All companies strive for increased quality and productivity in their operations by streamlining resource use and / or using new technology. This has led them to try to find new technical solutions that can be integrated into production as part of the improvement process, and that can drive the improvement work in the company forward.   The purpose of this study is to identify opportunities for the use of laser projection technology in manufacturing processes and to study whether there may be a potential to use the technology in parallel with the manual activities. The study presents various theories about laser projection technology and identifies important concepts, and it is conducted at Hitachi-ABB in a sheet metal workshop department within their production of transformers. To do this, several interviews and observations have been conducted within their factory in Ludvika, and a company that supplies laser projection products has been contacted to study their products and find a product that fits.   The result has been that the company Faro supplies laser projection technology solutions and has suitable products that can minimize disruption to manual work and can replace a large part of the measurement, etching and quality control that is performed in the Detail area of ​​the sheet metal workshop department. Faro Tracer has not been tested in the workplace, but a comparison has been made between data collected from Hitachi-ABB and the technology supplier Faro. However, further studies must be performed where the technology can be tested on-site. / Alla företag strävar efter ökad kvalitet och produktivitet inom deras verksamheter genom att effektivisera resursanvändning och använda nya teknologier. Detta leder till att företag försöker hitta nya tekniska lösningar som kan göra produktivitet och integrering i produktion som en del av förbättringsprocessen med syfte att driva förbättringsarbetet i företaget.   Syftet med denna studie är att identifiera möjligheter för användning av laserprojiceringsteknik i tillverkningsprocesser, och studera om företaget potentiellt kan använda sig av tekniker och vilka fördelar detta för mig. Studien presenterar en beskrivning och ger en teoretisk grund för laserprojiceringsteknik samt identifierar viktiga begrepp. Arbetet utförs på Hitachi-ABB på plåtverkstadavdelningen som är en del av deras produktion av transformatorer. Under studiet har flera intervjuer och observationer gjort inom fabriken i Ludvika. Ett företag som levererar laserprojiceringsprodukter har blivit kontaktad för att studera deras produkter och hitta en produkt som passar.   Resultatet lyfter fram en produkt från företaget Faro som levererar lösningar för laserprojektionsteknik och har produkter som kan minimera störningar på manuellt arbete och kan ersätta en stor del av mätning, ritsning och kvalitetskontroll som utförs inom plåtverkstadavdelning. Faro Tracer har inte blivit testad på den aktuella arbetsplatsen utan studiet presenterar end detaljerad analys där en jämförelse har gjorts mellan insamlade data från Hitachi-ABB och leverantören av tekniker Faro. Vidare studier behöver utföras där implementering av tekniker kan prövas på plats.

Effective pain management and time to treatment is essential in patient care. Despite scientific evidence supporting the need to treat pain and an emphasis on addressing pain as a priority, pain management continues to be an unresolved issue. As a member of the health care team, nurses are integral to optimal pain management. Currently, nursing schools have limited innovative or alternative methods for teaching pain assessment and management. Simulation in nursing education provides a unique opportunity to expose students to realistic patient situations and allow them to learn and make mistakes without causing harm. However, modern low- and high-fidelity simulation technology is unable to display emotion, pain, or any facial expression. This limits training and education of conditions that may partially rely on the identification of symptoms based on the alteration of facial appearance, such as pain or stroke. This research explored student nurses’ perception of new technology that displayed computer-generated faces, each expressing varying degrees of physical expressions of pain. A total of 15 nursing students participated in the study. Students were asked to interpret the level of pain in four sequential faces using a numeric rating scale of 0-10, with 0 indicating no pain, and 10 the most severe pain possible. After scoring the faces, students were asked to answer four open-ended questions addressing the technology. Results of the study indicate a majority of nursing students believe the technology should be implemented into nursing curriculum and interacting with the projected faces was more beneficial than traditional teaching methods. Eventually, the potential for increased identification of conditions requiring observation of subtle facial changes will be explored.