Design for Recycling
Already during design and construction, production, but also later recycling and material separation after end of life must be considered. Based on sustainable, hybrid natural fiber composites, components are designed load-specifically for this purpose, optimized numerically and manufactured. In addition, the use of natural fiber composites also improves the power-to-weight ratio and ride comfort, while the lightweight construction simultaneously reduces the moving mass.
Laser technology will be used to join and seal the hybrid natural fiber composites during component production and to separate them for material-specific recycling, thanks to its flexibility and precise, local processing.
Research Coordinator "Mobility Technologies"