R&D – Projets Européens

Duration : 01/10/2019 to 31/03/2022

Funding : This project is co-financed by the European Union via Interreg Alpine Space

Website : https://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/a-ring/en/home

Aims and activities

The main project goal is to establish the basis for an effective and permanent transnational cooperation among different levels and actors, to develop shared Research and Innovation (R&I) policies for the Alpine Region (AR).

The project aims to:

• foster a mutual recognition among policy-making, clusters, research and business
• enhance an active role of R&I bodies in local and regional development and innovation in strategic topics within AR
• provide the framework conditions to develop joint Alpine Research and Innovation policies
• promote a coordinated and transnational multilevel governance

The main activities will bring up to a transnational level and strenghten the Alpine Region framework and the implementation of S3/RIS policies by:

• Capitalising on regional and national current S3/RIS policies mapped& comparatively analysed
• Capitalising projects, initiatives, and platforms/tools related to R&I policies as well as promoting and disseminating their usage/knowledge across different stakeholders
• Identifying a list of key transnational topics – subject of current national and regional policies – on which concentrate the promotion of the R&I Agenda
• Contributing to coordination actions implemented by AG1 EUSALP  and EC-JRC
• Providing ready-to-use policy recommendations for PAs in creation of Alpine S3/RIS policies for sustainable socio-economic development
• Providing tool for enhancement of Alpine interdisciplinary approach to ease processing of research results into innovation and alpine policies & strategies

• Overall Objective : Develop an Alpine crossnational/regional circular bio-based economy strategy by providing a roadmap for dynamically creating novel VCs, forming the basis for a coherent sustainable Alpine Space policy, piloting 4 sectors (Wood, Food&Pharma Packaging, Chemistry, Agrofood)

• Budget  : 2.036.020 € (1.730.617 ERDF cofinance)

• Duration : 36 months (April 2018 – April 2021)

• Programme :Interreg Alpine Space 2014 – 2020

The challenge of this project is to make transition from a fossil-based to a circular bio-based economy and to create new cross-regional value chains.

The objective will be to set up a methodology to connect diverse bio-feed stock producers with intermediate product developers and end-users.

Four pilot value chain will be study: wood, chemistry, food-pharma packaging and agrofood.

ALPLINKBIOECO expected outputs:

1. Inventory of present and future actors in the circular bio-based economy

2. Methodology to link the identified actors into novel value chains

3. Creation demonstrator value chains with identified actors in the four pilots, to develop high added value bio-based applications and products

4. Overview of policies and recommendations for a common Alpine Space bio-economy framework

ALPLINKBIOECO will address different stakeholders: business support organizations, enterprises, SMEs, research and innovation organizations, Public Regional Authorities.

• Linkedin Page ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/alplinkbioeco )

• App ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.heiafr.alplinkbioeco ; https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alplinkbioeco/id1376546014 )

• Youtube ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOknu-43q4Q4YI1PfRQnEQ )

Communication

Duration: July 2017 to December 2020

Funding : Life Programme

Website : https://citruspack.eu/

The project aims to demonstrate that sustainability and efficiency can be applied to agricultural and industrial practices by researching and boosting the potential of byproducts through their valorisation in a number of new value chains. The project started in July 2017 and will last until december 2020.

Project objectives

CITRUSPACK aims to demonstrate that sustainability and efficiency can be applied to agricultural and industrial practices by developing the potential of waste in order to diversify and grow farmers/producers’ income by means of its valorisation into a series of new value chains.

