endure
from oil-based plastics to natural fibre materials
ENDURE trains a new generation of creative and innovative manufacturing and materials researchers, with strong analytical, computational, and experimental skills and a deep understanding of all aspects of producing moulded fibre products with sustainable natural fibre materials.
The project
New & improved designs
optimized sustainable materials
smart digital solutions
advanced moulded fiber products
The European moulded fibre products sector leads in technology and supports sustainable growth.
However, the industry faces a highly-skilled, knowledge personnel shortage. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the ENDURE project will train 12 doctoral candidates in natural fibre-based materials engineering, moulded fibre product design, and digital manufacturing technologies for the natural fibre industry.
The training will focus on the behaviour of new natural fibre materials (NFMs) and their applications in moulded fibre products (MFPs).
The project will innovate in NFM processing using agricultural waste and recycled MFPs, designing new production equipment for MFPs, developing optimisation models with AI/ML techniques, and implementing sensors and digital twins, expanding the use of fibre-based materials from 2D packaging to 3D products.
News
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ENDURE coverage by Heraldo de Aragón
The Endure project was recently covered by Heraldo de Aragón newspaper. See the video article by following the link below.