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DeremCo - De-and Remanufacturing for Circular Economy Investments in the Composite Industry
This project has received funding from the European Union’s ERDF under grant agreement No 101084037. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Name of project: De & Remanufacturing for Circular Economy Investments in the Composite Industry
Start/end: December 2022 – November 2025
Total Cost: 12.603 930.83
EU contribution: 8.822 751.58
Call: I3-2021-INV1
Topic: I3-2021-INV1-MANU
Internal contacts:
Director Bojan Breznik: info@breznik.net
Primož Haberman: primoz@breznik.net
30 EUROPEAN PARTNERS FROM ITALY, FINLAND, AUSTRIA, SPAIN, SLOVENIA, BELGIUM AND PORTUGAL COLLABORATE WITHIN THE EU-FUNDED DEREMCO PROJECT, STARTED IN DECEMBER 2022. PARTNERS ARE ON A MISSION TO CREATE A SYSTEMIC, CROSS-SECTORAL AND DEMAND-DRIVEN CIRCULAR ECONOMY SOLUTION THAT WILL ENABLE THE COST EFFECTIVE REUSE OD POST-USE COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS IN NEW HIGH-ADDED VALUE PRODUCTS.
ABOUTGlass fiber reinforced plastic, also known as fiberglass, is a composite material made from polymer matrix reinforced with glass fibers. It is widely used in many industries due to its high strength-to-weight ratio and durability. Recycling glass fiber reinforced plastic can be challenging due to the complex nature of the material, despite these challenges, there is a growing demand for sustainable solutions for managing glass fiber reinforced plastic waste.
DeremCo aims for a circular economy of glass fiber reinforced plastic. Circular economy refers to the process of keeping glass fiber reinforced plastic in use for as long as possible, maximizing its value and minimizing waste. This approach involves designing products and systems that prioritize reuse, repair, and recycling of glass fiber reinforced materials.
OUR ROLEMounting key are plastic parts produced at OPS Breznik. Our goal is to offer more sustainable version for our costumers. The weight of mounting key is approx. 75 g and the addition of reinforcement is 30 wt. %. In the project, OPS Breznik wants to show the possibility to use the recycled glass fibers as reinforcement for thermoplastic composites for mounting key. Therefore, the waste glass composite material from Technol (waste composite parts) will be used as reinforcement (waste composite fibers) and nucleating agent (waste composite matrix) together with the needed additives for the thermoplastic composite. The amount of waste glass fibres will define mechanical and thermal properties, the amount of waste matrix will define the morphology of thermoplastic composite resin. We expect approx. 45 wt.% of addition of waste glass fibers and approx. 0,5 % of addition of waste matrix in the thermoplastic composites. The prototypes will be made in cooperation with project partners: grinding of composite parts (project partner Technol), compounding (with virgin and recycled themoplastic matrix – industrial waste from OPS Breznik) and testing will be done at FTPO, injection moulding will be done in the production of OPS Breznik, where the mounting key will be also tested. For additional testing also research partners of consortium of the project will be needed. Additionaly the compounding of the recycled glass fibers will be tested and conducted on the injection moulding machine with the side fidding of recycled glass fibers, to prevent the length of the glass fibers. OPS will update the injection molding machine with a system for directly adding of recycled glass fibers.
ABOUTGlass fiber reinforced plastic, also known as fiberglass, is a composite material made from polymer matrix reinforced with glass fibers. It is widely used in many industries due to its high strength-to-weight ratio and durability. Recycling glass fiber reinforced plastic can be challenging due to the complex nature of the material, despite these challenges, there is a growing demand for sustainable solutions for managing glass fiber reinforced plastic waste.
DeremCo aims for a circular economy of glass fiber reinforced plastic. Circular economy refers to the process of keeping glass fiber reinforced plastic in use for as long as possible, maximizing its value and minimizing waste. This approach involves designing products and systems that prioritize reuse, repair, and recycling of glass fiber reinforced materials.
OUR ROLEMounting key are plastic parts produced at OPS Breznik. Our goal is to offer more sustainable version for our costumers. The weight of mounting key is approx. 75 g and the addition of reinforcement is 30 wt. %. In the project, OPS Breznik wants to show the possibility to use the recycled glass fibers as reinforcement for thermoplastic composites for mounting key. Therefore, the waste glass composite material from Technol (waste composite parts) will be used as reinforcement (waste composite fibers) and nucleating agent (waste composite matrix) together with the needed additives for the thermoplastic composite. The amount of waste glass fibres will define mechanical and thermal properties, the amount of waste matrix will define the morphology of thermoplastic composite resin. We expect approx. 45 wt.% of addition of waste glass fibers and approx. 0,5 % of addition of waste matrix in the thermoplastic composites. The prototypes will be made in cooperation with project partners: grinding of composite parts (project partner Technol), compounding (with virgin and recycled themoplastic matrix – industrial waste from OPS Breznik) and testing will be done at FTPO, injection moulding will be done in the production of OPS Breznik, where the mounting key will be also tested. For additional testing also research partners of consortium of the project will be needed. Additionaly the compounding of the recycled glass fibers will be tested and conducted on the injection moulding machine with the side fidding of recycled glass fibers, to prevent the length of the glass fibers. OPS will update the injection molding machine with a system for directly adding of recycled glass fibers.
