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Collaboration between industry and academia

The Industrial Technique Research School was founded some years ago and serves as a bridge between us and some of the highest ranked Technical Universities in Sweden. Currently five industrial PhD students work as engineers in the Group while simultaneously dedicating time to PhD research projects.

Martin Karlsson works as Head of Tightening Tools in Atlas Copco’s Motor Vehicle Industry division that designs assembly solutions for the automotive industry. In 2019, he saw the opportunity to initiate an in-house Research School which would connect, support and act as a home for PhD students doing academic research in Atlas Copco’s Industrial Technique business area, driving industry research forward. 

“The mission of our Research School is to provide co-learning opportunities in a safe environment – bridging academia and industry. We offer our students a top-class education and the possibility to learn from different actors in the field, both academically and from our customers and industrial partners,” Martin says.  

The Research School collaborates with renowned competence centers and some of Sweden’s most prestigious universities. 

Apart from fruitful external partnership, the Research School gives students the possibilities to reflect and share their experiences, and to build their knowledge and skills in areas such as communication, self-leadership, intellectual property, negotiation and sustainability. Another advantage is the chance to try out theories on real-life applications, connected to leading players in the motor vehicle industry. 

The research can cover all aspects of industrial design and manufacturing, like ergonomics, data analytics, friction modelling and artificial intelligence vision.

Martin Karlsson
Founding a research school
Martin Karlsson
 
Martin Karlsson
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Collaboration between industry and academia
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Article: The best of two worlds
Research School round table with PhD students featuring Ava Mazaheri
Article: The best of two worlds
Read more about our support network where students can exchange experiences and grow while pursuing their academic ambitions.
 
Read more about our support network where students can exchange experiences and grow while pursuing their academic ambitions.
Read more about our support network where students can exchange experiences and grow while pursuing their academic ambitions.

Interviews with PhD students about their research

Sofia Olsson
AI vision precision
Sofia Olsson
 
Sofia Olsson
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Jonas Millinger
Electrical machinery
Jonas Millinger
 
Jonas Millinger
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Nils Dressler
Optimal tightening control
Nils Dressler
 
Nils Dressler
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Mayank Kumar
Friction modelling
Mayank Kumar
 
Mayank Kumar
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Lifei Tang
Data analytics
Lifei Tang
 
Lifei Tang
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Ava Mazaheri
Ergonomic tightening
Ava Mazaheri
 
Ava Mazaheri
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