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This project was initiated at the request of SolarFuture, an innovative player in the renewable energy sector, with the goal of developing a solar power plant for a heating plant in Denmark. The heating plant expressed a desire to integrate more solar energy into their existing energy system to complement their air-to-water heat pump.

EPOS, renowned for their unwavering commitment to high-end audio solutions, consistently pushes the envelope in a rapidly evolving market. Now, their sights are set on unlocking new avenues within their Air Traffic Control/C3 division.

VELUX, a renowned leader in the development and distribution of roof windows, has consistently strived to bring natural light and fresh air into homes and buildings worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to innovation, VELUX’s dedicated Innovation department continually explores new avenues that bring increased daylight and fresh air to people’s lives.

The costs of assembly, installation, operation, and maintenance of wind farms are rising, driven by increases in WTG (wind turbine generator) size and ideal wind farm placements moving to harder-to-access locations (e.g., deeper, more remote waters). For Onshore, the cost of just crane usage for a turbine installation can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars every day, and even more offshore where specialty vessels are required.

Topsoe – a leading global developer and supplier of decarbonization technology, catalysts, and services for the energy transition – has partnered with CREADIS to bring the latest innovation in renewable energy technology to market, faster.

VELUX is a leading company in the development, production, and sale of skylight windows. Their innovative solutions bring direct daylight and fresh air into homes and facilities around the world. In connection with the global launch of a new generation of skylights, VELUX invested in new production equipment to meet the new design and product changes.

Siemens Gamesa is a leading provider of wind power solutions, including wind turbines, services, and solutions. The company has a global presence and is committed to providing sustainable energy solutions to customers worldwide.

Vattenfall is an energy company that focuses on electricity and heat production from various sources, such as wind, hydro, and nuclear power. It is one of the leading European energy companies, with operations in Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK, among other countries. Vattenfall has been building offshore wind farms in Denmark since 1991 when it became the first country to do so.

Airmaster is an innovative ventilation supplier whose mission is to give more people the absolute best air quality and thermal indoor climate comfort. They provide simple solutions focused on low energy and resource consumption. Airmaster products are also digitally connected to their Airlinq online control panel. Airmaster wanted to upgrade the control panel to create more value for users and sought a partner to help improve the Airlinq solution.

ARCEDI is a Danish biotechnology company that develops non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) products. The company specializes in developing safe and reliable diagnostic tests for fetal chromosomal abnormalities, such as Down syndrome, without the need for invasive procedures. ARCEDI uses a unique approach to NIPD, which involves analyzing cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a major German technology company that supports various industries, including the automotive industry, acquired a company called Cherry, which develops mechanical keyboards. DIS/CREADIS was approached by ZF Friedrichshafen to assist in optimizing and developing Cherry as a self-sufficient and independent international company with its own corporate structure and management.

Wavin is a European supplier of plastic piping systems for the water, wastewater, and plumbing industry. They have three robot cells in their injection molding and assembly departments, each with different vision systems that needed to be updated and streamlined to have a similar interface. This is a necessary step to ensure the different vision systems work together efficiently. To achieve this, Wavin sought the assistance of a qualified engineering partner.

Vestas is a leading global provider of sustainable energy solutions, designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines across the world. The company has a strong focus on sustainability and has installed over 160 GW of wind turbines in more than 80 countries.

VELUX Group is a leading company in the development, production, and sale of roof windows and skylights. VELUX needed to develop a tool for technicians who install their windows in the German market. The VELUX group presented a problem and several requirements which had to be met for the desired tool.

VELUX is a leading company in the development, production, and sale of skylight windows. Their innovative solutions bring direct daylight and fresh air into homes and facilities around the world. VELUX wanted to further develop their product development process by using simulation to reduce development time, risks, and costs. The VELUX product development team needed to get an overview of available simulation methods that could be relevant to significantly improving their process.

Vattenfall is Denmark’s largest producer of onshore wind power and has won tenders for several large offshore wind farms, including the Near Shore Wind Farm and Kriegers Flak, which will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date. Vattenfall required knowledge and expertise on the electrical package for offshore wind turbines to successfully complete these projects.

