[04-2012]

New turbine generates more for less

Mechanical analyst Nicolas Morin from Blaaster and design engineer Hans Kristian Hegli from Inventas with a model of a turbine rotor blade.

Simpler, lighter and cheaper to manufacture, install and service. This is the new generation wind turbines that will give more electricity for less money. This is how CTO at Blaaster Wind Technologies AS, Ove Jørås Pettersen, summarises the company's new state-of-the-art wind turbine DL100.

With the new turbine, Blaaster has gone back to scratch. Design engineer Hans Kristian Hegli from Inventas has worked with the project for two years. He tells about a thorough process where all the tasks a turbine shall perform was braked down before building up a new turbine as optimised as possible.

The 3 megawatt turbine is direct driven which makes it run more stable. The number of parts is heavily reduced by integrating functionality in the bearing construction. The power electronic system that transforms the power before sending it out on the power grid is moved down on the ground to save space and weight in the turbine tower and to give easier access.

This summer the first prototype will be ready for testing at Valneset testsenter. And at the moment Blaaster is building a global network for sales and manufacturing. After testing and certification serial production of the new turbines will start in 2013.

www.blaaster.no

[04-2012]

We are moving offices in Trondheim

1 May Inventas in Trondheim moves into new modern premises close to Solsiden in the city centre.

The visit and postal address for the design office Inventas Trondheim AS and holding company Inventas AS will be:

Innherredsvegen 7
N-7014 Trondheim
Norway

Phone numbers and other contact details will be unchanged.

Find our contact details here

[04-2012]

New design engineer in Oslo

Jan Trønsdal has joined Inventas in Oslo.

Jan Trønsdal joins Inventas from the position as Lead Engineer at Aker Solutions. There he has worked for five years with development and supply of subsea systems for well completion and intervention (Workover Systems). Prior to this he worked as a product developer and designer in Mechatron.

He graduated with a Master degree in Industrial Design Engineering from Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 2006, and is versatile, creative and master concept development, visualization, and mechanical engineering.

Jan is originally from Verdal and lives now in Oslo. Spare time he likes to use for outdoor activities such as mountain biking, cross country and downhill skiing. Now he is looking forward to take on new and exciting challenges in Inventas Oslo.

[03-2012]

Inventas growth continues in 2012

Inventas has been growing steadily in 2011 and the development seems to continue in 2012.

In 2011, Inventas design offices in Trondheim, Molde, Ålesund, Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand and Oslo had a revenue of NOK 53,5 million, up 32% from the previous year.

The holding company had a revenue of NOK 5 million in 2011. The growth in revenue and operating profit is continuing this year.

[02-2012]

Inspirational gadget from Texas Instruments

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is Texas Instruments' new generation technology made for wireless products that require long battery life. To inspire their clients to find new applications for the BLE technology Texas Instruments has made Sensortag.

This demonstration gadget comes with six sensors that measures temperature, humidity, movement, orientation, compass direction and air pressure and has a radio unit that communicates with the latest mobile devices such as iPhone 4S and Motorola Droid RAZR. With the Sensortag companies can easy make new applications like exercising diaries, baby-calls or apps for choosing the right ski wax.

Inventas has been helping with the design and mechanical engineering to make five working prototypes in silicone rubber.

The Sensortag prototypes were successfully shown for clients at CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow in Las Vegas in January, and will be shown at the Mobile World Congress in the end of February.

www.ti.com/bluetoothlowenergy

[02-2012]

Easier first aid from Snøgg

First aid supplier Snøgg's SOFT1 plaster dispenser has got a new modern look. It is fitted with a transparent inner lid that protects the plaster and makes it easy to check and refill, and it's is easy to mount. The dispenser is made for the workplace for fast and reliable help for cuts and wounds and users can easy pull and cut the bandage in the length desired.

Snøgg AS is one of Scandinavia's leading companies within first-aid, emergency and medical disposable products, starting from simple bandage to advanced reanimation equipment, supplying industry, hospitals, ambulances, military, aid organizations and consumers.

Inventas has been working with Snøgg for several years, helping with the design and manufacturing of many of their products. With the new SOFT1 the number of parts has been reduced and production process is made easier.

www.snogg.no

[02-2012]

How to become a Pilot company

Design Pilot is a collaborative project between the Norwegian Design Council, Innovation Norway and the Research Council of Norway. The purpose of the project is to initiate projects that strengthen the ability of businesses and public institutions to provide innovative solutions by using design-driven innovation methods.

Under certain circumstances, financial support may be given to enterprises wishing to implement projects based on the testing of this method and who are willing to make their experiences available for others.

The application deadline for Design Pilot 2012 is 31 May.

Inventas will share our experience with design-driven product development at several seminars together with the Norwegian Design Council in the coming weeks:

• Molde, 2 March, 09:00-11:00 at Rica Seilet hotel
• Kristiansand, 21 March, 14:00-15:30 at Quality Hotel & Resort
• Stavanger, 12 April, 11:00-12:30, Ipark - Innovasjonspark Stavanger

www.norskdesign.no

[02-2012]

Seminar on design and decision making

Many decisions has to be made early in the design process, at a time where you miss the total overview.

How can you work making better decisions?

To give some answers Inventas and Summit Systems invite you to an inspiring half day seminar in a city near you. Here we will share our experience from our wide range of design projects.

We will visit the following cities:

14 February - Stavanger
15 February - Ålesund
16 February - Trondheim
17 February - Oslo
21 February - Kristiansand
22 February - Bergen

The seminar is held together with Summit Systems and Siemens Industry Software.

Click here if you wish to attend. Questions could be sent to post@summit.no

[01-2012]

To new employees in Trondheim

Lisa Wolme

Lisa is employed as a product designer at Inventas Trondheim. She has a MSc in Mechanical Engineering with focus on technical design from Lund University in Sweden. Lisa has previously,worked at the mechanical department at Reinertsen where she was responsible for modifications and installations of mechanical equipment at EPCI-projects. 

Lisa focused on product design during her studies which resulted in a commercial product that is now for sale.She wrote her master thesis at SCA in Gothenburg, where she developed a napkin dispenser focusing on both function and design.

Lisa is from Sweden and has found many hobbies in the Trondheim area. Among others,  skiing is a big interest, both alpine and cross country. Now she looks forward to interesting work tasks and assignments at Inventas.

Martin Gudem

Martin recently completed his doctoral thesis “Lean Innovation – A framework for addressing emotional value in product engineering”. The research concerns how emotional value can be addressed when working with a basis in “classical” engineering methods.

Martin holds an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU). He spent one year as an exchange student at Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. His curriculum here included courses in product development methodology and interaction design, and experiences from this year made up part of Martin’s motivation for later applying for a position as a PhD-Candidate with NTNU. Martin’s master’s thesis concerns development and simulation of a new suspension concept for the Koenigsegg sports car.

Martin joined the electric car manufactruer Think as a development engineer in 2006 where he was involved supporting sub-suppliers in setting up production of the TH!NK city until December 2008.

Martin enjoys spending his spare time outdoors, preferably in combination with skis, mountain bike, kayak, climbing shoes, or slack line.

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