• Implementing a circular economy between all sectors involved: Maximize the use of citrus juice production waste side-stream by-products recovery by LIFE CITRUS* pilot line, demonstrating how natural fibres from peels can be used as a cheap and natural additive for the reinforcement for 100% biobased and biodegradable plastic bottles and jars. In addition, completing the cycle by using other substances from the pulp residues as natural antioxidants, pectins or essential oils in creams replacing other compounds.
• The optimization of waste management in the citrus juice production through an innovative extraction process: turning waste into a resource, by recycling a waste currently considered valueless, by means of extracting natural fibres and pulp. Revalorising at least 80 % of the final AMC´s fruit agrowaste (orange, lemon and clementine).
• Becoming a competitive market solution for biobased and biodegradable plastics: these plastics shall be competitive in the range of added-value products as premium juices (pack) or cosmetic creams (pack and product), reducing the fossil resources dependece to 100% and improving the end of the life of the plastic.
• Reducing food waste with more sustainable food transformation processes. The juice bottles will be manufactured for line adjustments, tests and certification including cold pasteurization and high pressure process (HPP). HPP neutralizes molecules that cause juice to spoil faster. This allows HPPtreated juice to last up to 45 days, roughly nine times longer than a freshly made cold-pressed juice, meaning consumers can expand the consumption time and reduce the waste of spoiled juice.
• Obtaining a full validation and pre-norm testing approval under a new commercial brand to ensure market uptake of the products developed. The CITRUSPACK products will aim at covering all consumer needs and shall obtain all necessary certifications, including those concerning transparency and trustworthiness.
• To test and quantify the market acceptance through in-store consumer experience with the goal of collecting feedback from at least 1000 consumers.

Duration : 11/10/2018 to 31/03/2022

Funding : This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N° 768705

Website : http://www.mouldtex-project.eu/

Polymeric seals are essential components in almost every industrial and mechanical process enabling the effective containment and movement of liquids and gases under extremes of environment. Friction is intrinsically related to seal performance. High friction accelerates wear of the seal leading to leakage and/or premature failure, and increases the energy consumption of industrial processes.

Surface (micro-) texturing is a proven technique for reducing friction across lubricated rigid materials such as metal and ceramic materials. Within recent years this technique has been applied and demonstrated for polymeric and elastomeric materials at laboratory level.

The project will develop and demonstrate a novel methodology for the design and high volume manufacture of surface textured polymeric components tailored to the (friction) environment within which the component operates, achieving a friction reduction of >20% at a cost premium of <10%.

The novel methodology combines:

• advanced modelling software for the identification of surface texture patterns that lead to significant friction reduction for target rubber and plastic seals and applications
• software for the design of mould tools that enable the reliable transfer of texture patterns onto the seal surface
• novel automated laser system for the application of hierarchical laser induced micro- texture patterns to the mould tool surface
• best practice for moulding and de-moulding using surface textured moulds
• inline optical inspection for surface texture pattern quality control

Start Date : 01/01/2020

Duration : 4 years

Funding : The DigiPrime research project is funded by the European Commission (H2020-DT-2018-2020/H2020-DT-2019-1)

DigiPrime research project: Digital platform for the circular economy of cross-sectoral and sustainable networks

The worldwide demand for natural resources is growing inexorably due to the enormous increase in the world population as well as rising living standards, so that the topic of resource conservation and resource reuse has become a central issue, especially for industry. The aim of the recycling economy is to add value to products several times over during the product or production life cycle (remanufacturing) in order to reduce the consumption of resources and thus save costs.

The DigiPrime research project has the task of developing a new concept for a digital platform for the circular economy, which should overcome the current information asymmetry between the actors in the value chain. On the basis of data-supported recovery and reuse of functions and materials from products with high added value, new cross-sector business models are to be created.

The services of the platform shall include:

• the cross-sectoral dimension of value chains (de- and remanufacturing-oriented product information management, product co-creation, LCA-LCC for eco-design, demand-supply matching, sustainable value network and reverse logistics barrier identification and legislative support, etc.)
• the operational dimension (presentation of product conditions, de- and remanufacturing decision support system, demand and supply forecasting, circular production planning and control, material testing and certification, etc.).

