SPARK-konferensen 2022 logga.

SPARK:s annual conference was held on 21 April at the School of Education and Communication with some 125 participants from business and academia.

The theme for the conference was Sustainable Industrial Development - Climate Transition.

Climate change is pushing industry transition at a fast pace. How can researchers and companies go hand in hand to make industrial development sustainable?

During the SPARK conference, valuable insights were gained on the subject from companies such as Combitech, Scania, Husqvarna and Falks Metall, as well as from researchers at the School of Engineering (JTH), Jönköping University.

Watch the talks by the keynote speakers (in Swedish). External link, opens in new window.

Watch the presentation of the winner of SPARK Award 2022 (in Swedish). External link, opens in new window.

Keynote speakers

Björn Rudin

Björn Rudin, CTO SW, Combitech - "LKAB SUM - The mining industry of the future is carbon dioxide-free, digitised and created in collaboration".

Jessica Elfsberg, Development engineer, Scania - "Scania's sustainability work - more than electrification of heavy vehicles".

Jonas Willaredt, Sustainability Affairs, Husqvarna - "How can a transition to carbon-free products be accelerated and how do you make the products more circular?"

Anna Falk, Sales and Marketing, Falks Metall - ”The subcontractor's challenges in today's industry - can sustainability contribute to competitiveness?”

Program

Registration opens and visitors are welcomed with coffee and an exhibition of some of SPARK's ongoing research projects.

Jonas Gallneby leads a live broadcast on LinkedIn.

Location: Arkaden, School of Education and Communication

Jonas Gallneby

Introduction by moderator Jonas Gallneby together with Mats Jackson, Linda Bergqvist and Salem Seifeddine.

Location: JU-aulan He102

Jonas Gallneby

Linda Bergqvist

Salem Seifeddine

Watch the talks by the keynote speakers (in Swedish). External link, opens in new window.

 

Combitech: "LKAB SUM - The mining industry of the future is carbon dioxide-free, digitized and created in collaboration"

Keynote speaker: Björn Rudin, CTO SW, Combitech.

Björn Rudin

Björn Rudin

Scania: "Scania's sustainability work - more than electrification of heavy vehicles"

Keynote speaker: Jessica Elfsberg, Development Engineer, Scania.

Jessica Elfsberg

Husqvarna - "How can a transition to carbon-free products be accelerated and how do you make the products more circular?"

Keynote speaker: Jonas Willaredt, Sustainability Affairs, Husqvarna.

Jonas Willaredt

Falks Metall: ”The subcontractor's challenges in today's industry - can sustainability contribute to competitiveness?”

Keynote speaker: Anna Falk, Sales and Marketing, Falks Metall

Anna Falk

Anna Falk

Panel discussion on sustainable industrial development - climate change with representatives from the business community and researchers from JTH. Led by Jonas Gallneby.


Location: The JU auditorium, He102

Jonas Gallneby

Location: Orangeriet, School of Education and Communication

In your registration, you can indicate which workshop you wish to participate in.

1. The CO2-neutral factory of the future led by Kerstin Johansen together with Jonas Willaredt, Husqvarna Group and Anna Falk, Falk's Metall.

 

Venue: Hb117 (ground floor)

Kerstin Johansen

Kerstin Johansen

2. Sustainable metal industry; from material to component led by Ehsan Ghassemali together with a representative from Scania.

 

Venue: Hc114 (ground floor)

Ehsan Ghassemali

Ehsan Ghassemali

3. AI for sustainability and sustainable AI led by Ulf Johansson together with a representative from Combitech and Mikael Ronder, Östrand & Hansen.

 

Venue: Hb220 (2nd floor)

Ulf Johansson

Ulf Johansson

Location: Arkaden, School of Education and Communication

Summary of workshops and concrete suggestions on how we take the next steps.

Led by Salem Seifeddine together with Ehsan Ghassemali, Kerstin Johansen and Ulf Johansson and participants from workshops.
Location: The JU auditorium, He102

Salem Seifeddine

Winners of the SPARK Award are announced. Location: JU Auditorium, He102

Watch the presentation of the winner of SPARK Award 2022 (in Swedish). External link, opens in new window.


The nominated for SPARK Award är Lars Eriksson, Karl Hammar och Caterina Zanella.

The nominated for SPARK Award are JTH-researchers Lars Eriksson, Karl Hammar and Caterina Zanella.

ChromeSurf

The project has succeeded in developing alternative coatings that are similar to the chromium coating, chromium6, which is toxic to produce and handle and which will be banned from use from 2023. In a larger context, the project may have contributed to a completely new view of sustainability in terms of choice of material and a method to be able to assess customer experience of different materials.


Building Knowledge

The project has developed the RealEstateCore standard for smart buildings to optimize operations and is now used by the country's two largest real estate companies to offer modern, exciting services that their customers demand.


FunDisco

Several important sectors, such as energy, transport and components for the food industry, are dependent on surface treatments. FunDisco has increased our knowledge of the electroplating process for composites that can give surfaces on components new and better properties.

After the conference, the participants are invited to a post-conference mingle. Registration is required.

Location: Orangeriet, School of Education and Communication

SPARK is run by the School of Engineering (JTH) and is JU's research and educational environment within knowledge-intensive product realisation. SPARK will contribute to developing the region's and Sweden's manufacturing companies towards more knowledge-intensive products and processes.