Insight

Digitalization is a force that is changing society as a whole, where the digitalization of industry is the very foundation for growth and a greener economy. A smart industry means increased efficiency and the release of new values. We call the technical development...

We live in the century of robots. The use is growing exponentially and on a broad front. Robots will become much more common in all parts of the economy and in all parts of society. Established suppliers benefit from growth, but are challenged by new players entering...

Industries, companies and institutions are challenged by intensive technology development where digitalization has a key role. Digitalization affects processes and value creation, and creates other technological advances to economic benefits. At the same time,...

How do we make best use of the technology's opportunities to ensure safety, simplicity and customer value in the security industry? The technology is there – but it is not enough. The report is an analysis that led to a series of roundtable discussions, a basis for...

A major transformation of the world's automotive industry is underway. It is a result of several factors – of changing transport needs as more and more people live in large cities, of the geographical shift of growth and manufacturing to rapidly growing developing...

The world's population is getting older. Managing it is a challenge worldwide – but it also forms the basis for growing markets and business opportunities. This report focuses on how demographic trends affect the market for products and services in the health care...

This study describes and analyzes the ways in which mobile production systems are integrated with the industrial value system in general, and what markets it creates. The demands for efficiency in industrial manufacturing processes extend beyond traditional factory...

Cash, the oldest preserved means of payment, is used in most of all consumer purchases in the world. Despite the advancements of credit cards and the growing number of opportunities to pay electronically or with mobile, both the number of cash transactions and the...

We are at the beginning of a system shift that is one of the most important of industrial history, where the declining environmentally affecting fuels will be replaced and where electricity will play a key role. In the emerging new energy landscape, the possibility to...

The health care sector is facing enormous challenges. Demographic developments mean that more and more people will need more and more care – while there will be fewer who are able to finance and carry it out. Rising health care costs, increasing quality standards in...

Communication, personal productivity and recreation are now largely based on battery-powered applications. This report shows how the development of battery technology and the battery market took place in different steps, in interaction with products. The same dynamic...

For the first time in human history, a majority of the world's population live in cities. Urbanization is an expression of increasing wealth and productivity. At the same time, the resource utilization of the urban residents and all of humanity, as it seems today, is...

Vehicle safety is an area of increasing importance, which must be continuously developed to prevent more people being injured in traffic. The market will grow faster than car manufacturing as a whole, but it is mainly active safety that contributes to this...

This study focuses on the consequences of an increased proportion of cars that are fully or partially powered by electricity. It includes a distribution infrastructure and services, power grids and power generation. The electric car itself is both direct and indirect...

Solar energy encompasses a number of technology areas, which together constitute a large and rapidly growing market with the potential to become one of the world's largest industries. Like many growth areas, solar energy has had a long starting distance and then...

Wave power is an area with great and promising theoretical potential. However, in order for it to be translated into a market potential, technological development must proceed, driving forces must be maintained and opposing forces must be overcome. The theoretical...

Renewable energy sources form part of the solution to one of the biggest challenges the world faces - a growing need for energy while the earth's climate is severely strained by greenhouse gases. In order to meet the objectives that exist, it is critical that an...

Biorefineries enable a second-generation development of the forest industry in Europe and North America, while at the same time some new players are filling the new emerging markets' rapidly increasing need for traditional paper and packaging materials. Wood-based...

Smart power grids complements electrical wiring with information technology, smart sensors, digital measuring equipment and communication networks. They are possible for a green economy and a prerequisite for renewable energy to replace fossil fuels. The emergence of...