resilient supply of materials and products in times of crisis and conf

A sudden halt in deliveries or a sharp increase in demand for a product can make society more vulnerable and threaten lives and health. During the pandemic, it became clear that Sweden was struggling to maintain domestic supplies …

Business criteria for selection of 3d-printed components (SPARSAM)

In order to identify which components are suitable for additive manufacturing (AM), both technical and business selection criteria needs to be used. The purpose of this project was to investigate the possibility of expanding the t…

REMAnufactuRing – Key enABLEr to future business (Remarkable)

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 fut…

The Swedish Manufacturing R&D Clusters; logistics

The cluster for logistics is one of eight clusters within the Swedish Manufacturing R&D Clusters. The cluster focuses on research and development to increase sustainability in economic, social and environmental development in …

The Swedish Manufacturing R&D Clusters

In 2020, RISE was appointed to coordinate the Swedish Manufacturing R&D Clusters, with a widened scope to all companies related to Swedish production.

Change tools realise sustainable ideas

If Sweden and the rest of the world are to succeed in transitioning their economies to meet the challenges of climate change on time, industry must also change from being a part of the problem to a part of the solution. In many co…

Domestic supply - what can Swedish industry do?

Safeguarding material supply and building up business structures able to cope with crises and rapid changes are increasingly important. ”Companies that have completed their risk analysis are better equipped to manage crisis situat…

Hållbar automation

How is new technology implemented in your organization? And how can you get started? We help you get started with a concrete and defined next step!

Remanufacturing

In Sweden, we live as if we have four planets at our disposal. However, it is not sustainable, and we need to switch to circular material and product flows. One way is to increase the proportion of remanufactured components and pr…

Production conversion- total defense

During times of crisis and war, our society faces new challenges. Among other things, we need to find an alternative supply of products in health care.

The Connected Individual

Society and industry need to develop the knowledge to assess the impact of a connected versus non-connected citizen. We also need to understand both the values and risks of personalization.

Sustainable Manufacturing

Manufacturing companies should adopt their business strategies, products and services that meet the needs of the company and its stakeholders, while sustaining the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future.

Digitization - How to strengthen customer relationships, production and the work environment

We help you tackle the challenge Digitization and Industry 4.0 and develop a roadmap that strengthens the competitiveness of your company. It can be about better customer relationships, more efficient production / maintenance, val…

Eco design

The environmental impact of a product is largely dependent on the early stages of product development, where design is decisive. Therefore, the use of eco design is of importance.

ISO 14501, ISO 14052, ISO 14053

Do you need support in estimating costs for inefficient use of resources? And then strategically develop resource efficiency within your organisation? RISE can support you in the use of ISO 14051, ISO 14052, ISO 14053 for achievin…

Enabling seamless transports & logistics

Seamlessness in transports is an important ingredient for sustainability. To enable seamless transports, RISE puts emphasis on empowering transport nodes to become more integrated in the transport chain.

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