Project cooperationUpdated on 20 June 2025
Resource-Efficient Use of Pre-Used MIM-Feedstock through Material Extrusion (3D-printing)
About
The aim of the project is to investigate the recyclability of MIM feedstock in additive manufacturing using material extrusion. To this end, strategies for reusing feedstock that has already been used - for example, sprues from injection molding - are to be developed. In addition, the required refresh rate for feedstocks whose material properties no longer meet the requirements for extrusion processing will be determined. The systematic analysis and validation of reusability is intended to build confidence in the use of recycled feedstocks and demonstrate the potential for their use in the complementary shaping technology of material extrusion. The proportion of recycled material in the feedstock and the associated component quality can be tracked using a digital product passport.
Stage
- Early idea
Topic
- Enabling technologies | (Advanced) Materials and additive manufacturing
- Enabling technologies | Life cycle assessment / Product life cycle management – e.g., Digital Twin / Digital Product Passport
Type
- Expertise offered
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
- Early idea
- Data technologies | (AI based) Material and Product Design, Decomposition and Separation
- Enabling technologies | Life cycle assessment / Product life cycle management – e.g., Digital Twin / Digital Product Passport
- Enabling technologies | Reverse Manufacturing (e.g. adaptive automation for high variance, sorting, sophisticated logistic systems)
- Data technologies | (AI based) recognition systems (e.g. image recognition) to evaluate materials, components and products and determine the best use paths
Rebecca Pahmeyer
Research Scientist at Fraunhofer IPA
Stuttgart, Germany
Project cooperation
- Expertise offered
- Enabling technologies | (Advanced) Materials and additive manufacturing
- Enabling technologies | Life cycle assessment / Product life cycle management – e.g., Digital Twin / Digital Product Passport
Celeste Pereira
Director at CMATERIALS
Porto, Portugal
Project cooperation
Euraka & Horizon Project Oppotunity
- Early idea
- Expertise offered
- Enabling technologies | Life cycle assessment / Product life cycle management – e.g., Digital Twin / Digital Product Passport
- Enabling technologies | AI-driven diagnostic systems, e.g., for assessing the viability of reused, remanufactured, and recycled components
Hakan Bozcu
Senior Innovation Projects Specialist at Eczacıbaşı Building Products
Bilecik, Türkiye