DigiPrime, will be validated by 6 cross-sectoral pilot projects, further detailed in 20 use cases covering 5 different European industrial sectors (automotive, renewable energy, electronics, textiles, construction) and by additional pilot studies in new sectors.

Starting date : February 2017

Duration : 30 months

Funding under: INTERREGMED Programme co-funded by ERDF aiming at boosting green and sustainable MED regions.

Manufacturing is an important pillar for Europe, since it impacts significantly on economy, occupation welfare and environment. It consumes about the 30% of the total energy produced, uses as input critical raw materials and is responsible for environmental emissions. Thus, the adoption of green practices in manufacturing is a top-priority of seveal European Regions.

However, even if Europe is a global leader in green manufacturing research, its innovation capacity should be strongly improved. The availability of a European network of pilot plants accessible to SMEs could significantly contribute to this goal.

The setup such an interconnected network of pilot plants requires the identification of common challenges and the mobilization of considerable resources. For these reasons, Regions should cooperate to reach this goal under the paradigm of smart specialization.

In the Vanguard-Initiative, a Clusters-governed methodology for the setup of trans-national projects of pilot plants was conceived, but was not tested on a structured basis and on a large scale.

Based on this experience, GREENNOMED aims at testing and transferring this methodology in the MED Regions, considering their peculiarities and also their link with other relevant EU manufacturing Regions, in particular with Germany.

GREENOMED expected output:

1. Cluster-governed methodology Aimed at Establishing a trans-national cooperative process for the design and implementation of pilot plants supporting green innovation under the paradigm of Smart Specialization.
2. New services offered by Clusters and business organizations to engage companies in the innovation process transrégional.
3. Running pilot projects of green manufacturing plants boosting innovation in Europe.
4. Policy and institutional framework supporting trans-regional cooperation in green manufacturing innovation.

GREENNOMED will address business support organizations (Clusters), enterprises, SMEs, research and innovation organizations , Public Regional Authorities, as well as the general public.

• Website : https://greenomed.interreg-med.eu
• Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Greenomed/
• Twitter : https://twitter.com/greenomed_eu?lang=en

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Starting date : November 2016

Duration : 36 months

Website : http://www.alpine-space.eu/projects/care4tech/en/home

Funding under: Alpine Space Programm 2014-2020, Call 2

CARE4TECH combines in an innovative way 2020 research agenda technology oriented principles & goals in the field of Smart Living technologies with quadruple helix multilevel policy oriented approach.

Smart living technologies are becoming the core topics for Alpine Space based leading technology providers but Alpine space weaknesses prevent the area to become a leading destination for excellence in this field. As identified in EUSALP, it is of crucial importance that available research capacity and innovation leaders are better bundled in the AS innovation landscape and R&I capacity and results are better transferred into practice. CARE4TECH transforms available but spread AS research into a stable EU leading knowledge development arena leading to better cooperation between all quadruple helix actors.

Main project results are:
1. Alpine space BRAIN BASE – Map of leading cases and approaches classified in a Knowledge Atlas
2. Alpine Space ALLIANCES – Thematic excellences grouped to cooperate
3. Alpine Space TASK FORCES and ALPINE CAMPUS- Supported by quadruple helix based teams to jointly learn and innovate through a living lab based learning system
4. Alpine space THINK THANK – Set up of a permanent policy and stakeholders platform linked to EU initiatives to fully exploit outputs and their technological strategic potential

CARE4TECH project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Interreg Alpine Space programme in the amount of 1.425.919,42 EUR.

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Duration date : 01/05/2017 to 30/04/2020

Funding : This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 730423

Website : https://circpack.eu/about/the-project/

CIRC-PACK (Towards circular economy in the plastic packaging value chain) is a three-year EU-funded project that aims to develop a more sustainable, efficient, competitive, less fossil fuel dependent, integrated and interconnected plastic value chain.

To this end, the consortium will work in the following three areas with three demo cases:

1. decoupling the chain from fossil feedstock;
2. introducing innovative formats and reducing the negative environmental impact of plastic packaging; and
3. creating an effective after-use plastics economy.

