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VDL recently published an article in the Kunststof&Rubber online editie about the work they are doing in the MC4 Project. Kunststof&Rubber online editie – Kunststof & Rubber  Here are some of the key points of the publication:  VDL has developed a technique that allows recycled thermoset composites to be used in lightweight applications. Up to… Continue reading VDL’s work on glass fibre composite mechanical recycling

CONTEXT OF THE AERONAUTIC SETCOR 8000 aircrafts will come to the end of their lives by 2030 and there is no existing solution to manage them except for store aging and landfilling. The goal now is to have recyclable and recycled materials for the aeronautic industry to overcome this issue. TH USE OF COMPOSITES The… Continue reading Composites in the aeronautic sector

Schedule of the event On the 5th and 6th of November will take place the “Colloque Recyclage des polymères” (Symposium for polymers recycling) at Clermont Ferrand in France. This event is the occasion to bring together actors from the polymer sector, meaning industrials from the plastic, textile and rubber sectors. It will be the second… Continue reading Symposium for polymer recycling

TECHTERA was present at the TexComp-15 conference in Leuven from the 11th to 13th of September.  This event gathered specialists of the technical textiles and composite sector for three days rich in research and knowledge sharing. The presented work tackled very technical topics such as yarn and fibre-scale modelling, manufacturing of textile preforms or even,… Continue reading TexComp-15 conference

One of the circular pathways that is being explored in the MC4 project is the reuse and recycling of uncured carbon fibres pre-preg . During the layout process an important quantity of pre-pregs isn’t cured and ends up as scrap that is later incinerated. In order to avoid the extra cost and the incineration of… Continue reading Short term recycling methods of uncured carbon fibres pre-preg

New advanced lightweight materials The demand for advanced materials is growing but the problem of critical raw materials is increasing day after day. More and more critical raw materials need to be replaced because there are fewer and fewer of them, but also because most of them are not produced or available in Europe. This… Continue reading Efficient, Lightweight, sustainable advanced materials – Supporting EU industries to meet the Green Deal targets

RAAK closing meeting VDL Fibertech Industries, one of the project partners is a Dutch manufacturer of lightweight fibre-reinforced thermoset composites. Their goal in the MC4 project is to manufacture composite parts from mechanically recycled glass-fibre composites, implementing a process of reusing materials for the same purpose in a circular approach. They are doing several dissemination… Continue reading VDL Fibertech Industries – Dissemination activities

Navilia 2024 exhibition Amura, one of the project partners is a Spanish boatbuilding company in charge of developing boat parts made of recycled carbon fibre composites. To do so, they are working on manufacturing a rooftop and a pillar. Last month, they had the opportunity to present their work during the Navilia 2024 exhibition. This… Continue reading Amura dissemination activities

Introduction Last week took place the Indtech conference in Namur from the 3rd to the 5th of June. This conference about industrial technologies and their current challenges gathered scientists from all around Europe around conferences, exhibitions and B2B meetings. Several topics were at the heart of the Indtech event like the European competitiveness, advanced materials,… Continue reading Indtech 2024

Profactor is an Austrian non-university research centre and is the leader of the MC4 project. They develop production technologies such as robotics, machine vision, augmented reality and processes for functional surfaces. In the project. Profactor is developing inline inspection systems for carbon fibre composite materials, pre-forms and parts in the MC4 project. The goal is… Continue reading Profactor -inspection systems for recycled carbon fibres