On 20 April 2023, the first open workshop as part of the EU project EuReComp took place at the Technical University of Dresden.
The European joint project EuReComp "European recycling and circularity in large composite components" is concerned with the development of sustainable solutions for the recycling of fibre-reinforced composite materials that originate from wind turbine or aircraft components. To date, no sustainable recycling concepts have been defined or tested in this area.
The first open workshop as part of the EuReComp project took place at the Technical University of Dresden on 20 April 2023. The event, which was organised by the project partners involved, was also attended by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Böhm, Dr.-Ing. M.A. Philipp Johst from the Faculty of Engineering at HTWK Leipzig also took part.
In addition to keynote speeches by Ina-Marie Orawiec, OX2architekten GmbH, on the possibilities of reusing discarded rotor blades as components in the construction industry, Philipp Johst presented the first project results of HTWK Leipzig on new recycling concepts and initial applications with a contribution on the "R6-Strategy within Eurecomp".
Robert Böhm, a panel discussion was held in which industry representatives from Airbus, represented by Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Machunze, CG Rail GmbH, represented by Prof. Andreas Ulbricht, and Tilia, represented by Dipl.-Ing. Volker Wagner, took part. During the discussion, the need for research into the recycling of fibre composites was highlighted and discussed. In addition, possible solutions were presented and discussed.
Laboratory tours through the facilities of TU Dresden gave the workshop participants an insight into the research possibilities of the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology. A tour of the Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) facilities rounded off a successful first workshop. At EFW, Airbus passenger aircraft are converted into cargo and tanker aircraft and maintained.
ECKDATA Project EuReCOMP
Project duration: 04/2022 - 03/2026
Funding: The collaborative project is funded by the European Union's central funding programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe.
Project coordinator: National Technical University of Athens (Greece)
University partners: Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology TU Dresden, Politecnico di Torino (Italy), University of Patras (Greece)
Industrial partners: Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (aviation supplier), Dallara Automobil (automotive industry, Italy), Anthony, Patrick and Murta Exportacao (wind energy sector, Portugal) and IRES (life cycle assessment, Belgium)
Research institute: Kunststoff-Zentrum in Leipzig gGmbH
