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The HUB AI5innovation is a merger of the successful HUBs AI5production and EDIH innovATE. The main objective of AI5innovation is to bring digital technologies closer to the goods manufacturing industry. Wood K plus focuses on ‘test before invest’ for the wood industry, whereby digital technologies are tested and evaluated in small projects for various applications along the wood value chain.

This ASAP feasibility study aims to investigate which specific material-related benchmarks apply in low Earth orbit (LEO) in both physical and chemical terms, and to what extent wood or wood-based materials can meet these requirements with regard to their potential use in small satellites.

RAW develops digital methods for assessing and utilising reclaimed timber, fast-growing natural fibers, and biopolymer composites in construction. By combining advanced non-destructive testing and computational modelling, the project enables precise mapping and circular use of diverse biobased material streams for innovative and sustainable architectural solutions.

The project aims to optimise the cascading use of biomass in regional industrial ecosystems. It applies principles of the circular economy, upcycling and recycling of residual materials, and industrial symbiosis.

The EISER project aims to improve energy and resource efficiency in the pulp and paper industry. For this purpose, strategies are being developed to reduce process water consumption.

The champI4.0ns project promotes the use of production-related data in the fields of traceability, planning and control, and quality assurance in the timber industry.

The aim of the InnoCoat4Plasma project is to develop bio-based coatings with functional fillers that are applied using atmospheric pressure plasma technologies and improve the technological and antimicrobial properties of imprinted thermoplastic foils for microfluidic and riblet applications. The solutions are evaluated and optimised using multiscale modelling.

In the project RoboWOOD, children and young people discover AI and robotics in the wood processing and recycling industry. Through workshops, excursions and the WooDigiLab, they learn about future technologies in a practical way. The aim is to promote digital expertise and interest in technology through innovative educational formats.

Wood K plus is one of the leading research institutions in the field of wood and renewable raw materials in Europe. By solving the associated research questions at the interface between science and industry, Wood K plus makes a significant contribution to enabling resource-efficient management in the circular bioeconomy.

Alternatives for an effective Transition to sustainable, Reusable and recyclable construction products by the Innovative production of User and eco-friendly bio-based Materials.

The project deals with the development of high value materials like additves, matrices or functional carbons based on bio-based raw materials mainly from industrial residual or subsidiary streams.

The project describes a closed cycle for fully biodegradable plastic products with a focus on polyhydroxyalkanoates. The project addresses production from primary raw materials as well as recycled materials. The effects of mechanical and chemical recycling on process control and product quality are being investigated.

FURPLAST focuses on revolutionising plastic production by harnessing the power of nature.

In the MycoSoft project, research will be carried out over the next 3 years together with the Institute for Experimental Physics at the JKU Linz, the company partners Fronius International, Holz-Reisecker and UPM Steyrermühl to make softwood residues usable for the production of mycelia-bound (myco) packaging and insulation materials.

Fiber-reinforced plastics are the structural materials used in a large variety of consumer and industrial products, but the management of post-use composite products in compliance to the circular economy principles is still a serious challenge.

The InterWASTE project aims to find alternative uses for production waste from the eyewear, furniture and wood industries, which are deep-rooted industrial sectors in the programme area.

The main objective of the project is to increase skills and knowledge with the help of a cross-border mentoring programme specialising in the transition to a circular economy for SMEs. The project aims to use technological and non-technological solutions to introduce the cascade use model for residual raw materials from production processes.

The main objective of ADDCIRCLES is to empower regional companies and networks for Additive Manufacturing. The technology in perfectly suited to the region’s business landscape, enabling the production of high value-added products through the development of sustainable solutions. As such, ADDCIRCLES will stimulate the region to transition to a resilent and circular economy.

The Interreg – Danube Region project “Knowhow Communities for Accelerating Research Technology and Innovation Transfer in the Danube Region (RTIT)” strengthens the innovative capacity of companies.

The SSbD4CheM project, funded under HORIZON-CL4-2023 RESILIENCE 01-21, brings together stakeholders from industry, government, academia and civil society to develop and promote safe and sustainable product and process design. The joint project work is based on three case studies. SSbD4CheM aims to achieve the EU’s strategic goals for digital, fundamental and emerging technologies, sectors and value chains.