Automated and digitized circular economy solutions for electric axle drive systems as key technologies in electromobility<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In March\u202f2023, the EU Commission announced measures under the Critical Raw Materials Act to secure the supply of critical raw materials. One goal is to cover at least 25\u202f% of the EU\u2019s annual demand\u2014especially for rare\u2011earth magnets\u2014through recycling. The ReDriveS project is tackling this challenge: for the first time, cross\u2011industry solutions are being developed for automated, robot\u2011guided disassembly systems for electric axles and innovative recycling processes for rare\u2011earth metals, supported by digital tools. ReDriveS strengthens the resilience of the electric\u2011motor supply chain by providing economically and environmentally viable circular\u2011economy solutions. The focus is on valuable materials such as NdFeB magnets, as well as aluminum, magnesium, and copper alloys from end\u2011of\u2011life electric axles. The aim is to produce sintered NdFeB magnets from these recyclates that meet the requirements for use in automotive drive motors. Recycling electric axles significantly improves the environmental balance of electric mobility, because the currently dominant primary supply routes carry high environmental burdens. After the project concludes, the consortium will possess the potential to industrialise the findings. A pre\u2011competitive collaboration along the value chain is intended to enable commercial utilisation. As a national flagship project, ReDriveS establishes the technological and digital foundations for the German automotive and recycling sectors, further reducing the CO\u2082 footprint of electric vehicles and meeting future recycling mandates. By creating a standardised digital twin (DPP) of the parts to be disassembled, the robot\u2011guided disassembly cells, and corresponding decision\u2011support tools, an appropriate disassembly strategy can be derived. Concepts for industrialisation\/generalisation to additional components are being developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The research project ReDriveS is funded by Federal Ministry for economy and energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Automated and digitized circular economy solutions for electric axle drive systems as key technologies in electromobility In March\u202f2023, the EU Commission announced measures under the Critical Raw Materials Act to secure the supply of critical raw materials. One goal is to cover at least 25\u202f% of the EU\u2019s annual demand\u2014especially for rare\u2011earth magnets\u2014through recycling. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","research_project_category":[41],"class_list":["post-1155","research_project","type-research_project","status-publish","hentry","research_project_category-ongoing"],"yoast_head":"\n