Research Outcomes Delivering Industrial Benefits

Every year, Swerim undertakes a hundred assignments for companies and public financiers. Here you can see a selection of the societal and industrial benefits that we have created together with our clients. Contact us if you would like to know more about a specific project or research result.

Residual Material from the Pulp and Paper Industry Successfully Used in Steel Manufacturing

There are valuable by-products from the pulp and paper industry that can be utilized in steel manufacturing.

Hot trials at Swerim with a focus on salt

An intensive week of trials is now under way in the pilot facilities at Swerim.

Successful trials for extending the life of bridges

Longer life for more bridges, for the same amount of money.

A major step towards carbon neutral production of ferrochrome

For the first time, successful trials have demonstrated that biocarbon functions as a reducing agent in the production of ferrochrome (FeCr).

Product is developed from slag that reduces the concrete's climate impact!

In collaboration with Boliden, Swerim has developed equipment for water granulation of slag on a pilot scale.

Research at Swerim forms the basis of a business agreement on fossil-free heating of process gas

A successful research project carried out at metals research institute Swerim has resulted in an exclusive agreement between member company Kanthal and the developer Nycast.

New agglomeration lab in Luleå

Swerim's agglomeration lab – a laboratory that creates new opportunities for a mining and steel industry under transition!

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 treatment of steel plate at Swebor.

Improving quality gives companies a cutting edge

Two of Swerim's member companies are world leaders in manufacturing grinding wheels.

International study understands the costs of carbon dioxide capture

Commissioned by the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG), Swerim has studied the costs of incorporating carbon dioxide capture in integrated ste

FOCS saves energy and improves productivity

Swerim has developed the furnace control system FOCS, which helps industry to boost productivity and drastically reduce energy use.

New Technique Curbing Vanadium Imports

Vanadium is an economically important metal in the EU.

The right coal reduces costs

A study done by Swerim demonstrates the importance of choosing the right coal in each situation to reduce costs and environmental impact.

Simulation increases quality of rolls

Residual stresses occur when rolls are cast. Swerim has simulated this and demonstrated that residual stresses can be checked.

Waste recycled for steel production

In a newly developed process, the salt slag from aluminium industry can be recycled as useable slag former for the steel industry.

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.

Usable slag and cleaner steel by vanadium extraction

Vanadium in Swedish LD slag is worth more than one billion SEK.

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.

Performance evaluation tool for strategic energy management

How can an energy-intensive company like LKAB increase production and save energy? Swerim has developed a performance evaluation tool for strategic energy management that&n

Better temperature control during heat treatment

Precise temperature control is vital during heat treatment of steel.

New flatness gauge developed

New equipment to measure the flatness of rolled, flat products has been developed by Swerim.

Laser detects cracks in steel

Cracks in steel are normally detected late during casting and the defective steel must then be either scrapped or repaired.

A microscope that detects gaps and wear

Measurements performed simply and precisely. That is the result of research towards the development of a "motion microscope" for the process industry.

Compact-laser technology – smart recycling of aluminium

More than 70 million tonnes of aluminium are produced globally each year and demand continues to grow. Recycling is therefore a priority.

New process increases strength

Bodycote, together with Swerim, has developed a new process for hardening steel components.

Mineral wool made from residual products from the aluminium industry?

A successful research project demonstrates the possibility of manufacturing mineral wool with less environmental impact than methods currently used.

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 industry.

Climate-smart concrete from grain by-products

The new, climate-smart building material Agri™ concrete was presented for the first time in May by ByggVesta.

New possibilities with graphene in electric vehicles

Compared with purely metallic materials, the properties of metal composites reinforced with graphene are significantly improved.

Ultra-modern atomizer

Swerim and Kanthal's ultramodern atomizer for manufacturing and development of metal powder, an initiative that will help Sweden to maintain its world-leading position in the me