RESTORE
Sustainable Remanufacturing solution with increased automation and recycled content in laser and plasma-based process. In the pursuit of a Circular Economy, remanufacturing plays a crucial role in extending product lifespans, generating employment opportunities and revenue streams, while simultaneously reducing waste, energy consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions. However, successful remanufacturing implementation within an industrial value chain, or more accurately, value cycle, faces significant challenges related to process optimization, design considerations, and business model adaptation.
To address these challenges, RESTORE will introduce sustainable by design remanufacturing processes and materials, alongside supporting tools for the digitization of the remanufacturing ecosystem or value chain. RESTORE focuses on advancing promising state-of-the-art cladding technologies, including laser direct energy deposition (DED) and plasma transfer arc (PTA), tailored for sustainable remanufacturing applications. To enhance deposition rates for large-scale applications, the project aims to develop a novel hybrid process combining DED and PTA.
Project Goals
In the realm of digitization, the project will develop the RESTORE platform, which will provide a suite of digital technologies and tools. These include:
VMAP Related Developments
The projects plans to extend the VMAP Standard for manufacturing simulations in domains like, railway axle, ship propellers and continuous casting rolls.
Project Time Schedule
January 2024 - December 2027
Project Partners
Project Funding
The Project is being funded under the 'HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space' Call. The grant agreement ID for the project is 101138775.
Project News
The 2nd General Assembly Meeting was hosted by Welding Alloys France on July 2nd & 3rd, 2024.
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