This is the report of a master thesis in Mechanical engineering with industrial design at Lund University Faculty of Engineering, in collaboration with Ikea Components AB (ICOMP) in Älmhult. Furniture dampers are a desired feature by most customers and are practically a standard in kitchen drawers and cabinet fronts. IKEA’s vision is that this feature will spread to involve the entire househo

This thesis is the result of a work for Saab Automobile AB in Trollhättan, and more specifically the Department of under hood design. The project has been to Lund University and finishes my education in Technical Design. Supervisor at the company who has assisted me with much help is Andreas Barbunopulos and supervisors at the school have been Ola Carlquist and Karl-Axel Andersson. The purpose

The objectives of this master’s thesis were carried out for, and in cooperation with, a medical company. The goal was to assist in the development of a new product suited for organ transplantation. The product has several purposes including: helping to increase the proportion of organs suitable for transplantation, improving transplantation procedures, and increasing the length of time between org

This master thesis is written in collaboration with the company Caran AB in Lund, now known as Semcon Caran AB. Semcon Caran AB is a large Swedish consulting firm who were hired by the principal LG Håkansson, an entrepreneur from Svedala. The purpose of this thesis is to design a coffee machine for use in the home environment. The thesis is written in collaboration with two other students, Sevan

Problem Statement: The project started with a request from IKEA to contribute more to the environment. The task for this project, issued by IKEA, was to create a concept for a free-standing indoor storage unit for recyclable waste. The unit should hold at least seven different types of waste: cardboard, plastic, paper, metal, glass, deposit waste and some smaller hazardous waste, such as batteries

The purpose of this thesis was to introduce new and innovative solutions in the field of weapon packaging. Integration of the concept Insensitive Munitions1 (IM) in the packaging was also a main objective. The method used to achieve this thesis is a merge of the product development methods derived by Ulrich and Eppinger and methods taught in the course Designmetodik IDE062. Designer tools li

Problem Statement Thule is the world leading developer and manufacturer of transportation solutions. Their company strategy is to enable active families, professionals and outdoor enthusiasts to transport equipment by vehicle safely, easily and in style. RV users of today have higher demands on their equipment and they fill their cars with every type of conveniences found in a modern home. With

With increasing demands on consumer products, attempts have been made to integrate all aspects of the product by the use of Cross-Functional Teams (CFTs) in product development work. However, research has shown that this integration often fails to reach its full potential. Considering the interdisciplinary interaction between industrial designers and engineering designers in CFTs, barriers p

The aim of the project is to get a holistic picture of what happens to a person from the moment she dies till she is buried – transport, storage, ceremony etc. What can be done to adapt this procedure to the demands of the environment? Changing the material of a coffin is only one way of making the funeral closer to a total adaptation to the environment. I cannot change the contaminating burial me

The debate over Corporate Social Responsibility is present in many parts of society. The business sector’s engagement in CSR has increased rapidly during the last decades. One important question this brings out is how CSR should be governed. The debate consists in large of two views – CSR should be regulated by law or forced regulation or CSR should be managed through private and civil regulation

In the past few decades, the travel habits of the world’s population has changed drastically. Our trips are getting more frequent, and our expectations are getting higher. Also the reason for travelling has changed; with globalization and technology it has been very common to travel far and often in work and a large amount of people tend to spend a lot of their time underway. This has resulted in

“Pattern beings” deals with decoration, ornaments and patterns as omnipresent beings around us. Despite the fact that modernism tried to exclude decoration from our existence (headed by Adolf Loos’s Ornament and Crime essay), I was brought to this topic by repeated tendencies to decorate and adorn objects for daily use. “Pattern beings” is also about searching for relations between the object, mat

The level of consumption has increased rapidly during the last century and the current consumption patterns are unsustainable and have enormous negative impact on the people and environment of our planet. Although we in the rich countries have a very high material standard and can buy everything we need or wish research has shown that we feel less happy and have an increasing level of mental ill-h

Undersökningens syfte är att testa och analysera två tekniska indikatorer, RSI och glidande medelvärde, inom teknisk analys enligt en kortsiktig strategi. Avsikten är att avgöra om de tekniska indikatorerna generar positiv avkastning för en daytrader, samt om korrelation mellan index kan vara en indikator till hjälp för att förbättra avkastningen.

Material contributes to a large share of construction costs and as prices are increasing companies must seek creative solutions and find new approaches in order to find ways of saving money. As a part of a strategic development Peab, one of Sweden’s leading construction- and contractor companies, is making an effort to streamline their purchasing system using the purchasing tool PIA, which digital

This examination work presents a proposition of a conceptual design of a demographic database for CIDS in Nicaragua. Furthermore, an implementation of this database is described. Finally a description of a method to transfer data from the current database to the new is given, together with a smaller implementation. CIDS – Center of Investigation of Demography and Health is located in Nicaragua, Le

Wet room - demands and rules This paper explains how the legislative system is built concerning wet rooms within the construction industry. Legislation is developed by all involved authorities. The state has created laws and regulations through parliament and government. These laws are used as a foundation for Boverket, who has produced BBR, which specifies the minimum requirements for the propert

Parkeringsfrågan som under lång tid har varit en viktig del av stads- och trafikplanering i många stora städer både i Europa (London, Manchester etc.) och i USA har visat sig spela en stor roll inom områden med trafiksystem. Parkeringsfrågor har under åren fått en allt större betydelse för miljön och trafiken i tätbefolkade orter. Affärsverksamheter och butiker i städer konkurrerar med butiker uta

The interest in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has grown tremendously within the last decades. Due to the pressure from different stakeholders, this concept was introduced by multinational corporations (MNC) in China. Since the strong focus on economic growth has been determining the way of doing business, environmental and social concerns were not taken into account appropriately. Since MN

Company description: The Company is situated any ten kilometres outside Helsingborg and manufactures waffle cones, both for consumer and for industry. The company is private own and have 2 employees, the company’s turnover is 1.3 million SKr. Problem formulation: Below give a short brief problem formulation by Technique bridge foundation in Lund. Problem description: A packaging equipment that can