Sustainable thermoplastic processing
VITAL is a European research project focused on more sustainable processing routes for bio-based thermoplastics. Its development work covers granulate-based additive manufacturing, bead foaming and foam injection moulding, with digital tools supporting process development and optimization.
AM Technologies by Brinter in the 3D printing value chain
- Granulate-fed additive manufacturing for flexible material processing.
- Foamed thermoplastic process development.
- Integration of process data, digital models and control concepts.
- Engineering toward more reproducible and resource-efficient manufacturing.
Engineering for circular manufacturing
The project connects material development, processing technology and digital control. The objective is not only to demonstrate new material combinations, but to build manufacturing knowledge that can support repeatable, scalable and more circular polymer processing.