The wind industry is no exception to the multiple handoffs of service contracts that can occur between Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). One of our customers needed to develop a major component exchange procedure and maintenance documentation for an expired service contract of a wind turbine that had been taken over from one OEM by another. However, the customer faced limited access to as-built data, making this task challenging.

An industrial manufacturing DIS/CREADIS customer in North American, with numerous production plants across the country, was experiencing challenges due to the different layouts and equipment of each of their plants. Various equipment additions and structural changes were made without being included in the building documentation. When the time came to implement automation, updated documentation was necessary.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, governments worldwide have invested enormous resources in scaling up their testing capacity. PCR testing is the most reliable test method, but it can take several hours to a few days to deliver test results, leaving a window in which infection may spread. Olfert Landt, CEO of TIB Molbiol, identified the need for a shorter lead time and came up with the idea to develop a continuous PCR test machine. Samples are not moved through the testing process in batches as is normally done, but one by one, reducing the total testing time significantly.

Renewable energy is poised to take center stage around the globe with wind generated power as one of its main sources. Until recently, wind farm projects have been limited to locations that are either onshore or in the shallow waters of the North Sea, the Chinese coastlines, and Eastern coast of the United States. Stiesdal, Shell, RWE, and TEPCO have partnered on the TetraSpar Demonstration Project to solve this problem and allow for wind generating turbines (WTGs) to be floated in deeper waters around the world. The TetraSpar Demonstration Project is a floating wind turbine prototype that is operational at the Marine Energy Test Centre (METcentre) near Stavanger, Norway.

SKY-LIGHT, a film and packaging manufacturer, has invested in a new production plant that required an efficient and safe packaging system. The previous manual processes were not optimal in terms of the working environment and safety, and the new plant had to be able to handle rolls weighing between 200 kg and 1800 kg (441 lb. to 3968 lb.). This meant that the packaging system needed to be very flexible and capable of adjusting to nine different packing methods. SKY-LIGHT did not have the internal resources to develop this system, and so they contacted DIS/CREADIS to take over the development, construction, design, setup, assembly, and commissioning of the plant.

Silkeborg Kommune is a municipality in Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 857.16 km² or 330.95 square miles (roughly the size of the city of New Orleans) and has a population of 97,358. The municipality’s property management department wanted to improve the project management skills of its employees and optimize the current work processes. To achieve this goal, they decided to seek qualified coaching.

Siemens Gamesa is a world-renowned company in the renewable energy sector. The company is a market leader in designing, developing, and manufacturing wind turbines globally. Siemens Gamesa is committed to innovation and sustainable development, which is evident in the company’s dedication to renewable energy. When Siemens Gamesa tests wind turbine components, it is usually done on a large scale, and several components are put together and tested, which is an expensive process.

Siemens Gamesa, a leading wind energy company, approached DIS/CREADIS with a challenge to develop adjustable light poles for their new generation of blades. The aviation warning lights had to be positioned higher to remain compliant with regulations due to an increase in blade length.

SerEnergy is a leading provider of methanol-based fuel cell development and production that operates using sustainable energy sources such as solar and wind energy. The company produces methanol-based solutions that provide green energy for stationary plants, vehicles, ships, and heating of homes. Methanol, used for storing energy, is a water-soluble and easily biodegradable chemical that can be produced from renewable energy sources. SerEnergy is currently working towards achieving zero CO2 emissions and DIS/CREADIS has been part of the mission.

Senvion, now a part of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, is a wind turbine manufacturer that introduced its new generation 3.XM NES (Next Electrical System) to meet future demands for network stability. An expansion of the nacelle’s test facilities was required to accommodate the new generation. DIS/CREADIS was responsible for upgrading the existing series of test stands at Bremerhaven and Trampe.

FLSmidth is a leading supplier of equipment, services, and expertise for the cement and minerals industries, providing solutions to customers globally. FLSmidth helps their customers to improve performance, lower operating costs and reduce environmental impact.

AGCO Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and solutions. Their products are sold through five core brands: Challenger, Fendt, GSI, Massey Ferguson, and Valtra. One of AGCO’s challenges was developing a cleaning system for their machines that could remove dirt, dust, and debris in a more efficient and effective manner. To achieve this goal, AGCO needed to find an engineering consulting firm specializing in mechanical engineering, simulation, and product development.

Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) is a leading vertically integrated solar energy company that produces polysilicon, wafers, cells, and modules for the solar industry, as well as silicon materials for the electronic industry. REC also engages in project development in selected PV segments. REC Group had established a new production facility in Singapore and DIS/CREADIS was involved to manage the final tests of the machines for the solar factory. The factory in Singapore was based on multi crystalline technology and produced wafers, solar cells, and modules.

Ratél is a Danish company that specializes in manufacturing products for poison-free, environmentally friendly, and ethically justifiable rat control solutions. They have developed a mechanical rat trap called RatTrap, which will reduce the number of rats in sewer systems with innovative technology. The RatTrap was also designed to send a signal when the trap had killed a rat for clean-up notification.

PP Techniq A/S specializes in providing technical solutions for wind turbine blade repair and maintenance. They offer advanced blade access platforms which are safe, flexible, and easy to operate. The SQYFlex™ is their newly developed blade access platform. The platform can be raised up and down and adapts to the shape of the blade giving full access and alleviating the need to remove the blade for service. PP Techniq recently implemented an anchor point on their service platform, allowing them to replace personnel, equipment, and materials on the platform while it is attached to the wind turbine blade. This solution saves time by avoiding the process of lowering the platform down to the base and returning it to the blade when replacing personnel.

PP Techniq A/S is a company that specializes in technical solutions for blade repair and maintenance in the wind industry. Wind turbine blades can be damaged or degraded by several factors including sand, ice, rain, sun, and lightning striking the moving blade and have serious adverse effects on its leading edge and structure. PP Techniq set out to set a new standard for blade access platforms and become a preferred solution in the blade repair market, both onshore and offshore. The platform needed to ensure minimum assembly time on site while still being flexible and without compromising safety for the crew working on the platform. To design this platform, PP Technique needed an engineering partner with extensive experience in the wind industry.

Plastic Omnium is a supplier of automotive exterior components that uses simulated collisions for validation when developing components. The company uses a pendulum equipped with sensors to reconstruct the collisions, and a program controls the required test stand. The collision simulation software needed to be upgraded to an updated technical level.

Pindstrup Mosebrug is a Danish company and one of the world’s leading producers of high-quality substrates for professional growers. Pindstrup Mosebrug specializes in producing sphagnum peat moss products for the horticulture industry. They needed to construct a new wood fiber factory in Latvia, where a defibrator would convert wood chips to wood fibers, which would be added as a supplement to sphagnum.

PBI-Dansensor is a Danish company that specializes in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) technology for the food industry. The company develops and manufactures gas mixers and analysis equipment that can mix up to three gases to create a protective atmosphere for packaged foods, preserving their quality after wrapping. PBI-Dansensor approached DIS/CREADIS to help develop a new gas mixer product that would improve accuracy, operation, and appearance.

Opalum is a Danish company that offers a range of complete, wireless sound systems with ultra-thin loudspeakers designed to provide superb, resonant, and rich sound for various devices. Opalum succeeded in developing a technology which renders thick power cables for loudspeakers superfluous. At the same time, they based the invention of their products on a digital platform—instead of an analogue platform—and then revolutionized the possibilities by developing a small chip capable of optimizing sound quality, even in small thin cabinets.

Nilfisk is a leading provider of professional indoor and outdoor cleaning equipment, offering solutions for a wide range of industries including airports, healthcare, education, retail, manufacturing and more. One of its key products is the City Ranger 2250, a versatile machine that is designed to clean outdoor areas such as parks, streets, and sidewalks.

Nilfisk is a leading global supplier of professional cleaning equipment and services, and its products are used by businesses and consumers in more than 100 countries. One of the challenges they faced was needing to continue to develop innovative cleaning equipment while also finding ways to reduce product development and manufacturing costs.

Nilfisk is a leading global provider of professional cleaning solutions. The company offers a wide range of high-quality vacuum cleaners, floor scrubbers, sweepers, and other cleaning and floor care equipment. With operations in more than 40 countries, Nilfisk serves customers in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, hospitality, and healthcare.

