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School of Industrial Engineering and Management

Our core knowledge areas include industrial design and innovation, product and production development, materials development, energy technology, learning in engineering sciences as well as industrial economics, organisation and management. Our efforts are directed towards a green and sustainable society for the future.

Departments 

Competence Centers

Advanced Manufacturing Solutions for Next Generation Powertrain (Centre X) Center for Mechanics and Materials Design (MMD) Center for X-rays in Swedish materials science (CeXS) Centre of Excellence in Production Research (XPRES) Design & Management of Manufacturing Systems (DMMS)
InspireLab Dig-IT Lab Integrated Transport Research Lab (ITRL) Innovative Centre for Embedded Systems (ICES) KTH Climate Action Centre
Lean Center KTH Live-In Lab Neutron and X-ray science for industrial technology transitions (NEXT) Trustworthy Edge Computing Systems and Applications (TECoSA)

Latest news

SafeComp 2025 at KTH

From 9-12th September, around 200 people from over 20 countries met at KTH in Stockholm for SafeComp 2025  - the 44th conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security!

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Car brakes
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Brake Wear – A Hidden Source of Gases

As exhaust emissions from vehicles have decreased, non-exhaust emissions such as brake wear have become an increasingly important source of particulate pollution. A new study from KTH and Stockholm Un...

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XPRES presented several demos at the booth at Kistamässan during CIRP 2025.

Watch XPRES project presentations from CIRP 2025

XPRES served as the Swedish host when the 74th CIRP General Assembly was held in Stockholm on 17–23 August 2025. In addition to organising the event, XPRES also showcased its own projects at the venue...

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Publications

[1]
B. Zi et al., "Coating defect detection in intelligent manufacturing: Advances, challenges, and future trends," Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, vol. 97, 2026.
[2]
D. Wu et al., "Empowering natural human–robot collaboration through multimodal language models and spatial intelligence: Pathways and perspectives," Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, vol. 97, 2026.
[3]
Q. Qin et al., "Robot digital twin systems in manufacturing : Technologies, applications, trends and challenges," Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, vol. 97, 2026.
Full list in the KTH publications portal