New Tool Turns CAD Files Into Instant Sustainability Reports
CAD (Computer-Aided Design), is the software engineers use to model products before anything gets built. Nearly every manufactured object you can think of, from a car door to a kitchen tap, started out as a CAD file on someone’s screen. Digi4Circular project has developed a tool called RapidLCA (Rapid Life Cycle Assessment). In simple terms, […]
New Chapter Shows How Lightweight Design and Sustainability Reinforce Each Other
A new publication from the Digi4Circular team looks at how lightweight construction and resource efficiency can work together, rather than against each other, in product development. Written by Iryna Mozgova, Osman Altun, Manuel Ott, and Katharina Rohde (Data Management in Mechanical Engineering, Paderborn University), the chapter “Ressourceneffiziente Produktentwicklung: Synergien von Leichtbau und Nachhaltigkeit in […]
New Paper on Digital Product Passports
Great news from Digi4Circular: our researchers at Paderborn University and Data CoLAB have co-authored a new peer-reviewed paper, now published in the Proceedings of the Design Society (ICED25). “Digital Product Passports and the Challenge of Product Structure Granularity: A Decision-Making Framework for the Level of DPP Integration” Katharina Rohde, Finn Budde, Bárbara Patrício, Tânia Ferreira, […]
First Review Meeting in Brussels
Last week, the Digi4Circular consortium gathered in Brussels for its first Review Meeting, held over two productive days at the Vertretung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen bei der Europäischen Union. The meeting brought together project partners, alongside representatives from CINEA, to reflect on progress and define the next steps of the project. We would like to extend […]
Alloy Workshop in Paderborn: From Idea to Prototype
Last week, our partners Leichtmetallkompetenzzentrum Ranshofen (LKR) and Paderborn University, carried out a small hands-on alloy design and casting workshop together. The workshop, conducted within Work Package 2 of the Digi4Circular project, focused on collaborative alloy development, combining expertise from both teams through intensive brainstorming sessions and iterative optimization loops. As a result of this […]
Digi4Circular is now on Zenodo — Open Science, Open Doors!
Digi4Circular has launched its dedicated Zenodo community, providing open and long-term access to the project’s publicly available outputs, including publications, deliverables, presentations, and other dissemination materials. By sharing its results on Zenodo, the project strengthens its commitment to Open Science, ensuring free and transparent access for researchers, stakeholders, and the wider public. The community will […]
Digi4Circular Project Meeting in Prague: Accelerating Circular Innovation
Together for a Circular Future From December 8 to 10, 2025, the Digi4Circular consortium gathered in the heart of Prague for a pivotal project meeting hosted by AMIRES. Fourteen months into the project, this event marked a key milestone in our mission to advance circular innovation and digital transformation in the automotive sector. Digi4Circular diving […]
Manufacturing Days: How Digi4Circular Connected, Learned, and Grew in Brussels
Manufacturing Days in Brussels gathered Europe’s manufacturing innovators to shape a sustainable and digital future. From 20–22 October, the Made in Europe Manufacturing Partnership Days, organized by EFFRA and funded by HaDEA, brought together 300 participants, 32 project sessions, 31 booths, and 7 panel discussions. Digi4Circular proudly joined this event with partners Data CoLAB, SusDAT […]
Metal Matters 2025: Collaboration Driving Digital and Circular Innovation
Digi4Circular at the Heart of Metal Matters On October 16, Digi4Circular proudly co-organized the Metal Matters 2025 event alongside AMIRES, Brain4Industry, and Multi-Material Design Using 3D Printing. The conference, held at BIOCEV, gathered more than 90 experts, companies, and research institutions to explore the future of advanced manufacturing, sustainability, and digital innovation. Our coordinator actively […]
Digi4Circular at IndTech2025: Accelerating Circular Innovation in Automotive Design
Kraków, June 2025, Digi4Circular proudly participated in IndTech2025, a leading European event focused on industrial transformation and sustainability.Held in Kraków, the event brought together innovators, researchers, and policymakers to explore future trends and promote green technologies. IndTech2025 Showcases Digi4Circular’s Circular Innovation As part of the AMIRES booth, Digi4Circular presented its mission to advance circularity in the automotive […]