Industrial digital transformation

As new technologies develop, new opportunities for optimising industrial manufacturing systems arise. This applies not only in relation to productivity but also in terms of contributing to the green transition of manufacturing companies. Our research centre also works to understand technologies and their potential application to the company operational level. We work on big data analysis, machine learning, vision systems, collaborative robots, simulations and IT security to name a few.

For many companies, increased focus on digitalisation and circularity has become a decisive competitive parameter when it comes to developing new products and services. However, especially small and medium-sized enterprises lack specific directions for taking advantage of the new opportunities of digitalisation and circularity. For this reason, our research centre works to operationalise and specify how digitalisation and circularity can be translated into new products and services, and our focus is particularly on small and medium-sized enterprises. Among other projects, we are currently working on user-driven product and service design, the development of circular products and business models and IoT.

To generate value, new digital technologies cannot stand alone. They will only work in the hands of the employees, who will often require new or different skills. This leads to a need for developing new ways of upskilling current and future employees in Danish companies. As a result, we do research into new learning technologies, new design principles and learning principles that can all contribute to the design of industrial learning in a more digitalised future.