Leif Markegard

received his M.S. in electrical engineering in 1974 at the Technical University of Trondheim (NTNU). He started his work at Sintef with Professor Dr. Odd Todnem at NTNU where he worked with the development of a method for thermal straightening of steel sheet constructions after welding based on induction heating. He followed the project to the industry and was one of a small group that in 1981 started a new company (today, named EFD Induction) where he is still working. He has concentrated on different applications of induction heating, including heat treatment where residual stress and distortion are areas of concern.