KEN HYGIENE SYSTEMS is a well-established company with over 70 years of experience in the development, production, sales, and service of disinfecting dishwashers, lavatory basin washers, laboratory dishwashers, and dishwashers for industrial kitchens, and the food and pharma industry. In collaboration with DIS, they have developed a robotic solution named KEN HYGIENE SYSTEMS AL10. The system is designed to automate tasks that require manual labor and waiting time, relieve staff from transport tasks, and make loading and unloading washing machines more efficient.

Effective filtration systems are essential for the cement industry, especially when it comes to filtering chemicals, process byproducts, and cement dust. Some filtration systems are designed and implemented in newly built facilities, while others are added to existing plants. JPG is a general contractor who was tasked with developing a comprehensive cement dust filtration system for their client, complete with schematics, scripts, and everything else needed to take the design from the drawing board to the plant.

J.N. Bech is a family-owned business that specializes in producing high-quality glass and mirror solutions of Danish design. Founded in 1896, the company is now in its 4th generation of family ownership. With a passion for glass that has been passed down through the generations, J.N. Bech has established a reputation for quality, service, and reliability.

IR HiRel, a division of INFINEON Technologies, specializes in providing power electronics to the space industry. As the space industry has grown over the years, IR HiRel has constantly worked to develop new and innovative power supplies for satellites. The company approached DIS/CREADIS for help in designing and analyzing the power supply cabinets for their latest project.

HWAM, a wood-burning stove company founded in 1973, has been dedicated to creating modern, user-friendly, high-performing, and well-designed wood-burning stoves. In recent years, the company has shifted its focus towards making stoves that are more environmentally friendly and easier to use. To achieve this gal, HWAM has worked with IHS Innovation to develop a new system called IHS (Intelligent Heat System).

Haldor Topsøe is a globally recognized company in the field of heterogeneous catalysis, which involves catalytic elements such as monoliths, that reduce harmful toxins in internal combustion engines. In an attempt to expand its market share, Haldor Topsøe decided to build a factory in southern Brazil’s Santa Catarina region. The factory would specialize in finalizing untreated monoliths in an impregnation and calcination process, preparing them for delivery. Haldor Topsøe collaborated with DIS/CREADIS to develop a simple production line and impregnation machine specifically for the Brazilian factory.

Topsoe is a leading Danish chemical company that specializes in the production of catalysts and technologies for the chemical industry. In 2020, the company made a strategic decision to increase its production capacity by developing a hydrogen processing catalyst plant in Pasadena, Texas, with a target completion date of 2023. The plant will produce products for traditional refining as well as renewable diesel and jet fuel using Topsoe’s HydroFlex™ technology. Topsoe needed a reliable partner to help execute this challenging project within the given timeline.

Grundfos is a leading global pump manufacturer and supplier that helps their customers move, treat and manage water. Founded in 1945, Grundfos has a presence in over 56 countries and employs more than 19,000 people worldwide. Their products and solutions are used in a wide range of applications, including residential, commercial and industrial buildings, water supply, irrigation, industry and mining.

Grundfos is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of pumps and pumping systems, providing solutions to customers in the water supply, manufacturing, food, and beverage, and building services sectors. The company has a strong focus on sustainability and has over 60 years of experience in developing, selling, and servicing pumps.

Grouleff DK specializes in developing and producing medical equipment and was tasked with delivering a specially designed chair and bed for a MEG (magnetoencephalography) scanner. A MEG scanner maps the magnetic signals of a brain and requires a stable and uninterrupted scan to produce accurate images. Grouleff DK was approached by an English customer to create a chair and a bed in anti-magnetic materials with fine-mechanical solutions to fit their customer’s MEG scanner precisely. As this was the first time Grouleff DK had created a chair and a bed for a MEG scanner, they required external resources to complete the task and turned to DIS/CREADIS for assistance.

Mekoprint is a Danish company that produces and supplies components including micromechanical components, metal solutions, EMI shielding, industrial graphic solutions, and more. They were contacted by JCDecaux Sweden to further develop and produce a bus shelter for the Swedish city of Gävle. However, the project required skills that Mekoprint did not possess. They needed an experienced engineering service provider to complete their project for JCDecaux.

