Research activity

Manufacturing, Materials and Energy research group

Manufacturing, Materials and Energy research group

The group conducts research in several different areas, including smart manufacturing systems, advanced and sustainable composites, applied machine learning and data analysis for manufacturing, and smart energy systems. The group has a large portfolio of national and international projects (basic and industrial research).

Main research areas

Smart manufacturing systems

  • Industrial wireless communication and sensor systems
  • Automation
  • Industry 4.0 and 5.0
  • Lean production
  • Operational research (optimization)

Advanced and sustainable composites

  • Modeling and development of polymer and composites materials
  • Manufacturing and process monitoring
  • Eco-design, Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Recyclability and Circularity
  • Testing and durability assessment
  • Quality control and Structural Health Monitoring

Applied machine learning and data analysis for manufacturing

  • To be announced

Smart energy systems

  • Applied solar energy
  • Applied bioenergy
  • Mathematical modeling and analysis of energy systems
  • Intelligent management of integrated cyber-physical energy infrastructures
  • Application of machine learning, digital twine, internet-of-things and sensor networks in energy systems

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Contact

Tor Erik Nicolaisen
Faggruppeleder IVB
tor.e.nicolaisen@ntnu.no
+4741548318

Employees at manufacturing and materials

Research projects

Research projects

Here you will find a list of all research projects and research centers at the Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering

Laboratories

Laboratories