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 […]
Digi4Circular at DESIGN 2026!
On 20 May 2026, we’re proud to see Digi4Circular represented at the DESIGN 2026 Conference in Dubrovnik, where Finn Budde (Paderborn University) presented our latest research. The paper is led by Katharina Rohde (Paderborn University), with contributions from Paderborn University, Finn Budde, Manuel Ott, Prof. Dr. Iryna Mozgova, and from Data CoLAB, Bárbara Patrício , Tânia Ferreira, and Ana Gonçalves. They […]
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 […]
IndTech 2025: Meet Digi4Circular and Explore the Future of Circular Product Design
Digi4Circular at IndTech 2025 is your opportunity to explore how digital innovation is reshaping circular product design in European manufacturing. From June 2–3, 2025, the ICE Kraków Congress Centre in Poland will host the EU’s flagship event on industrial technologies, and Digi4Circular will be there, proudly represented by our partner AMIRES. Why IndTech 2025 Is the Place to Be Held […]
Seven Months In: Digi4Circular Consortium Unites in Viana do Castelo
Together for a circular future From May 13 to 15, 2025, the Digi4Circular consortium gathered in the picturesque coastal city of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, for a pivotal project meeting. Seven months into the project, this event marked a key milestone in our shared mission to drive sustainable transformation in the automotive sector through digital innovation. […]