Eureka Lightweighting Call 2026

6 May – 8 Oct 2026

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KAAF DEMİRYOLU ARAÇLARI A.Ş.

Company (SME)

kaaf.com.tr/KAYSERI, Türkiye
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KAAF Rolling Stock Inc., founded in 2019 in Erciyes Technopark (Kayseri, Türkiye), specializes in engineering and manufacturing rail vehicles and subsystems. Beginning as an incubation start-up, KAAF has now developed and commercialized hundreds of subsystem units for rail vehicles. With over 30 qualified engineers, KAAF has produced more than 10 high value-added subsystems, including battery-electric shunting locomotives, sanding and lubrication systems, resilient wheels, bogies and maintenance platforms. KAAF operates its manufacturing activities in a 2,400 m² facility with advanced CNC machining centres, welding and CMM measuring capabilities. KAAF is a certified company with IRIS, ISO 9001, EN 15085, EN 3834, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. Its products are used in a broad geoghraphy including Türkiye, Spain, Luxembourg, Romania, South Africa and Hong Kong. KAAF’s mission is to deliver innovative, sustainable and competitive rail vehicle and subsystems solutions that strengthen the global rail industry.

Topic(s) of interest for R&D on Lightweighting

Development and testing of lightweighting design and manufacturing conceptsDevelopment and use of novel or alternative advanced lightweight materials including optimized manufacturing processesSubstitution of conventional (raw-)materials with sustainable and lightweighting alternatives with a lower ecological footprintUse of digital technologies to optimize lightweighting design for circularity, lifecycle assessment and material tracking in the field of lightweightingDevelopment of transferable and scalable business models for circular lightweighting design and manufacturing

Business Sector

AutomotiveTransport & Logistics

Representatives

Electronics Engineer / Project Specialist

KAAF DEMİRYOLU ARAÇLARI A.Ş.