Driving innovation across Nederman

The aim is to create a hub that makes it easier to drive innovation across Nederman

David Alberius
Innovation Center Manager

The center has now been in operation for just over a year. How would you describe this initial period?

It has been an intense and eventful year. We have built up the organisation and the test environments, at the same time as we have already completed a number of projects. The aim is to create a hub that makes it easier to drive innovation across Nederman, and it is clear that we are well on the way to achieving this. We are seeing clear results in terms of faster development processes and new products in the market.

Which projects were particularly important in the first year?

We have been working on several exciting development projects, including the new and groundbreaking GoMax mobile welding fume extraction system, and an upgrade to one of our most popular filter units, making it even more efficient. We also performed certification testing of Auburn’s advanced PM1 Pro Dust sensor, which monitors dust particles in different spaces in real time, and helped Nordfab with pre-launch validation of new products.

You have also built a dust laboratory – how will this be put to use?

Dust is a crucial issue for our customers and our technology. The laboratory enables us to analyse dust in different environments so we can see how it behaves in the systems and how filtration can be optimised. For example, during the year we helped a customer in Greece to understand how their dust behaves in production. We also helped a Swedish manufacturer to identify the explosive nature of a certain type of plastic dust. These are just a few examples of how our analyses can create direct value for customers.

Product care is also an important part of activities. What does this mean in practice?

It’s about safeguarding quality and continuously improving our solutions. It may involve testing new suppliers, as we did for cables and swivel joints, or performing long-term testing to evaluate strength and durability. We have also worked on our SAVE system, testing new software versions in our test rig, and testing components for the vacuum system control panel. We want our products to be of the highest standard, wherever they are used.

What are your thoughts on future developments?

We can see a clear acceleration. The center will grow, adding new testing environments, more expertise and having even closer collaboration with the innovation hubs globally. With our large filter test room, where we can simulate different climates and operating conditions, we have a unique opportunity to stay ahead of the competition. Meanwhile, the dust laboratory will become increasingly important as customers demand safer and cleaner production environments. But above all, it’s about using the collective expertise of the entire group to drive innovation faster – together.