Project cooperationUpdated on 17 June 2025

Metal additive manufacturing and advanced materials for circular production

Pere Barriobero Vila

Researcher at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Barcelona, Spain

About

We look forward to develop applications enabled by the advantages of metal additive manufacturing technologies for a more sustainable production and enhanced functionality

Stage

  • Early idea

Topic

  • Data technologies | Approaches to support SME fully exploit the value of existing CVC-related data
  • Enabling technologies | Manufacturing and machine learning, e.g., to increase the flexibility of industrial processes, modular approaches, reduce use of materials, quality assurance and certification of products)
  • Enabling technologies | AI-driven diagnostic systems, e.g., for assessing the viability of reused, remanufactured, and recycled components
  • Enabling technologies | (Advanced) Materials and additive manufacturing
  • Enabling technologies | Reverse Manufacturing (e.g. adaptive automation for high variance, sorting, sophisticated logistic systems)

Type

  • Consortium seeks Partners
  • Expertise offered

Organisation

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

University

Barcelona, Spain

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