Audi: Recycling plastic waste in-house

3D printing for assembly aids in automotive production

Exclusively for K-MAG

14.07.2022

For a year now, automobile manufacturer Audi has been running a pilot project for a closed plastic cycle. Assembly aids are produced from packaging material in a 3D printer. We took a closer look at the Neckarsulm plant to find out exactly how this works and what challenges have to be overcome.

Natascha Mörs & Elena Blume (Editorial team K-MAG)

More around Recycling

Craftsman installing rigid foam insulation panels on a building facade; Copyright: mitifoto – stock.adobe.com

Mechanical PU Recycling: A New Path for Rigid Foam?

Researchers at the Institute for Plastics Technology (IKT) are developing processes for recycling polyurethane rigid foam, thereby enabling the production of insulation panels with recycled content