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SINTEF Industry

SINTEF Industry performs contract research and delivers solutions and services that create value for customers. With our cross-disciplinary knowledge base and advanced laboratories as a base, we develop – in close collaboration with our customers – technology and solutions within a broad range of research areas and industries.

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Publications

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Events

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Laboratories

Advanced laboratories within several technology areas

Projects

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Software and framework

We develop software and framework that creates great value for our customers

News

Could the chloride process replace the Hall-Héroult process in aluminium production?

09 April 2019

At present, the Hall-Héroult process is universally used in the production of aluminium. It is an electrolytic process in which aluminium oxide is dissolved in molten cryolite (Na3AlF6) and then reduced electrolytically to aluminium at a temperature of around 960°C. The process uses carbon anodes that are consumed during the electrolysis, forming CO2. Aluminium oxide (alumina) is produced from bauxite, an alumina-rich clay mineral, by means of the Bayer process.

SINTEF partner announces plans to build a battery cell giga-factory in Norway

03 April 2019

Freyr AS, a Norwegian incorporated company today announced its intention to build a 32 GWh battery cell facility in Mo I Rana, Norway.

New Gemini centre gives greater clout to developing hydrochemical process technology

08 April 2019

SINTEF Industri, NTNU and UiO, three partners in the new Gemini Centre HyProS “Hydrochemical process technology in the circular economy”, kicked off the new venture from Herøya Industrial Park last week.
News list

Projects

LowEmission Research Centre

11 April 2019

The LowEmission Research Centre will develop new technologies and concepts for offshore energy systems, energy efficiency and integration with renewable power production technologies for application on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).

3D-PIEZO – Lead-free piezoelectric devices by additive manufacturing (3D printing and multilayer)

07 February 2019

The 3D-PIEZO project aims to develop a manufacturing chain for 3D printing and multilayer lamination of piezoelectric elements for ultrasonics and other applications. The project will apply lead-free (Pb-free) high performance piezoelectric ceramic materials. SINTEF is working closely with two small companies: Ceramic Powder Technology AS, a Norwegian producer of advanced ceramic oxide powders, and Cerhum S.A., a Belgian specialist in 3D printing of ceramics

HEATER - High entropy alloys for thermal, electronic and optical applications

12 November 2018

The goal of the HEATER project is to design high-entropy alloys for functional applications using a high-throughput approach based on theoretical, computational and experimental data.
Project list

The institute has many projects in cooperation with international participants through EU grants.

Laboratories

Materials testing

We can test and characterise a wide range of different materials in our laboratories. Materials and components are bent, tensioned and compressed, and go through fracture- and fatigue tests.

Process Metallurgical Laboratories

Modern production of high quality metallic materials requires advanced knowledge of pyro-metallurgical processes. SINTEF optimises metallurgical processes and raw materials, using a combination of laboratory scale and pilot scale experimental techniques, combined with thermochemical modelling.

Mass spectrometry - Advanced research-based analyses

We perform research-based mass spectrometric (MS) and high-throughput (HTS) analyses for SINTEF, academia and industry.
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Strategic Centres

SINTEF Industry is represented in the national research centers for environmentally friendly energy (FME) and research-based Innovation (SFI). We have several Gemini Centers in cooperation with NTNU in Trondheim and the University of Oslo.

Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI)
The purpose of the SFI is to build up and strengthen Norwegian research groups that work in close collaboration with partners from innovative industry and innovative public enterprises.

Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME)
The objective of the scheme for FME is to establish time-limited research centres which conduct concentrated, focused and long-term research of high international calibre in order to solve specific challenges in the field.

Gemini centres
The Gemini Centres form a model for strategic cooperation in which scientific groups with parallel interests coordinate their scientific efforts and jointly operate their resources.

Employees

Eli Aamot

Eli Aamot

Executive Vice President
952 71 607
Name
Eli Aamot
Title
Executive Vice President
Phone
952 71 607
Department
Industry - Administration
Office
Trondheim
Company
SINTEF AS
Cornelis Spooren

Cornelis Spooren

Research Director
930 59 412
Name
Cornelis Spooren
Title
Research Director
Phone
930 59 412
Department
Materials and Nanotechnology
Office
Trondheim
Company
SINTEF AS
Rune Bredesen

Rune Bredesen

Research Director
938 11 279
Name
Rune Bredesen
Title
Research Director
Phone
938 11 279
Department
Sustainable Energy Technology
Office
Oslo
Company
SINTEF AS
Nina Dahl

Nina Dahl

Research Director
415 47 918
Name
Nina Dahl
Title
Research Director
Phone
415 47 918
Department
Metal Production and Processing
Office
Oslo
Company
SINTEF AS
Lars Sørum

Lars Sørum

Research Director
928 04 925
Name
Lars Sørum
Title
Research Director
Phone
928 04 925
Department
Petroleum
Office
Trondheim
Company
SINTEF AS

About us

The institue performs research and development, advanced consultancy and laboratory services. We work closely with industry in development of advanced materials, products, processes and new tools, and seek out new, environmentally friendly processing methods that will increase productivity and raise quality standards.

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Contact info

SINTEF Industry has facilities in Trondheim and Oslo, Norway.
switchboard: 40003730, e-mail

SINTEF Industry is situated at 9 locations in Trondheim.
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Postal address, Trondheim
SINTEF Industry
P.O.Box 4760 Torgarden, NO-7465 Trondheim, Norway

 

Postal address, Oslo
SINTEF Industry
P.O.Box 124 Blindern, 0314 Oslo, Norway

Postal address, Bergen:
SINTEF Industri
Thormøhlens gate 53 C, 5006 Bergen, Norway

Postal address Porsgrunn:
SINTEF Industri
Kjølnes ring 30, 3918 Porsgrunn, Norway