Fredrik Elgh

Updated at: May 29, 2025, 10:53 p.m.

Fredrik Elgh is a Professor of Product Development with a specialization in Computer Supported Engineering Design at the School of Engineering, Jönköping University, Sweden. He is also a Docent and responsible for the examination area within his field.

His research focuses on advanced computer support for the development, design, analysis, and production preparation of customized products. He leads the research group in Product Development — Computer Supported Engineering Design. The core aim of his research is to achieve high consistency between product design and intended production resources, ultimately ensuring cost-efficiency and the competitiveness of manufacturing companies.

Prior to his academic career, Fredrik Elgh worked as a Production Engineer within the manufacturing industry, which provides a practical foundation for his academic work. He earned his doctoral thesis, "Computer-Supported Design for Producibility: Principles and Models for System Realisation and Utilisation," from Chalmers University of Technology.

Professor Elgh is involved in numerous research projects, many of which are funded by organizations like The Knowledge Foundation and Vinnova. These projects cover a wide range of topics, including:

  • Strategic research collaborations in sports and outdoor goods development.
  • Strategic competence development in industrial house building.
  • Integrated product and production platforms.
  • Development of research in design and manufacture of tools (e.g., Leaner Tools project).
  • Product platform support in industrialized house building.
  • Mastering "Butterfly Effects" within knowledge-intensive product realization.
  • Design methods for customized products when introducing additive and cyclic manufacturing.

His work aims to support sustainable solutions, cost-efficiency, and enhance the competitiveness and innovation capabilities of manufacturing companies. He has published extensively in reputable journals and conference proceedings, contributing significantly to the fields of computer-aided design, design for producibility, and product platform approaches.


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