SustainTool
Subject of research
Quantifying and increasing sustainability performance along the entire tool life cycle
Results
- Derivation of measures for more sustainable product design
- Development of design guidelines for saving energy and resources for moulding tools through innovative tool concepts
- Co-ordinated, industry-specific and general guidelines for verifying the CO2 balance
- Development of new business concepts in the area of tool re-use through data-based analysis of the utilisation potential using representative examples
Involved organisations and contact details
Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Production Engineering/Tool Design
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Seul
t.seul@hs-sm.de,
Machine Tool Laboratory WZL of RWTH Aachen University (FE2)
Prof. Dr.-Ing Günther Schuh
Chair of Production Systematics
Campus-Boulevard 30
52074 Aachen
Montanuniversität Leoben
Chair of Plastics Processing
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.mont. Clemens Holzer
Otto Glöckel-Strasse 2
A8700 Leoben
Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH
Theresianumgasse 7
1040 Wien Österreich
Dipl.-Ing. Stephan Martineua Msc.
Third-party funder
DLR Project Management Agency / BMWK - Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection
Additional information
- Duration: 01.03.2024 – 28.02.2026 (24 Month)
- Project volume: 1.2 million €
- pdf (german): Branchenprojekt SustainTool
