The European manufacturing sector is undergoing a dual ecological and digital transition. The Made in Europe Plan aims to integrate advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and the use of industrial data, while also promoting the circular economy and flexibility in adapting to change.
The GREEN-LOOP project aims to demonstrate the application of technologies for the production of bio-based materials, reducing the ecological footprint of the entire production cycle. It focuses on the use of advanced electric technologies and the implementation of artificial intelligence algorithms to optimize manufacturing activities.
The GREEN-LOOP bio-based products will also contribute to the specific objectives of the MADE IN EUROPE Roadmap 2021-2027: in this context GREEN-LOOP will represent an example of transition towards green manufacturing technologies, incorporating adapted and novel manufacturing techniques to produce bio-based materials.
The three main objectives of GREEN-LOOP:
Objective 1: Enhancing green and smart features of manufacture:
- Three final bio-based products creation.
- Contribution to decrease energy consumption by 2030 and reducing CO2 emission by up to 80% by 2050.
- Four different manufacturing process (2x extrusion, injection moulding, hot press) at three different locations to upscale production. Retrofit is based on AI algorithms and new chemical compounding requirements.
- Modern Machine learning models will be sued to save time and money during eco-design. 3 datasets will be created, plus 3 optimization algorithms for bio-based materials.
Objective 2: Manufacturing bio-based materials at relevant scales:
- Benefit for four industries (Construction, Food & Beverage, Packaging, and Machining industries); three end users (juice/oil producer, fire/seismic testing and bio-plastic injection process).
- A circular business will be implemented from the beginning to the end of the project. This is included as part of the GREEN-LOP platform, free accessible to publics.
- The products have been constantly tested at different stages of the project.
- Conventional and custom tests will be defined for each product. Support the creation of innovative tests and method involving national and European legislations.
- Defined set of procedures to ensure the product quality. These activities involve the environment, management and employees strive for perfection.
Objective 3: Boosting the bio-based materials in new markets:
- Demonstration campaigns for the implementation of novel products at the industrial level.
- Interim plan for boosting society participation in different activities to improve the project results at social level.