The testbed is run by RISE (formerly Swerea) and includes both modern techniques for additive manufacturing in various materials, as well as peripherals and expertise that covers the entire chain from concept to finished component:

• Manufacture of metal with powder bed and laser or electron beam
• Manufacture of sand moulds and cores for casting metal
• Manufacture of technical ceramics, composites and polymers up to 8 m3 in size
• Topology optimisation and simulation
• Follow-up checks of dimensions, residual stresses, material properties, etc.

This makes it possible to test all conceivable scenarios within research and development of additive manufacturing.

The testbed is now a part of RISE Application Center for Additive Manufacturing. 

Our well-equipped laboratory is a national resource that is offered to our customers on commercial terms. RISE offers research, development projects and laboratory resources for a very broad spectrum of sensors and sensor systems. Our projects can be publicly funded, fully industrial financed or a mixture of public and industrial financing.

Sensor Expertise

• Micro Electro Mechanical Sensors (MEMS)
• Fiber Optic & Optical Sensors
• Electromagnetic & Magnetic Sensors
• Printed sensors (Printed electronics)
• Biosensors & Chemical Sensors
• Microwave and Millimeter Wave Sensors (GHz & THz)
• Wireless sensors
• IoT (Internet-of-Things) sensors & Wearable sensors
• Self-sustained sensors ("Energy harvesting")
• Sensors based on 2D-materials (e.g. graphene)

Sensor System Expertise

• Electronics Design
• Package and electronics building design
• FEM simulations
• Sensor Fusion
• Sensor Signal Processing
• Data analysis including AI and "Deep learning"
• Real-time solutions eg for movement tracking
• Etc.

Laboratory resources

Cleanrooms and research laboratories for manufacturing of:

• MEMS and semiconductor components
• Printed electronics
• Fiber Optics

Characterization laboratories for:

• Semiconductors
• Mechanical sensors
• Optical sensors
• Printed sensors
• Magnetic sensors
• Bio & Chemical Sensors
• RF sensors
• Etc.

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The facility enables research, development, and certification of advanced safety systems for all types of traffic and traffic situations. It combines unique traffic environments such as rural roads, multi-lane highways, urban areas, and high-speed tracks to test everything from autonomous driving to connected transport systems.

With access to networks like 5G, Wi-Fi, and accreditation from Euro NCAP for testing active safety and autonomous driving, AstaZero serves as an international arena for vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, researchers, and policymakers.

The laboratory is used for research, development, calibration, and testing, with direct traceability to fundamental quantities.

The facility

• Dimensions 18x24x17 m
• Fully shielded
• Low PD background level (< 5 pC)
• Controlled temperature

AC

• Generation up to 800 kV, 50 Hz
• Generation of arbitrary waveform up to 150 kV
• Frequency response up to 100th harmonic at high voltage
• Current up to 10 kA

DC

• Generation up to 1200 kV
• Measurement up to 1000 kV with best measurement uncertainty
• Current up to 6 kA

Impulse voltage

• Generation of LI (1.2/50 µs) up to 2.3 MV
• Generation of SI (250/2500 µs) up to 1.9 MV
• Impulse current

Large scale fire tests are conducted on commission by Swedish and international customers. The large test hall, size 18 x 22 x 19 meters, is unique in Sweden and one of the largest in Europe. The hall is suitable for a wide variety of different types of large-scale fire tests to study ignitability, fire development, effect of fire extinguishing systems or to make reconstructions of certain fire events.

Advanced technical equipment is measuring heat release rate up to 15 MW, fire development effects and production of smoke and toxic gases. High environmental requirements require advanced smoke and water cleaning systems. Common clients are, among others, the vehicle, ship and building industry, manufacturers of fire extinguishing systems and research stakeholders.

Mechanical reliability and life are the most important product properties, where the product strength meets operating loads, and a well-founded safety margin is required. The testbed offers a mechanical lab and knowledge in order to:

• Perform life testing of components and systems to determine their strength.
• Measure the loads in operating environments and translate them into design loads.
• Assess  reliability with demands on the product in mind by using statistical modelling of uncertainties.

The unique combination of advanced mechanical life testing and cutting edge knowledge within reliability and computations enables qualified evaluations of reliability and life to be applied within research, development, validation, standardization and certification.