HELACS will be based on i) previous results of end of life aircraft management projects (such as PAMELA or AIMERE), ii) the review of recommendations and standards for aircraft disassembly and aircraft materials recycling (such as the developed for the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association - AFRA) and iii) the experience and support of the biggest Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) entity in Europe, Teruel Airport (PLATA), to implement a cost-competitive and energy efficient solution for dismantling and recycling Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) components. To do this, stakeholders of multiple areas of the aircraft designing, manufacturing and recycling value chain will collaborate during the project, through a Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) approach. Thanks to this multiactor approach, HELACS will properly include the European Industry necessities when the current dismantling and recycling processes will be improved to properly manage CFRP components, now and in the future, by transferring innovative technologies and systems in two main pillars: • Flexible and Portable Robotic Platform with machine learning capabilities and dedicated tools for CFRP cutting and debonding • Recycling and valorisation technologies based on optimised pyrolysis processes for improving carbon fibre recycling yield and sizing formulation for improving carbon fibre functionalities During HELACS, these processes will be developed, validated and demonstrated in the Teruel airport facilities to improve the recyclability of CFRP components by 40%, increase workforce safety and satisfaction by 70%, allow the value retention of recycled carbon fibres by 85%, reduce the CO2 emissions by 50% and increase the profitability by 30%. Finally, the exploitation and dissemination of HELACS results will mobilise more than 30 € million and generate more than 750 new direct jobs by 2030 by transferring the new dismantling and recycling processes to the European Aeronautic value chain.

"The project aims at:- socializing (with case studies reconstructed for educational purposes) pupils and teachers of VET schools with drone technology, designing its integration with curricular STEM programs as teacher-led approach- co-designing with companies innovative working environments, developing the necessary resources for an open and transferable WBL for the realization of a project work “pupil-led”, in response to the challenges of application of drone technology- promoting among students, with a logic of gamification to develop entrepreneurship, a competition of ideas for design, development and implementation of new applications / uses of dronesToday, 90% of the EU working positions require technical skills: by 2018 the demand for STEM resources will grow by 8% while the average of jobs will grow only by 3%; by 2020 there will be a deficit of 825.000 resources with technological skills; by 2025, due to turnover, 7 million jobs requiring STEM skills will be available.If the realization of the ET 2020 strategy hopes that benchmark doesn’t exceed 15% of students below the age of 15 with low achievements in math and science, data reveal 22% in 2015 (36.6% for students in unfavorable socio-economic conditions). Besides, there is a strong gender-gap: only 32.1% of EU-27 graduates in STEM disciplines is females.Drones are suitable to promote vocational learning experiences based on experiential practice, in an interdisciplinary approach, in response to the needs of vocational skills development related to key technologies of the digital era and STEM disciplinary skills: engineering for the resolution of design issues, production and maintenance of light aircraft, built with advanced materials that allow the flight in accordance with applicable regulations; mathematics (from trigonometry to set the flight plan, to 3D modeling through the cloud of points for volumetric calculations and remote sensing); the physical and natural sciences to fully understand the application fields of technology.The project involves a VET secondary school and a business / technology oriented institution in each country, considering countries with similar urgency to address a problem of under-performance and disaffection with the STEM subjects (cfr. Eurydice 2013) and with homogeneous conditions / prospects of development of drone technology (see. ""Innovation Union Scoreboard 2015"").The expected results follow, in the realization of IOs, a logical sequence of industrialization passing from the enabling conditions for the activation of the drones (1- design / assembly of the UAV, 2- study of how to use the data on the ground 3- making of the devices to be installed on board), to real activation of technology (4- study of flight plans) and, finally, to the examination of application problems (5- enhancement of marketability fields).The realization of each of the first 5 IO is divided into the following three macro activities:1) DESIGN 2) TESTING 3) RELEASEThe competition of ideas (IO 6) allows students / teachers / business experts to explore innovative fields of application, using the methodology of ""gamification"" to stimulate the engagement. The WBL methodology to be adopted for the implementation of the IO intends to be an active testing of subject content, referring to a type of ""learning by doing"" according to the model called “Ambito di attività”, whereby students are given: a labour process, tools - both materials (technology) and intangible (information, procedures), an OBJECT of application and a RESULT to get, being placed in RELATIONS specifically defined.VET secondary school will be able to expand the supply of training and increase interest between the ""digital generation"" to the STEM disciplines; the learners will be able to increase motivation for further education, particularly scientific (even overcoming the gender gap) and increase their employability; the business / technology oriented institutions can take advantage of connecting with new generations of workers and exploring the potential of the innovative application uses of drones.Impacts: increase awareness of VET teachers about the pedagogical potential of WBL; develop in VET students (especially low achievers and / or female students) motivation to study STEM disciplines and encouraging employability, even in an entrepreneurial way; seize the enormous potential of the drone market development: EU sources says of a market of about 15 billion euro within the next 10 years in our continent and, globally, of 130 billion dollars.All IO project will be released as OER."

