Five researchers have been nominated for the Danish Manufacturing Research award for research that has the potential to make a significant impact on how we do manufacturing today. Learn more about them here.
Predicting defects in turbine-blade manufacturing, developing a smart tool that continuously adapts its size to production needs, and creating a method to identify which used tool components offer the greatest environmental benefits when reused—these are just some of the achievements of five researchers nominated for the prestigious Danish Manufacturing Research Award.
The Danish Manufacturing Research Award has been established to honour researchers creating knowledge that put knowledge to work and make a difference on the production floor.
The price which is being awarded by Forskningsalliancen and MADE at the House of Industry 29 September.
Read more about the award ceremony here.
Whatch the video above or read more about the nominees here:
Peter Broberg
Peter has developed a model that predicts and prevents defects in the manufacturing process of turbine blades, where wrinkle formation in the fibres risks weakening the structure.
Using advanced simulation and digital twins, my research enables manufacturers understand and control wrinkleformation
Peter Broberg, PhD from Aalborg University
Emilie Folkmann
In collaboration with LEGO, Emilie has developed a tool that helps determine which components from used molds for manufacturing LEGO-blocks make the most environmental sense to reuse in new tools.
By using suitable components just one or two times extra, we can reduce manufacturing costs and preserve 64 pct. of the moulds’ material-embedded CO2
Emilie Folkmann, MADE PhD from University of Southern Denmark
Emilie is part of the MADE research program MADE REACT, which focuses on strengthening Danish manufacturers competitiveness.
Kaarel Siimut
At Grundfos, Kaarel has developed, built, and tested a smart metal forming tool that can change its size to compensate for variations during production. This can reduce environmental impact, improve part quality, and enable even faster production.
Adaptive tooling has the potential to transform high-volume manufacturing from a rigid process to a controllable one
Kaarel Siimut, PhD from DTU
Santiago Gil Arboleda
Santiago has developed a method that enables collaborators to test how different technologies work together through online simulations. This removes the need to share confidential information about the underlying models, creating a smoother way to collaborate.
IP protection is a major barrier for wind turbine testing. My research overcome this challenge with a secure co-simulation method
Santiago Gil Arboleda, PostDoc at Aarhus University.
Giacomo Parolin
In collaboration with Grundfos, Giacomo has developed a toolbox that helps manufacturers assess the sustainability of a product while it is still being developed. This makes it easier to consider sustainability throughout the development process alongside factors such as cost, energy consumption and user-friendliness.
Think of it as an early-warning system so that R&D engineers can better know the risks, opportunities, and trade-offs of these decisions and act while there is still time
Giacomo Parolin, previous MADE PostDoc from DTU and now Head of Digital at Danish AM Hub.
Want to gain a deeper understanding of the research and its results? Join us for the Award Ceremony at the House of Industry, where you can celebrate the winner and meet the researchers.
Read more about MADE research
Since its inception, MADE has initiated more than 100 research projects. Research within MADE is conducted on research platforms for which we have partnered with Danish industry to define a number of strategic initiatives. The current research platform is called MADE REACT.
