Sustainable casting through alternative utilization of chips and biproducts
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 3 800 000 |
| Project duration | October 2022 - March 2025 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | The strategic innovation programme for Metallic material |
| Call | Sustainable metal industry - Efficient material flows |
Important results from the project
The three-year project HANS has had the objective to provide Swedish foundries with the conditions for a significantly reduced environmental footprint, by increasing the use of today´s residual products. Concept for circular material flows were created, with the metal-containing residual products reused to a maximum with minimal transport distances. The project objectives were well met. A total of eight different concepts were formulated, of which three were carried through to implementation.
Expected long term effects
Through the project, Swedish foundries have created the technical means and business conditions to continue producing equivalent or better products, but with a significantly reduced environmental footprint, as the possibilities of using residual products from production have increased. New local networks have been created, which greatly reduces the amount of material transport while maintaining the added value of the metals to a greater extent.
Approach and implementation
Fifteen companies and organizations have worked together on various practical cases to reintroduce metallic by-products into the manufacturing process. Thanks to the great commitment and drive of the participating companies, the activity and time plans were exceeded in several cases. By representing the entire chain of foundries, processing companies and technology suppliers in the project, not only technical solutions but also future business models could be formulated and tested.