The CIRC-PACK project will provide breakthrough biodegradable plastics using alternative bio-based raw materials, which will have an instrumental role to play along the plastic value chain. In addition, smart eco-design measures will be developed and adapted also to the new bio-based materials previously developed, to facilitate the collection and recycling of multilayer and multi-material packaging. These innovations will contribute to greatly reduce the packaging footprint, by increasing the bio-based content and using compostable materials.

Finally, a multi-sectorial approach along the plastic packaging value chain will be applied, which will have critical impacts also in other value chains (automotive and absorbents), increasing the typology of materials, valuable sub-products and the amount of recycled materials used.

All CIRC-PACK activities will be supported by non-technological and advanced methodological analysis in order to facilitate the transition from the current linear plastic packaging value chain to circular economy principles, which will trigger a broad deployment of the tested solutions.

In addition, awareness raising activities targeting consumers and related stakeholders will boost an enabling regulatory environment, the replicability of developed solutions and the adoption of new business models.

The CIRC-PACK project is in line with the objectives of the platform representing Plastics Recyclers Europe and the PPP Bio-based Industries, as well as with European Commission´s challenges regarding a better management of waste, expecting an increase of the collecting rate up to 48% and a reduction of landfilling rate up to 15% by 2020.

Converging technologies for micro systems manufacturing:

Clôture du projet COTECH après 4 ans (Octobre 2012).
L’évènement de clôture du projet COTECH a eu lieu le 11 octobre 2012 lors des conférences 4M à Vienne (Autriche).
De nombreux résultats :
• Développement de techniques de fabrication d’outillages hybrides, pour la réalisation d’inserts de moule à l’échelle micro :
• Sarix – développement de deux plateformes d’usinage permettant la combinaison de
2 procédés en 1 (e.g. EDM roughing + EDM finishing, EDM roughing + μ-EDM finishing) :
• Optimisation des procédés de réplication multi-matériaux (injection, micro-injection, hotembossing), dans le but d’améliorer la qualité des pièces produites, tout en réduisant les temps de cycles.
• Nouvelles méthodes de simulation, de contrôles de la qualité et de la fiabilité des procédés de micro-réplication :
• Création d’une base de données pour la rhéologie des polymères spécifiques pour la
micro-injection
• Autodesk – logiciels de simulation pour micro-injection, l’injection-compression 3D
• Alicona – équipement de métrologie optique en ligne pour micro-pièces (50mg – 4g)
• Analyse des meilleurs combinaisons de technologies possibles, pour la production de microsystèmes fonctionnels, tout en réduisant les étapes d’assemblage.
• « Industrialisation » des nouveaux procédés de production pour les micro-systèmes fonctionnels multi-matériaux :
• Wittmann Battenfeld – nouvelle génération de machine de micro-injection et nouveaux
procédés hybride de micro-réplication (micro-injection/hot embossing).

Ces différents résultats ont permis le développement de 8 démonstrateurs fonctionnels, pour les secteurs de l’automobile, de la microélectronique, de la téléphonie, et de la santé :
• Guide lumière micro-prismatique pour application automobile (CRP )
• Système de refroidissement pour des applications micro-électroniques (Atherm)
• Micro-lentilles pour les flashs photographiques de téléphones mobiles (Heptagon)
• Supports de culture nano-structurés pour la production de peau artificielle (Gema)
• « Brackets » orthodontiques auto-ligaturants (Euroortodoncia)
• Prise RI C 8 broches pour dispositifs d’aide à l’audition (Sonion)
• Lentilles intra-occulaires accommodables (Be Innovative)
• Puce de diagnostic intelligent pour des applications bio-médicales (GBO)

En 2012 deux évènements de dissémination au publique ont été organisés :
• Le « 2nd Training for professionals », le 8 juin 2012 à Stockholm (Suède)
• Le « 3rd Training for professionals », le 8 Octobre 2012 à Vienne (Autriche)

IMPRESS est une plateforme technologique d’injection dédiée à la production de pièces plastiques intégrant des caractéristiques fonctionnelles à l’échelle micro ou nano.
Les développements concernent l’amélioration des propriétés optiques (surfaces anti réflectives, structures diffractantes), les propriétés physico-chimiques (antiadhésives, super-hydrophiles/hydrophobiques), ainsi que la mise au point de dispositif anti-contrefaçon.

