VALPREMA 3D
- Project start date: 01-01-19
- End of project: 31-12-20
The VALPREMA-3D project aims to valorize recycled tires as a starting component for the production of multifunctional materials using 3D printing. The aim is to give a second life to tires used as additives in polymer composites for additive manufacturing. The aim of the project is to develop the best formulations, capable of being implemented by 3D SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) and FFF (Fused Filament Fabrication) printing, to produce high-performance, economical and customized technical materials.
Materia Nova's Polymer Materials and Composites Laboratory (SMPC) is very active in the development of polymer materials with low environmental impact. Its activities cover a wide field of research, from monomer synthesis to the production and characterization of polymers with specific properties. The full range of technical and scientific skills available within the SMPC enables it to intervene in all the key stages in the development and life of materials, from their synthesis to their end-of-life. Thanks to its remarkable range of instruments, Materia Nova is able to cover all these fields of application, which are the processes of modification and characterization of polymeric materials, but also thanks to the expertise of its researchers and engineers.
In this project, Materia Nova is coordinating and executing all project tasks.