Efficient use of resources in casting technology
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Volvo Personvagnar AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 3 999 472 |
| Project duration | November 2024 - October 2025 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Impact Innovation - calls for proposals strategic projects |
| Call | Impact Innovation - call for proposals for strategic projects |
Purpose and goal
The project will study and develop technology, materials and competence with focus on die casting of large aluminium components for the automotive industry. This is an area that is growing and developing rapidly within the global automotive industry. The technology offers great opportunities to reduce the environmental impact from materials and manufacturing and can increase the use of recycled material in products. The project will study challenges from a systems perspective.
Expected effects and result
The project aims to identify and develop technology and skills to take the concrete steps that support the planned growth and sustainable industrialization of die casting of large parts. The work in EFFECT will develop and verify technology that aims at the ambitions and objectives defined within the Net Zero Industry program.
Planned approach and implementation
The project will be carried out over 12 months starting in December 2024. Volvo Cars is the project coordinator and will, together with Stena Aluminium, Comptech and Ages, define the industrial challenges in the project. Researchers are RISE, Chalmers and Jönköping University. The central work package (AP1) deals with the challenge of the industry´s System Transformation. This WP is linked to other WPs that deal with Design, Process Technology as well as Digitalization and industrial AI.