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
News and events
Profactor -inspection systems for recycled carbon fibres
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
i-RED sorting technology
An important aspect of the MC4 project is the investigation and development of methods and technologies for the efficient and reliable sorting of carbon and glass fibre composite materials at the end of their service life. Why is that? Because the chemical recycling processes for such composite materials depend heavily on the resin system of… Continue reading i-RED sorting technology
CIDETEC work published in a Scipedia article
An article has been published in the Scipedia website about the work CIDETEC is doing. In the MC4 project, CIDETEC is doing the exploitation of parts of a composite part based on vitrimer epoxy resin, to manufacture new parts of recycled material, adapting the shape to the new demands of the second use case. Together… Continue reading CIDETEC work published in a Scipedia article
Environmental and cost performance – IRES
The MC4 project aims at reducing the environmental footprint of composites manufacturing by offering more sustainable processes with the recycling of glass and carbon fibre composite materials. To assess this decrease in environmental impact, IRES, a sustainability consulting company and one of the MC4 project partner will evaluate the environmental and cost performance of the… Continue reading Environmental and cost performance – IRES
TECHTEXTIL 2024
Don’t miss us at the 20th edition of Techtextil! We are thrilled to announce that some of the MC4 project partners will be present at Techtextil from the 23rd to the 26th of April! It will be an occasion to present what has been achieved in the first half of the project and showcase the… Continue reading TECHTEXTIL 2024
MC4 general meeting month 24 in Vigo
This week, on the 12th and 13th of March took place the month 24 general meeting for the MC4 project. This event took place in Vigo, at Reparaciones Nauticas Amura, one of the project partners. Amura is a company focused on the nautical sector in the manufacturing of composite parts (GRP, carbon, etc…). The company… Continue reading MC4 general meeting month 24 in Vigo
Composites in the nautical sector – Workshop by Amura
On February 23rd, Amura, one of the project partners, organized a workshop about the future of composites in the nautical sector. Amura’s role in the project is the production of a pilot product for the maritime sector made of recycled carbon fibre composites. As a boatbuilding company, Amura aims at increasing the circularity of its… Continue reading Composites in the nautical sector – Workshop by Amura
Glass fibre composites short-term recycling method – VDL Fibertech Industries
Now that the MC4 project reaches its final year of implementation, it’s time to dive into the recycling methods that are being developed. For the short-term recycling method of glass fibre composites, the idea is to perform a mechanical recycling of the composites by collecting scraps at different steps of its lifespan. The uncured composite… Continue reading Glass fibre composites short-term recycling method – VDL Fibertech Industries
JEC WORLD 2024
Don’t miss us at JEC World 2024! We are thrilled to announce that some of the MC4 project partners will be present at JEC World next week from the 5th to the 7th March! It will be an occasion to present what has been achieved in the first half of the project and showcase the… Continue reading JEC WORLD 2024