Research and development of ceramic and metallic powder material from recycled sources for the additive manufacturing sector.
The VIVALDI project promotes recovery processes for ceramic and metallic material waste through the generation of powder, to be used in additive manufacturing and other value-added applications, such as laser cladding or the development of light alloys.
Eurecat participates in VIVALDI through different Technological Units:
- The Metallic and Ceramic Materials Unit manufactures powder by centrifugal atomisation from chips, develops new reinforced alloys with recycled particles, andvalidates the properties of the parts manufactured with these recovered materials.
- The New Manufacturing Processes Unit works on the spheroidisation of metallic and ceramic powder waste by means of a microwave plasma treatment.
- The Waste, Energy and Environmental Impact (WEEI) Unitperforms the pre-treatment of machining tools for the subsequent stage of microwave plasma treatment.
The VIVALDI consortium is made up of the SMEs BCN3D, Grupal Art, BCIRCULAR, TMCOMAS, COLFEED and SAMYLABS, with the collaboration of technology centres and research groups specialised in each of the stages of the process: Eurecat, ICV-CSIC, CSIC-CENIM and CIM UPC.
General details
Project
VIVALDI – Recovery of ceramic and metallic waste by generating powder for additive manufacturing and other high value-added applications
Project reference
MIP-20211033
Programme and call for tender
Project funded by CDTI’s Misiones 2021 programme with the support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation
