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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

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.

Weld

Better weld quality with new online method

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

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

Seminar on 3D-printing for metals

Arena for additive manufacturing

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

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.

Gold-plated tungsten wire

Cooperation develops small companies

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

Industrial environment

Important steps towards sustainable production

Thanks to the EnviroMan project, several practical applications have been developed in fulfilling the vision of sustainable production

Sara Rosendahl och Katarina Lundkvist

The art of doing business through industrial symbiosis

Valuable materials are already being extracted from large amounts of residual products such as slag, dust and sludge in the steelmaking industr

Dynamisk bildanalys

A new generation of particle analyses for metal powder

Swerim combines dynamic image analysis and measurement of powder rheology, enabling understanding of how metal powder characteristics

Pilot plant helps companies with process development

For the past year, a pilot facility for development of fluidized bed processes has been in operation at Swerim in Luleå.

Pelle Melin, Swerim

Researchers at Swerim develop world-unique Swedish standard for measuring argon

Microscopic bubbles can cause gigantic problems.

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