Challenges of the Health and Safety study in the NOVUM project
In the NOVUM project, as in any business, a commitment to Health and Safety (H&S) matters is one of the best practices to protect the greater reso...
Challenges of Prototyping in the NOVUM project
New manufacturing technologies and the materials associated with them must result in high quality of transformer insulation. This refers to dimensiona...
Foam forming technology
Today’s papermaking process uses a lot of water and energy. Using foam as a carried fluid in papermaking process has two advantages: 1) the uniformi...
Building a sustainable business model for Novum and market uptake of the technology
Cellulose is a common raw material in electrical insulation components. However, the production of high-quality products is labour-intensive and slow....
Modification and adjustments of materials
Electrical insulation components are used in oil-cooled power and distribution transformers. The components are made to different three-dimensional sh...
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY
When developing an innovation, it is fundamental to investigate not only its technical feasibility but also the environmental and economic aspects. In...
New cellulose-based materials. Benefits for low waste generation
In the increasing global competition, there is a growing need to develop more efficient and agile processes in order to secure competitiveness. On the...
The subject of the WP 4 task is the construction of a pilot line.
Based on experience in developing projects for robotic production lines, Abis undertook the task of implementing prototype concepts and then implement...
Building an additive manufacturing platform from a sustainable perspective
To design and further develop additive manufacturing processes for resource-efficient manufacturing of the electrical insulation components, several 3...
Raw materials used in NOVUM. Reasons behind the decision of the materials chosen
Power transformer is a key element of the power grid infrastructure and its reliability, safety and lifetime is strongly affected by the insulation sy...