Automotive
Challenges
The role of the circular economy
General
- Cost and time reduction (Industry 4.0).
- Diversification in customers, markets and products/services adapted to new types of vehicles/mobility.
- Improving user experience in mobility.
Priority strategies and approaches
- Eco-design of components.
- Re-manufacturing vehicle parts.
- Improved processing techniques and vehicles.
- Cleaner technologies.
- Vehicle recyclability.
- Environmental drive of the chain.
- New, more sustainable materials.
Environmental
- C02 and GHG emissions (97% occurs during the use phase).
- Energy efficiency and fuel savings (97% of energy consumption occurs during the use phase).
- Sustainable propulsion systems.
- Alternative fuels.
Competitive improvements
- Lighter components.
- Components made from waste.
- End-of-life treatment of parts.
- Reduced use of lubricants.
- Replacement of non-ferrous and lighter metallic materials.
- Semi-automated tooling repair.
- Reduced machining time.
- Environmental impact calculation.
- Energy efficiency of tyres.
- Recyclable and re-manufactured batteries.
- Fuel savings.
- Packaging savings.
ALUMINIUM ALLOY SEPARATION BY OPTICAL DISPLAY
REFIAL
CARBON FIBRE WASTE IN HIGH VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS
GAIKER
CRUSHING, INERTISING AND RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
INNOVATION TREE
DECREASING CHLORINE IN END-OF-LIFE VEHICLE WASTE
DEYDESA
DEVELOPING ADVANCED COMPONENTS FOR ENGINE SLEEVES
CENTRICAST
DEVULCANISATION OF WASTE RUBBER TO BE RETURNED TO LIFE CYCLE
CIKAUTXO
INCREASED LIFE CYCLE OF LI-ION BATTERIES
ALTERITY
INNER AND OUTER PROTECTION OF THE PRECISION-CALIBRATED STEEL TUBE
HIJOS DE JUAN DE GARAY
INTEGRATING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN MULTI-BRAND WORKSHOPS
SAN VIATOR
INTRODUCING CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROTOCOLS IN A TIER 1 AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY
AURIA
MACHINE VISION FOR REMANUFACTURING OF AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
EKIDEGROUP
MANUFACTURE OF STRUCTURAL PARTS FROM PREPREG WASTE
BRONYMEC
MICROWAVE CURING OF 3D PRINTED SAND CORES
LORAMENDI
NEW, SUSTAINABLE COACH MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES
IRIZAR
PLASTIC SEPARATION IN END-OF-LIFE VEHICLE WASTE
RECYCLAIR
PREPARING ALTERNATIVE FUELS FOR THE CEMENT INDUSTRY
DEYDESA
RE-MANUFACTURING OF ELECTRONIC STEERING SYSTEMS
WAT
RECOVERY OF HOT FORGING TOOLS
ESTAMCAL
RECYCLABLE POLYPROPYLENE IN ELECTRIC AND HYBRID VEHICLES
CIKAUTXO
RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE COMPONENTS FOR TRANSPORT VEHICLES
CIE AUTOMOTIVE
RECYCLING OF PLASTIC PARTS FROM END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES
ZICLA
SECONDARY ALUMINIUM ALLOY FROM END-OF-LIFE VEHICLES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS
NEMAK
SEGREGATION OF SECONDARY ALUMINIUM ALLOY STREAMS
REYDESA
SUPERPLASTIC FORMING TO MANUFACTURE ALUMINIUM COMPONENTS FOR THE RAILWAY AND AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
EKIDEGROUP