Other means of transport
Challenges
The role of the circular economy
General
- Efficiency and cost reduction.
- Manufacturing processes and service monitoring.
- Development of existing and new products/market niches.
- Internationalisation (emerging countries).
- Improving user experience in mobility.
Priority strategies and approaches
- Eco-design of components, vehicles and infrastructure.
- Re-manufacturing of vehicles and components.
- Improved processing techniques and vehicles.
- Integrated logistic chain driving effect.
- Increased responsible consumption and corporate transparency.
- Recyclability of vehicles.
Environmental
- CO2 and other GHG emissions.
- Energy efficiency and fuel savings.
- Alternative fuels.
- Reduced use of raw materials in the construction of infrastructures.
Competitive improvements
- Lighter components.
- Components made from waste.
- Design of infrastructures contributing to reduce consumption.
- Standards, technologies and products facilitating recyclability and reusability.
- Replacement of non-ferrous and lighter metallic materials.
- New composite materials facilitating end-oflife management.
- Surplus energy recovery systems.
- Environmental impact calculation.
- More demanding environmental standards.
- Transparency and environmental information for the user.
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MACHINED PRODUCTS
ADDILAN
ADDITIVE VS SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING OF AERONAUTICAL COMPONENTS
TEKNIKER
BALLAST WATER TREATMENT PROTOTYPE ELIGIBLE FOR ACCREDITATION
GARABI MEDIOAMBIENTE
CARBON FIBRE 3D PRINTING
AERNNOVA
CARBON FIBRE WASTE IN HIGH VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS
GAIKER
CERTIFICATION AND USE OF MATERIALS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF AERONAUTICAL COMPONENTS
MIZAR
COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING? FIRST TIME!
LORTEK
ECO-DESIGN OF BALLAST WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
GARABI MEDIOAMBIENTE
ENERGY RECOVERY IN RAILWAY SYSTEMS
INGETEAM
MANUFACTURE OF STRUCTURAL PARTS FROM PREPREG WASTE
BRONYMEC
MINIMISING RISK IN RAILWAY REHABILITATION
CAF
REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF RAILWAY COMPONENTS
FURESA
SELECTED SCRAP FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF NODULAR CAST IRON PARTS
FURESA
SUPERPLASTIC FORMING TO MANUFACTURE ALUMINIUM COMPONENTS FOR THE RAILWAY AND AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
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