Lancement du projet 3D-hipmas.
Le projet européen 3D-HipMAS (Pilot Factory for 3D High Precision MID Assemblies) a été lancé en octobre 2012. Le projet est coordonné par le centre de recherche allemand HSG-IMAT et réunit 12 partenaires dont 5 français (PEP, Plastipolis, CEA, PRAGMA, RADIALL). Les MID (molded interconnected device) combinent les caractéristiques des pièces plastiques injectées avec des circuits électriques conducteurs permettant l’assemblage des composants électroniques directement sur l’emballage plastique. Après 3 années de recherche et développement, le projet délivrera deux lignes pilote de production.

Cloture du projet NanoCom après 3 ans.
Résultats du projet (www.nanocom-eu.org) :
• Guidelines pour la commercialisation de la recherche en nanotechnologie
• Définition d’un nouveau modèle d’évaluation de la commercialisation d’une technologie
(Commercialisation Readiness Scale)
• Modèle d’entreprenariat applicable à la commercialisation de nanotechnologie
• Définition des bonnes pratiques pour l’investissement et la commercialisation des nanotechnologies en Europe
• Analyse des barrières associées aux nanotechnologies
• Organisation de 7 trainning dans le cadre du projet
• Organisation d’un forum des investisseurs dédié aux nanotechnologies en Mai 2012 à Lausanne
• Création d’un portail de veille évènementielle sur les nanotechnologies en Europe
(http://www.nanocom-eu.org/events/index.php)
Présence au Industrial Technologies Conférence à Aarhus (DK), ainsi que à ACHEMA à Frankfurt (DE), et au COMS 2012 à Vestfold (SW), en Juin 2012.
Evènement de clôture du projet à Bruxelles les 27 et 28 novembre.

Cloture du projet MINAM 2.0 après 2 ans.
Plusieurs résultats (www.minamwebportal.eu) :
• Evaluation et cartographie des Clusters, European Technology Platform (ETP) et Network of Excellence (NoE), liés au micro et nano manufacturing, à l’échelle européenne, aboutissant à la rédaction d’une Roadmap et d’un Strategic Research Agenda (accessible dans la section Download du site web MINAM)
• Organisation de 4 workshops autour des acteurs du Micro et NanoManufacturing (avec clusters, ETP, NoE et Decision makers)
• Création d’un RCAS (Research and Commercialisation Advisory Service)

Présence à plus de 38 événements dont :
• Manufuture Wroclaw
• Industrial Technologies Aarhus
• Plastipolis Forum
Dépôts de 2 projets en 2012 en réponse aux appels à projets de la commission européenne :
– 1 projet de 13 partenaires sur la fabrication additive
– 1 projet de 10 partenaires sur les matériaux composites

1 dépôt de projet dans le cadre de l’appel MANUNET :
DAPREBIO, centrée sur l’utilisation de matériaux recyclés et bio-sourcés pour des applications à haute valeur ajoutée. Le projet a été retenu en préselection en Mai 2012.

2 Workshops COLAE in 2012 :
• The first workshop organized in the frame of the WP5 was in Grenoble (France) in May 2012. This workshop had 24 participants, including 12 companies.
• T he second workshop held in the WP5 for the step 1 was in Thessaloniki (Greece) in July 2012. There were 30 participants at this workshop, including 8 companies.
Participation au salon LOPE-C 2012 – Munich.
Participation au salon Plastic Electronics à Dresde (9 au 11/10/2012) : 3 jours de conférences sur l’électronique imprimée.

