MFP1.4: Smart Manufacturing and Recycling of Thermoplastic Composites

Project: Funded researchFFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency

Project Details

Description

Continuous fiber-reinforced composites (CFRC) play an important role in high-end lightweight ap-plications. While for decades the production of composites was mainly based on low-molecular-weight thermosets, a trend towards using thermoplastic materials has emerged over the past sev-eral years. These developments can be mainly attributed to the ability of thermoplastic materials to be repeatedly molten, thereby allowing reduced manufacturing times, high levels of process automation, and the possibility of mechanical recycling. To fully exploit these potentials, process design and optimization require thorough scientific attention.
StatusActive
Effective start/end date01.10.202330.09.2025

Fields of science

  • 205012 Polymer processing
  • 205 Materials Engineering
  • 102009 Computer simulation
  • 205011 Polymer engineering
  • 102033 Data mining
  • 104018 Polymer chemistry
  • 104019 Polymer sciences
  • 502058 Digital transformation
  • 502059 Circular economy

JKU Focus areas

  • Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management
  • Digital Transformation