Sustainable Smart Mobile Devices Lifecycles through Advanced Re-design, Reliability, and Re-use and Remanufacturing Technologies

Objective

sustainablySMART will make a change to the life cycle of mobile information and communication devices by developing new product design approaches (including enhanced end-of-life performance, re-use and re-manufacturing aspects; i.e. implementing “Design for a Circular Economy”) for smartphones and tablet computers on the product and printed circuit board level, and by new re-/de-manufacturing processes with improved resource efficiency through (1) enhanced sorting capabilities and speed (optimized sorting efficiency), (2) automated disassembly of mobile IT devices for extraction of reusable components / modules, better material separation and depollution of end-of-life devices (increase value creation out of discarded devices significantly to create an economic advantage over shredding processes), and (3) high-quality performance testing (batteries) and rework (semiconductors and modules) of reusable components/modules (creating a market push for reusable parts through enhanced availability for repair and cascade reuse)

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › recycling
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management › waste treatment processes › remanufacturing
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › mobile phones
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › robotics
• social sciences › economics and business › economics › sustainable economy

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.2.1.5.1. - Technologies for Factories of the Future

Topic(s)

• FoF-13-2015 - Re-use and remanufacturing technologies and equipment for sustainable product lifecycle management

Call for proposal

H2020-FoF-2015
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Address

Hansastrasse 27C
80686 Munchen
Germany

Activity type

Research Organisations

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EU contribution

€ 1 144 591,25

Participants (17)

CIRCULAR DEVICES OY

Finland

EU contribution

€ 378 965,88

Address

Maarintie 6
02150 Espoo

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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FAIRPHONE BV

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 133 650

Address

Van Diemenstraat 200
1013 CP Amsterdam

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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MULTIMEDIA COMPUTER SYSTEM LTD

Ireland

EU contribution

€ 530 959,56

Address

Aranleigh House Aranleigh Court Rathfarnham
14 Dublin

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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PRO AUTOMATION GMBH

Participation ended

Austria

EU contribution

€ 278 780,93

Address

Franzosengraben 10
1030 Wien

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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IFIXIT GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 356 250

Address

Trankestrasse 7
70597 Stuttgart

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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REUSE EV

Germany

EU contribution

€ 300 000

Address

Am Forstacker 7A
13587 Berlin

Activity type

Other

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TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN

Austria

EU contribution

€ 595 375

Address

Karlsplatz 13
1040 Wien

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

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SIEC BADAWCZA LUKASIEWICZ - INSTYTUT TELE- I RADIOTECHNICZNY

Poland

EU contribution

€ 298 500

Address

Ulica Ratuszowa 11
03 450 Warszawa

Activity type

Research Organisations

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Semicon Sp. z.o.o.

Poland

EU contribution

€ 380 000,01

Address

Zwolenska 43/43A
04-761 Warsaw

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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GRANT4COM OY

Finland

EU contribution

€ 421 250

Address

Yrttipellontie 6
90230 Oulu

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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RFND TECHNOLOGIES AB

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 313 000

Address

Bror Nilssons Gata 4
417 55 Goteborg

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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AT & S AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGIE & SYSTEMTECHNIK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Austria

EU contribution

€ 801 250

Address

Fabriksgasse 13
8700 Leoben

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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SPEECH PROCESSING SOLUTIONS GMBH

Austria

EU contribution

€ 188 055,40

Address

Gutheil-schoder-gasse 8-12
1100 Wien

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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OSTERREICHISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUR SYSTEM- UND AUTOMATISIERUNGSTECHNIK

Austria

EU contribution

€ 300 000

Address

Konrad-duden-gasse 33
1130 Wien

Activity type

Research Organisations

Links

BLANCCO OY LTD

Participation ended

Finland

EU contribution

€ 57 593,53

Address

Lansikatu 15
80110 Joensuu

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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PRIMETEL PLC

Cyprus

EU contribution

€ 196 250

Address

Omonoias 141, Maritime Centre
3045 Limassol

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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BLANCCO TECHNOLOGY GROUP IP OY

Finland

EU contribution

€ 314 806,44

Address

Lansikatu 15
80110 Joensuu

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

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