The transition to a circular economy is essential for the future of European industries. RECREATE extends the invitation to a dedicated event at Rematec Amsterdam on April 9, 2025, from 14:00 to 17:00 to explore the latest advancements in sustainable manufacturing organised by APRA Europe, in collaboration with META Circularity.
The event will begin with presentations from project coordinators, offering insights into different approaches to increase circularity:
- rEUman – Digitally-enhanced, human-centric remanufacturing solutions.
- RECREATE – Circular strategies for fibre-reinforced composites.
- ZEvRA – Zero-emission electric vehicles through harmonized circularity.
- REMANET – Realizing circular economy goals through refabrication.
Following the presentations and Q&A sessions, an interactive workshop will engage participants in identifying key challenges and opportunities in remanufacturing, focusing on:
- Creating a secondary market for regenerated composites, exploring design for disassembly, AI-driven material recovery, and best practices.
- Enhancing traceability and Digital Product Passports, uncovering cross-sector opportunities and innovative tracking solutions.
- Developing new circular business models, addressing supply chain innovations, remanufacturing opportunities in EVs, and customer engagement strategies.
The event will conclude with a group discussion and networking session, providing an excellent opportunity to connect with industry experts and stakeholders
This event is a part of Challenge Circularity initiative with the main aim to bringing innovation to market and accelerate the transition to circular economy.
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Programme
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13:30 14:00 |
Registration and warm up Opening of the programme |
Speed dating (Optional) Moderator: Jurij Giacomelli, META Circularity, CDE Manager of RECREATE and rEUman |
| 14:05 | Introduction REUMAN: Digitally-enhanced multi-level solution for smart human-centric remanufacturing |
Marcello Colledani, APRA and Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technology and Production Systems Lab; rEUman coordinator |
| 14:25 |
RECREATE: Fibre-reinforced composites going circular Q&A |
Gianmarco Griffini, Politecnico di Milano, Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”; RECREATE coordinator |
| 14:40 |
ZEVRA: Zero emission electric vehicles enabled by harmonised circularity Q&A |
Daniel Nebel, Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU; ZEvRA coordinator |
| 14:55 |
REMANET: Making the vision of a circular economy a reality through refabrication. Q&A |
Chiara Cimino, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, REMANET coordinator |
| 15:10 | Conclusions and guidelines for the workshop | |
| Short break | ||
| 15:25 | Introduction to the interactive workshop: Closing the loops of components and durable materials through remanufacturing |
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| Topic I. Upscalling through regeneration and recycling: Potential of remanufcatruing business models | ||
| Topic II. Incentivising secondary markets for core components | ||
| Topic III. Data management system, traceability and digital product passport: Implications for remanufacturing | ||
| 16:15 | Presentation of group work results and debate | |
| 16:30 | Final conclusions |
Marcello Colledani, rEUman Project coordinator Gianmarco Griffini, RECREATE Project coordinator Daniel Nebel, ZEvRA coordinator Chiara Cimino, REMANET coordinator |
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16:40 17:15 |
Aperitive and networking Closing of the event |
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Please, note that the programme is subject to final changes and adjustments.
