The love for machines and design brought her to research in additive manufacturing
Satabdee Dash, PhD Student at Product Development, Design Sciences: – My love for machines, airplanes and actually design in general has motivated me to come all the way from India to Germany during my employment within the aerospace industry. Then to Stockholm where I pursued my master’s degree in Machine design, and finally to Lund as a doctoral [...]
Gathering resources for sustainable e-commerce – article in Dagens Logistik
Closer and Relog have started a new initiative where public and private actors can come together to drive the development towards sustainable e-commerce.
Putting a ban on excessive returns
Online clothing stores have begun banning customers who misuse the returns system, according to an article on SVT.
Too much focus on the packaging, says researcher – article in Sydsvenskan
Many research projects are dedicated to sustainable packaging solutions, but what about the product inside?
Students pitch business ideas in the elevator
Don’t be surprised if you meet a business investor in the elevator at Ingvar Kamprad design centre. You might just be walking in on some students from Innovation engineering practicing to communicate their business ideas by pitching them to the investor during a ride with the elevator. Testing ideas and practicing communication are important parts [...]
Collaboration for better packaging
There are many requirements on the food packaging of the future. They must be better and safer than today, while also environment-friendly, cost-effective, and aesthetically pleasing. In the product development race, Tetra Pak has teamed up with the Faculty of Engineering in Lund – LTH. The researchers' computer simulations accelerate development [...]
Degree project students appreciate open working climate at Tetra Pak
"When I was a kid, I said tetra about all the juice drinks," says Roxanne Mae Targa when she talks about her first experience with Tetra Pak. Now she knows more. After completing her degree project, she is now employed by the company. As a student at Tetra Pak, she quickly felt like one in the group – an experience she shares with her classmates [...]
Cancer, hope and daring to live
To be hopeful, to help one another and to go along with the changes in life. These are actions that can help people find safety in the event of a serious illness such as cancer, according to Ulrika Sandén. She recently defended her PhD thesis in Innovation Engineering at Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering (LTH). The thesis is about living [...]
Packaging course provides students with valuable lessons and contacts
– The diversity of our knowledge and experiences meant that we learned a lot from each other in the project, says Frida Sterner, one of the students in the course "Packaging Technology and Development". The students taking the course are in their fourth or fifth year of one of LTH's engineering programs and have now completed their projects. They [...]
"Some of the materials will probably not be recycled, but composted instead."
The use of substances from citrus rinds in bioplastics is an example of how we can be inspired by nature’s own protective systems – and more research is needed in future about how to extend the shelf life of food products, according to Katrin Molina-Besch, packaging researcher at Lund University’s Faculty of Engineering, LTH.