Formulation and fillers
- Developing new materials and compounds, providing new functions (e.g. sensory), working on fillers for RPM (Recycled Raw Materials), green fillers
Focus on CarolTech
Biosourced materials
- Develop new products based on sustainable and safe biobased materials
- Developing high-performance composites with biosourced reinforcements
Focus on 2beMulch Focus on IGNITION
Composites
- Developing low-cost, high-performance composites
- Develop sustainable and safe bio-based composites
- Develop products with recycled composite materials
- Validate the concept of vitrimers with a commercial product
Focus on AMULET Focus on RIGHTWEIGHT Focus on HAICOPAS
Recyclable materials
- Expand the use of recycled and safe materials in products
- Optimize highly selective sorting and tracking methods
Focus on PLASTICE Focus on RIPEEE
Recycling processes
- Develop new recycling processes (mechanical and chemical) that are economically viable
- Optimize the ability to perform multiple recycling cycles while maintaining the properties of the recycled material
- Develop technologies for recycling composites
Focus on REPLEN Focus on POLREC
Process monitoring
- Monitoring of the production tool (island or line)
- Control of the process parameters in correlation with the final product properties (towards self-correction)
Focus on PRISMA
Simulation and instrumentation
- Identification of data bases on known and new generation materials (recycled and biosourced)
- Validation of some models
- Development of a chain of software tools for the design of functionalized products
Focus on ULHYS
Transformation processes
- Develop hybrid processes (composite TD / TP high rate, TP / recyclable rubbers...)
- Processes to manufacture separable or compatible multilayers
- Transition to production for Additive Manufacturing
- Use of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality to go towards excellence, robustness and agility of a manufacturing chain
Focus on FABADD SILICONE
Ecodesign
- Offer workshops to train members in Life Cycle Assessment practices
- Identify good practices by sector
- Validate the concepts of material separation in finished products
Aging and durability
- Popularization of the state of the art of mechanical-chemical aging of materials for SMEs
- Control of the damage of a product over time
Focus on 2bimulch
Surface functionalization
- Develop a functional nanostructured coating with a repeatable and reproducible process
- Development of surface treatment for structural bonding
Focus on RIF
Structural electronics
- Development of design tools for 3D polymer parts with integrated electronics
- Development and integration of intelligent flexible films in rubber, plastic or composite parts
Focus on POLYTRONICS