FLSmidth is an international supplier to the cement industry, and they have been using the OK™ Mill as their standard mill since 1993. However, with the passage of time, they realized the need for an improved and advanced version of the mill to meet the increasing demands of the cement industry. The company initiated a development project to create a new generation of the OK™ Mill. The project included modeling, standardization, cost optimization, and technical improvement of the mill.

Fette Compacting is a leading producer of machinery for industrial tablet and capsule manufacturing. When they needed to relieve their internal electrical engineering department for a limited period, they contacted DIS/CREADIS. DIS/CREADIS was tasked with reviewing and proofing master plans, preparing production and customer plans, building, and expanding symbol databases, and programming a script for creating an I/O table.

Exruptive, a developer of innovative technology solutions, has created a new X-ray technology system that allows for faster, cheaper, and easier security checks at airports. The system is designed to scan carry-on hand luggage in one go, replacing the need for traditional trays at security checks. The company expects the technology to be able to handle up to 600 passengers per hour, a significant increase from the current average of 150 passengers per hour. With approximately 3.5 billion airline passengers traveling worldwide each year, the cost savings potential is significant.

Dentsply Sirona is a leading provider of dental products and technologies, with a focus on providing innovative solutions for better, safer, and faster dental care. The company produces instruments and dental implants for dentists worldwide and has been operating for over 130 years. To continue to provide high-quality products and remain competitive in the industry, Dentsply Sirona needed to update and automate their production process.

Danfoss is a global leader in providing engineering solutions and technologies. They are committed to delivering innovative, energy-efficient, and sustainable products. The company operates in several industries, including heating, cooling, refrigeration, and industrial automation.

Danfoss is a global leader in providing engineering solutions and technologies. They are committed to delivering innovative, energy-efficient, and sustainable products. The company operates in several industries, including heating, cooling, refrigeration, and industrial automation. Danfoss was developing a new frequency converter for controlling the speed of electric motors. In the design phase, simulations needed to be performed on 3D models, where the results would form the basis for the development of the inverters. However, Danfoss lacked the necessary resources to perform the simulations, and so they required assistance from a qualified engineering consulting firm.

DALI is a Danish high-fidelity (hi-fi) speaker manufacturer that specializes in designing and manufacturing high-quality speakers for the ultimate audio experience. The company had a new product in the pipeline, the DALI Sound Hub interface box, with wireless communication for speakers and the option for streaming.

CP Kelco, part of the US-based J.M. Huber Corporation, is known for producing nature-based ingredients such as carrageenan and pectin that are used to enhance the texture and consistency of food, personal care, and pharmaceutical products. The company was in the process of developing a new product but encountered a challenge when the project plan required more details. To address this issue, CP Kelco asked DIS/CREADIS for assistance in facilitating a three-day workshop that would help update the project plan and establish a common understanding and overview of the project.

Comet Yxlon specializes in industrial X-ray products. Manufacturers in the aerospace, automotive, and electronics industries rely on Comet Yxlon to maximize their product quality and the efficiency of their production. Comet Yxlon received an order for a new X-ray system capable of scanning materials based on their molecular structure. This new system required extreme precision and reproducibility to accurately measure different materials.

Cementownia Odra is a Polish cement manufacturer. They were facing challenges with their clinker delivery process, particularly with the loading and unloading of clinker from trucks. The process was not automated, leading to delays in delivery and increased labor costs. In addition, there were issues with dust emissions during the unloading process, which had to be addressed to comply with environmental regulations. Cementownia Odra needed a solution that would optimize the delivery process, improve efficiency, and limit dust emissions.

Cementownia Malogoszcz is a cement plant located in Poland and is part of Lafarge. The plant has been operational for 45 years and is known for producing high-quality cement and is constantly looking for ways to improve its processes and increase efficiency.

