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Gold-plated tungsten wire

Cooperation develops small companies

Many small companies are innovative and driven but may not possess necessary resources.

Steel manufacturing

Lower energy consumption when gas is used in a new way

Swerim has developed and tested two new methods for improving the use of process gases from the steel industry.

voestalpine valve steel for white goods

Sustainable cooling for our food

Flap-X is a new strip steel that makes it possible to make refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners quieter and more energy effici

Mobile flatness gauge

New flatness gauge developed

New equipment to measure the flatness of rolled, flat products has been developed by Swerim.

Masugn

The route to a green blast furnace

With the aid of advanced modelling Swerim has assessed several process concepts which, according to previous research, can potentially

Heat treatment oven

The Centre for Heat Treatment turns 10

The Centre for Heat Treatment is hub for research and development within the field of heat treatment.

Weld

Better weld quality with new online method

The Onweld project is like a Kinder Egg – it has many benefits simultaneously.

Värmebehandling av plåt

Image analysis enables temperature control for improved quality

A convenient, easy-to-use image analysis system developed by Swerim provides a rapid overview of temperature uniformity in the heat tr

Seminar on 3D-printing for metals

Arena for additive manufacturing

In 2016, Sweden's first arena for the additive manufacturing of metals was launched.

SSAB Merox slambassäng

Stored sludge is recirculated to the blast furnace

A system study for SSAB in Luleå shows that stored blast furnace sludge can be recirculated to the process.

Timber rolling

Wood rolling may increase value of Swedish forest products

New research indicates that pine can be made as hard as oak through rolling.

Rotating flow in continuous casting

Rotating flow improves continuous casting

Using a simulator, Swerim has developed a method that improves steel flow during continuous casting.

Recycling of by-products

New use for roasted by-product

In the production of zinc, a sulphur-rich by-product is formed which is normally disposed of.

International study understands the costs of carbon dioxide capture

Commissioned by the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG), Swerim has studied the costs of incorporati

Production of solar cell silicon

Creating Super-Pure Solar Cell Silicon

Elkem and Swerim partnered up to develop the solar cell silicon manufacturing process.

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