Fraunhofer Center Circular Economy for Mobility CCEM

The Fraunhofer Center Circular Economy for Mobility CCEM in the Open Hybrid LabFactory e.V.
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In the research building of the Open Hybrid LabFactory (OHLF), the Fraunhofer Center Circular Economy for Mobility CCEM develops new solutions for sustainable mobility.

Automated production systems, future interior concepts

The ever-increasing demands for climate-neutral mobility and production are presenting the vehicle industry with massive challenges. Up to now, the focus has been on economic efficiency, technical innovation and series quality. New mobility concepts such as car sharing or autonomous driving are shifting the focus to the sustainability of materials, the functionality and durability of surfaces, and automated cleaning. Of crucial importance here is the realization of a sustainable circular economy. The aim is to develop processes and process chains that allow materials, parts and components to be recycled at the highest possible value-added level.

The research campus Open Hybrid LabFactory e.V. (OHLF) is considered one of the leading addresses in Germany for the research and development of solutions on how industrial vehicle production can be designed sustainably and in the sense of a circular economy in the future. Together with research partners, Fraunhofer CCEM is working on the goal of developing and evaluating new materials, production technologies and digital methods in an economically and ecologically sustainable manner. To this end, methods for automated disassembly, Re-X processes such as cleaning, remanufacturing, and reuse, as well as for sustainable surface processes along a circular process chain are being developed and near series testing of these technologies is being advanced.

Life cycle engineering and sustainable product design for circular-economy technologies

In the Fraunhofer CCEM, the Fraunhofer Institutes IST, IFAM, IWU and WKI pool their expertise in the research topics of automated production systems, future interior concepts, life cycle engineering (LCE) and sustainable product design. In addition to automotive engineering, they thereby primarily address aviation, shipping and rail transport. With its research expertise, the Fraunhofer CCEM supports the manufacturers and suppliers of the respective industries in developing sustainable solutions and bringing them to market: from sustainable raw materials, through resource-efficient manufacturing and on to the most complete recycling possible.

Automated cleaning and preparation processes

 

Expertise

Interfacial chemistry and adaptive adhesion

 

Interfacial chemistry and adaptive adhesion

Hygiene and cleaning

 

From research

Automated cleaning and pretreatment

Functional and smart surfaces for innovative and sustainable product systems

 

Tribology

 

Sensor technology

 

Vehicle construction

Development of sustainable product and production systems

 

Expertise

Process and production engineering for sustainable energy storage systems

 

Atmospheric pressure plasma processes

Plasma polymerization and chemical functionalization

 

From research

Smart, modular and sustainable interior for the transportation of the future

Competitive advantages through life cycle engineering and sustainable product design

 

Process and production engineering for sustainable energy storage

Life cycle management

 

Simulation & digital services

Data acquisition and model-based process optimization

Network comprised of industry and research

The public-private partnership Open Hybrid LabFactory e.V. (OHLF) was initiated in 2012 under the leadership of the Lower Saxony Research Center for Automotive Engineering at the Technische Universität Braunschweig and is funded as part of the BMBF initiative ”Research Campus - Public-Private Partnership for Innovation”.

In the course of further development, the Campus is addressing the urgent question of how industrial vehicle production can be designed sustainably and in the sense of a circular economy. To this end, work is being carried out jointly on the four research fields of “Design for Circular Economy”, “Processes for Reverse Production”, “Circular Material Concepts” and “Overall System Analyses and Design”, thereby incorporating virtual tools. In addition to the research institutions TU Braunschweig and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, partners in the Open Hybrid LabFactory include industrial partners such as Volkswagen AG, Magna Cosma, Magna Exteriors & Interiors, thyssenkrupp, IAV, Engel, Zwick/Roell and the City of Wolfsburg. Furthermore, more than 20 project-related research and industry partners are members of the OHLF.

Location Wolfsburg

Fraunhofer Center Circular Economy for Mobility 

c/o Open Hybrid LabFactory e.V.

Hermann-Münch-Str. 2

38440 Wolfsburg, Germany