Cement Ożarów is a CRH company based in central Poland that produces cement, aggregates, and ready-mix concrete. The company’s goal is to provide quality building materials that meet the needs of the construction industry. Cement Ożarów is committed to reducing its environmental impact by reducing carbon dioxide emissions, minimizing the use of natural resources, and increasing its use of alternative fuels.

b-plus Group is an automotive engineering company based in Southern Germany that develops hardware and software solutions for autonomous and automated driving. b-plus specializes in accelerating development cycles and bringing innovative technologies safely into production and onto the road. Their objective is to develop technologies and processes that will facilitate the operation of self-driving vehicles. As part of this effort, they launched the project “Connected Car – Solutions from Sensor to Cloud” to collect and process data through sensors to make the processing more accessible and support the user when generating and analyzing data.

Arla Foods is a global dairy company that produces dairy products, including cheese. The company has a strong focus on sustainability, ensuring that their products are made in an environmentally friendly way. To maintain high standards and improve efficiency, Arla Foods enlisted the help of DIS/CREADIS to optimize their cheese mixing process.

Arla Foods is the world’s fourth largest dairy company and a cooperative owned by more than 12,500 dairy farmers. Arla combines traditional craftsmanship and world-class technologies to ensure its products remain closer to nature, from farm to fridge. Arla Foods Gjesing dairy plant in Denmark produces a variety of cheeses, including the popular ‘Blue Castello’ blue cheese, which is sold domestically and internationally. The plant’s packaging line, which is over a decade old and was originally installed with the help of DIS/CREADIS, has been expanded and modified over the years. Recent changes have made it difficult for the operators to manage the line.

Alfa Laval is a leading provider of solutions for heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling technologies for various industries such as energy, food and beverage, marine, pharmaceuticals, and water and wastewater. One of their products is the ORCA series, which are vacuum vapor compression water makers used in offshore facilities to convert saltwater into freshwater. When the ORCA series needed a technical update, Alfa Laval’s R&D team needed to partner with DIS/CREADIS to create a more modern and contemporary design.

Advalight is a Danish company that specializes in the development and manufacturing of medical laser devices. The company was established as a research project at DTU (Technical University of Denmark) 10 years ago, with a focus on laser sources. Since then, Advalight has grown into a company that produces laser devices for treating skin diseases and skin disorders such as chronic redness, spider veins, scars, moles, and acne. Advalight’s medical laser devices use yellow (589nm) and infrared (1319nm) laser lights, which are more effective in treating skin problems compared to other lasers. Advalight’s laser is built on solids (crystals) instead of on gas or coloring, which makes it less expensive, more reliable, and more stable than other medical yellow lasers on the market.

Actuator Solutions GmbH is a German joint venture between SAES GETTERS and Präzision SE and is the largest manufacturer of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators for the automotive industry, mobile units, and the pharmaceutical industry. SMA is a group of high-tech materials that can be turned into pre-defined shapes when heated. Actuator Solutions utilize the special features of SMA to develop innovative, compact, energy-saving, and low-noise lightweight actuators for microfluidic and micro-optical drives for all relevant industries. Actuator Solutions have been working with DIS/CREADIS since 2012 to develop different actuators for the automotive industry and for mobile units.

ABENA Group, an international manufacturer of healthcare products, has developed a digital incontinence product called ABENA Nova. The product is designed to provide a better quality of life for both incontinence product users and healthcare professionals. The ABENA incontinence diaper is no ordinary diaper. It features sensors and a small clip that transfers data via Bluetooth and 4G networks to the WetSens Monitor app, which is installed on the caregivers’ mobile devices. Caregivers can easily and quickly monitor the diaper’s moisture status and be notified if it needs changing. The product saves resources and minimizes user discomfort. In addition, caregivers can also use the data collected to monitor the users’ fluid levels. However, the innovative product could not be manufactured at the ABENA production facilities, which led the company to seek a skilled engineering consulting partner to assist in completing the necessary upgrades.

2care4 is a European medicine distributor with experience in parallel import of pharmaceutical products within EU/EEA countries. 2care4 receives and processes large amounts of data every day to determine and monitor their product range. The company had been working on digitization and digital support of their workflow and decision-making processes. However, they had reached a point where they needed to restructure their systems and data. They defined a project to develop a new digital platform that would help them optimize their internal processes.