MTBF, FMEA, RCM, and risk matrices
Simulations, risk analyses, and preventive maintenance plans
Data analysis
Monitoring systems
MG1218 Digital factories 7.5 credits
Information per course offering
Information for Autumn 2026 Start 26 Oct 2026 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 26 Oct 2026 - 11 Jan 2027
- Periods
Autumn 2026: P2 (7.5 hp)
- Pace of study
50%
- Application code
10488
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
Swedish
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Min: 1
- Target group
- Not open for exchange students.
- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
Contact
Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus MG1218 (Autumn 2026–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus MG1218 (Autumn 2026–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
After completing the course, students should be able to:
1. Apply basic concepts of reliability and risk management in digital factories
2. Perform risk analyses and create maintenance strategies for connected systems
3. Analyze data from connected systems to identify potential faults and risks
4. Manage technical and organizational risks in production environments
5. Develop strategies to improve system reliability through continuous monitoring
6. Identify and propose sustainable solutions to minimize risks and maximize reliability
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Completed project (PRO1) in MG1214
Literature
You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.
Examination and completion
Grading scale
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- INL1 - Assignments, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- PRO1 - Project work, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TEN1 - Written exam, 2.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability. The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students. If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Examiner
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Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Technology
Education cycle
First cycle