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The motto of Hannover Messe 2024 was Energizing a Sustainable Industry. With numerous research projects, the FZI Research Center for Information Technology presented the possibilities of digitalization on the way to a sustainable and more climate-friendly industry.
read more...At the Hannover Messe, Festo presented a portfolio of solutions for the clean and economical dismantling and recycling of used batteries.
read more...Series production under a new name
The former igus:bike becomes RCYL - a bicycle made from 50 percent recycled fishing nets. Igus aims to mass-produce 5,000 bicycles by next season.
read more...Cologne-based plastics expert igus is putting the igus:bike, a bicycle made of 92 percent plastic with a high recycled content, on the road. The first 100 bikes are currently being produced in collaboration with development partner MTRL.
read more...More and more electric cars are being sold, and the number of electric motors produced is increasing accordingly. At the end of their useful life, these are shredded and then recycled. Individual components and assemblies can no longer be reused. Sustainable value retention strategies to refurbish and recycle electric motors in line with a modern circular economy are still lacking.
read more...ABB cooperates with Remondis on motor...
ABB Motion has entered into a partnership with the recycling company Remondis in Germany that enables the technology group's customers to recycle their old electric motors in an environmentally friendly way. The concept will be presented at SPS 2023 in Hall 4 at Stand 420.
read more...Thyssenkrupp and Novelis cooperate
With a platform for the circular economy in the automotive industry, the two companies Thyssenkrupp Materials Services and Novelis want to set new standards for the recycling of used materials. The open platform will enable access to larger quantities of high-quality recycling materials.
read more...Experts expect battery production capacity in Europe to increase 20-fold by 2030. Packaging for battery transportation must comply with both strict official regulations and individual customer requirements.
read more...Every day, a ton of garbage flows down the Rhine. To catch some of it, the Cologne-based Krake association has now inaugurated a floating garbage trap. One of the sponsors of the so-called Rhine octopus is the plastics specialist Igus.
read more...Recovering crude oil from plastic: This is the goal that the British company Mura Technology is pursuing with the HydroPRS process. Igus has been supporting the project as an investor since 2020. The first HydroPRS plant for the chemical recycling of plastic waste is scheduled to go into operation at the beginning of 2023.
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