Swedish research institute Vinnova, together with Region Gävleborg, granted Bahram Moshfegh 5.4 million Swedish crowns to develop a new technology to streamline the cooling of metallic material.
The technique is called "impinging jet" and is about streamlining the cooling process of metallic materials. The competitiveness of the Swedish metal and engineering industry is strengthened as technology is environmentally friendly, energy-efficient and quality-enhancing.
This technology provides new opportunities for developing improved materials, providing metallic materials with new features and for energy-efficient industrial processes.
It also has the potential to create markets for subcontractors. Partly for companies that develop and manufacture equipment and components, but also for companies providing algorithms and consulting services in simulation and control.
One of the most important objectives of the project is to create new products and services in small and medium-sized companies in the Gavle region.
The University of Gävle has built up major research resources in the area and the project is also a good example of collaboration between academia and industry.
The research is there accessible to industrial applications testing, when the test beds are jointly developed by industry and academia.
The establishment of the test beds is the result of many years of work and many different projects supported by the European Regional Development Funds, Vinnova, Energy Agency, the Iron Office, Triple Steelix, Region Gävleborg and the Dalarna Region, etc.
The consortium represents different parts of several value chains depending on the metallurgical area. In the grouping there are academics, end users, machine suppliers and engineering consultants with.
With regard to the development of industrial applications, the university, according to its representatives, is world-leading and it shows also the great involvement of industry.
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