Filip Skärins research is about extending the life of production systems in the manufacturing industry. He defended his thesis in Gjuterisalen at JTH on 10 October.

Filip Skärin defended his doctoral thesis

Filip Skärin defended his doctoral thesis at the School of Engineering (JTH) at Jönköping University on 10 October.

"Now I am incredibly tired and incredibly happy. There was a very good dialog and discussions during the defense, which I learned a lot from, says Filip Skärin.

Filip Skärin's doctoral thesis is entitled "On the Transition Towards Circular Production Systems" and is basically about extending the lifetime of production systems in the manufacturing industry.

"We have studied how to reuse and utilize production systems as long and as efficiently as possible," says Filip Skärin.

Facing major challenges

The research has largely focused on the automotive industry, which faces major challenges with the transition to electric vehicles.

"It requires a completely different type of production system, which means you have to rethink and think right from the start. My research is about getting to the bottom of that. We have been working on this for several years, but it's only now that many companies are really facing these challenges," says Filip Skärin.

In companies' daily operations

The study is partly based on companies' production and parts of the research results have also been incorporated into companies' daily operations.

"We have worked mostly with the automotive industry, but I think my thesis can be a source of inspiration for all companies in the manufacturing industry that face similar challenges with a focus on circularity," says Filip Skärin.

The opponent during the defence was Associate Professor Devarajan Ramunujan, Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
Main supervisor was Associate Professor Carin Rösiö, JTH.

Supervisors were: Associate Professor Ann-Louise Andersen, University of Aalborg, and Professor Mats Jackosn, Mälardalen University.

The members of the examining committee were: Professor Thomas Zobel, Luleå University of Technology, Associate Professor Mélanie Despeisse, Chalmers University of Technology and Associate Professor Marie Jonsson, Linköping University.

The chair of the defense was Professor Kerstin Johansen.