Project title: Rapid Additive Prototyping and Technologies for Optimized Resources
Acronym: RAPTOR
Type of project: EU projects
Role: Partner
Financing: EIT Manufacturing
Duration: 01.06.2024 – 30.11.2025
Laboratory: Laboratory for Experimental Mechanics LEM
Project description:
The RAPTOR project, embodying a circular business model, represents a pioneering stride in sustainable development and the digital transformation of manufacturing. This initiative centres on commercializing scalable, efficient production technologies with an initial focus on circularity. RAPTOR introduces groundbreaking techniques by integrating custom-designed electromagnet and scanning systems within 3D printers. This innovation ensures the precise alignment of anisotropic powder, dramatically improving product efficiency. Crucially, it underscores the utilization of recycled materials from end-of-life permanent magnets. The project is committed to clean production technologies and remanufacturing, effectively bridging the gap between early product design phases and end product. Its focus on reusability is a testament to its alignment with circular economy principles.