• TDM Seals
• Cost-effective low-friction Sealls by Texturing During Moulding technology
• Coordinateur : Instituto Tecnológico de Aragon (Spain) –
Partenaires: Plastipolis , DMX, …

L’objectif du projet DEGRICOL (2013-2016) est de développer des formulations de bio-polymère pour proposer des accessoires horticoles éco-conçus, réduisant ainsi l’empreinte carbone, et permettant une fin de vie via le compostage, moins onéreuse que les thermoplastiques traditionnels nécessitant des frais de logistique pour le recyclage.

Ces formulations 100% bio-basées sont des grades de PLA cristallin stables thermiquement et des additifs favorisant la post-dégradation.

Un projet ambitieux qui regroupe :

–          9 partenaires (PLASTIPOLIS, MECAFONCTION, MGH, TZOB, Biopac, Rodenas&Rivera, Inspiralia, Cetec, DLO-FBR)

–          3 domaines industriels (secteur agricole, plasturgie, qualité alimentaire)

–          6 pays (France, Allemagne, Espagne, Pays-Bas, Royaume-Uni, Turquie)

Evènements :

–          Le 19 juin 2014 : présentation du projet lors de la conférence France Green Plastics.

–          Décembre 2013 : visite du groupe projet chez un producteur horticole régional
(http://mulke-topfkraeuter.de/)

October 1st 2014, the second consortium meeting of the EuroPHA project (CM2) took place in Lyon (France) at L’espace tête d’or under the 5^th Plastipolis Forum: International Business Convention for the Plastics Industry.

At this second consortium meeting, technical results obtained during the last half year were presented and discussed, in summary:

The final selection of agrowastes from those that optimise micro-organisms yield were presented by IBET.

• Aligned to the previous activity, it was also shown the design of the pilot PHA reactor that will be built during 2015 for large production of PHA biopolymer. The software tool that will serve as controller for the acidogenesis of the process is also under construction.
• Further results in green chemistry purification, a step needed for drawing apart the granules of biopolymer from the bacteria that generates it, were also exhibited by EMPA.
• The partner INSPIRALIA has been developing the PHA formulae composition to be finally attained in the project so as to meet processable parameters for the final biopolymer.

Finally and as advanced in the previous CM1 post, we have at your disposal the first official brochure of the EuroPHA project. We invite you take a look at it and enjoy!

Le projet WIINTE CH financé par la Commission Européenne (DG Entreprise) entre dans le cadre du programme de développement de clusters européens de classe mondiale en Europe et cible en particulier le développement de partenariats internationaux sur le thème des matériaux renouvelables et des eco-technologies.

7 pays 8 clusters 2000 SMEs 300 research centers and universities

Funding under: COSME Programme (Call ID COS-CLUSTER-2014-3-04-02-1)

Project Duration: 24 months  (Jan. 2016-Jan.2018)

Coordinator: Pool-net (+ AVEP; + PLASTIPOLIS; + PROPLAST)Web banner Contractors PNG 400×133 v01

Budget: € 258.437,00

Materialix intends to strengthen cluster management excellence in the field of industrial new materials as a way to provide more professional business services to European industrial SMEs through clusters and therefore contribute to the development of world-class clusters in the EU in this field.

For this purpose Materialix gathers a group of cluster management organisations from 4 different countries covering the entire value chain for the area of “clean technologies and green materials”, which is a key strategic area of Europe’s policy of smart and sustainable growth. Through the combination of these 4 clusters Materialix will cover hundreds of SMEs in the fields of New and renewable materials, Recycling/reused materials, Renewable energy systems, High efficiency building and construction, Green transportation systems & components, Water and air treatment systems and Waste management & recycling, that will receive more professional business support services from their respective cluster organisations.