Enabling REuse, REmanufacturing and REcycling Within INDustrial systems (REWIND)
Research Project, 2019
– 2022
The REWIND project combines the principles of lean production and eco-efficiency in three industry pilots at Stena Recycling, Volvo AB and IKEA GreenTech. The objective is to retain the value embedded in materials with circular strategies (reuse, remanufacture, recycle, repurpose, etc.). Lessons learnt from the pilots will be used to develop educational tools for engineers and industry leaders to accelerate the uptake of best practices for circularity and sustainable production.
By applying circularity concepts and principles in industrial processes, the overall production systems’ resource efficiency can be improved. This leads to reduced dependency on natural resources and strategic materials, and helps to guarantee future production of environmentally-sound materials, components and products.
The principles of eco-efficiency and circularity are complex to implement; piloting in close collaboration with diverse stakeholders is a key to success. The consortium will capitalise on the expertise of the academic and industrial partners to make use of digital technologies, assessment methods, strategic planning tools and materials research to realise opportunities towards a circular economy.
Participants
Mélanie Despeisse (contact)
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Arpita Chari
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Xiaoxia Chen
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Clarissa Alejandra González Chávez
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Henrik Jilvero
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Björn Johansson
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Collaborations
DyeCoo Textile Systems B.V.
Weesp, Netherlands
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
ReFind Technologies
Gothenburg, Sweden
Stena Recycling AB
Göteborg, Sweden
University of Skövde
Skövde, Sweden
Volvo Group
Gothenburg, Sweden
Funding
VINNOVA
Project ID: 2019-00787
Funding Chalmers participation during 2019–2022
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Production
Areas of Advance