{"id":8156,"date":"2020-05-26T13:46:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T12:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/?p=8156"},"modified":"2020-05-26T13:51:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T12:51:55","slug":"going-with-your-gut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/2020\/05\/trainee\/going-with-your-gut\/","title":{"rendered":"Going With Your Gut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hey there!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fredrik here from SKF Global Graduate Programme! I am an Automation and Mechatronics engineer from Chalmers University of Technology and joined SKF\u2019s Gothenburg office in august 2019. Before this programme I spent most of my university years working and leading projects within the student union. I also spent a semester in the Netherlands writing my master thesis for a computer-chip company. There I built an algorithm that would be the foundation for a new supply chain management and planning system. My time in The Netherlands let me also meet so many different people from different cultures\u2026 It opened my eyes for the great benefits and excitement in a multi-cultural and global working environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A pic of Gothenburg I took a sunny day in January<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Today I am part of SKF\u2019s Group Quality, here I have been part of projects ranging from improved product designs to increased production capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SKF HQ in early Spring!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So how did I end up at SKF and why?<\/strong>
To be honest, it was all about following my gut-feeling. Early on in my last year of my master\u2019s studies I had received a job offer from another company. It was a global consultancy firm that wanted me to come work with their data-analytics team. The job sounded very lucrative and I didn\u2019t mind the Friday beer-tap! But during my last 6 months before graduating I felt things weren\u2019t completely right with that choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wanted to do something that mattered. A\njob that directly had an impact and improvement for everyone that would use the\nproducts of my company. To be able to be part of something from concept to\nproduct is both challenging and rewarding and has a certain appeal. Well, what is\nthe appeal of this at a bearing company specifically?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A technician mounting a bearing at our customers site<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I bet none of you ever think about bearings\n(unless you are an SKF employee). But it is an essential component of literally\neverything that moves. Bearings have been used by humans as tools for thousands\nof years. Yet we still push the boundary with new developments to this day of\nthese seemingly forgotten mechanical component in our modern era. How can you\nimprove something that has been improved for thousands of years? What is left\nto be improved? This challenge really peaks my interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then there is the manufacturing. Taking one advice from this post, it\u2019s that the simplest of products are often hiding enormous complexity. The rolling element inside a bearing, appears to be a piece of metal, pressed into a convex shape, seeming easily mass produced and inexpensive. Yet it is the most crucial component and carrier of large cost due to its uncompromising dependence to never fail \u2013 if a single rolling element fails, a whole machine will most likely fail. Due to this there are strenuous manufacturing processes with precision tools and countless engineering hours spent behind simply making this piece of metal spin flawlessly between two rings. If that doesn\u2019t make an engineering mind-blow then I don\u2019t know what will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What have I been doing the past months during the pandemic?<\/strong>
Just like everyone else the developments around COVID-19 has minimized the possibility for international travel\u2026 At first, of course, this was a bummer. But just like always we adapt and find new ways of enjoying life that we previously had not considered. The plan was that I was going to work with supplier development in India but instead I got to stay in Gothenburg working with a digitalization project! Specifically, communication and sales \u2013 Things we engineers\u2019 usually can improve upon. 😉

Luckily being stuck in Sweden had some benefits…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Outside of work I’ve spent more time in the Swedish nature with old friends. No fish this time but we brought back-up hotdogs – equally enjoyable! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s been a fun journey so far and I\u2019m looking forward to the coming months of getting in contact with customers (maybe even visit them if that becomes OK again). Seeing their facilities, understanding their processes and challenges. Its important to come out and see the real world of the customer, or you\u2019ll never produce products that someone actually needs<\/em>. Exciting times await ahead…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Until next time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey there! Fredrik here from SKF Global Graduate Programme! I am an Automation and Mechatronics engineer from Chalmers University of Technology and joined SKF\u2019s Gothenburg office in august 2019. Before this programme I spent most of my university years working and leading projects within the student union. I also spent a semester in the Netherlands […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[575,1,343],"tags":[627,574,671,641],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8156"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8156"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8167,"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8156\/revisions\/8167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.traineebloggen.se\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}