KRAKEN will develop a disruptive hybrid manufacturing concept to equip SME and large industries with affordable All-in-one machine for the customised design, production/reparation and quality control of functional parts (made in aluminium, thermoset or both materials combined from 0,1m till 20m) through subtractive and novel additive technologies in vast working areas without floor space requirements. In KRAKEN project, new additive technologies targeting large areas using aluminium grades as well as thermoset materials will be validated at lab scale (TRL 4) and in relevant environments (TRL 5) and finally integrated and combined (¡Error! No se encuentra el origen de la referencia.) for the demonstration in industrial relevant environments (TRL 6). KRAKEN will collaborate to the consolidation of the Hybrid Manufacturing value chain by means of a consortium specially selected for linking research results to technological necessities in the fields of software, monitoring, automation, materials, standardization and end-users. KRAKEN machine will be devoted to the production and reparation of functional parts of any size with dimensional tolerances under 0.3 millimetres and surface roughness under Ra 0,1 µm aiming to achieve 40% reduction in time and 30 % in cost and 25% increase in productivity. KRAKEN machine will be based on hybrid approach merging MEGAROB subtractive machine (working area 20x6x3 metres) together with high efficient metallic and novel non-metallic AM. After the end of the project, KRAKEN machine will be an affordable solution (1.5M€ estimated selling price, lower than current equipment and strategies for the production of final parts) for the customised production of large size functional parts; decreasing time (40%) and cost (30%), increasing productivity (at least 25%) and with a 90 % reduction of floor space required because it uses an ceiling installation broadly extended into the whole industry

Solid urban waste (SUW) is an abundant source for circular products production, but it is generally not exploited. In fact, over 500 kg of municipal waste per capita were generated in the EU in 2020, while only 45% was recycled. The proximity of resources and people, a sufficient scale for effective markets and the ability to shape urban planning and policy are key factors for cities to achieve advancements in this area. REDOL has been conceived to take advantage of this scenario and transform cities into hubs for circularity that implement zero residues strategies while fostering industrial-urban symbiosis (I-US) approaches among local and regional actors. To this end, REDOL will redesign 5 value chains for SUW (packaging, plastics, CDW, textiles, WEEE) ending-up in the production of 12 circular products. Along the value chains a range of new solutions will be implemented for 1) upgrading management technologies to collect, sort and classify SUW, 2) enhancing the processing routes of sorted materials to avoid landfilling and 3) applying cutting-edge digital tools to optimize value chains and interaction among key players. Moreover, REDOL will provide the required organizational procedures, business models and social innovation actions required for the establishment of successful I-US interactions and hubs for circularity at local level. Such an approach will result in the development of guidelines and recommendations for major decision-making bodies and will achieve improved citizens’ perception on SUW as a local resource and on recycled products, thus increasing their participation in separate collection schemes. REDOL will be implemented in Aragon, with Zaragoza in the center of the hub for circularity. This way, REDOL will support its transition towards a zero residues city by 2040. This will imply 144.720 tons SUW/year being re-used, valorized or transformed into secondary raw materials, leveraging economic and GHG emissions savings over 14B€ and 280 ktCO2/year

The overall objective of HERON is to develop and manufacture a comprehensive set of innovative, cost-effective and sustainable tooling for RTM processes as well as the use of high deposition rate ALM technologies, aiming at improving the energy and resource efficiency of the manufacturing of a leading edge and trailing edge for integration on aeronautical demonstrator. To this end, four innovative technologies will be combined and demonstrated at operational environments in aeronautic sector reached TRL 6: A. Modular design for RTM tooling to facilitate leading edge parts demoulding and heating strategies, combining different heating systems in customized surfaces. B. Near real time process monitoring as path to control RTM process parameters (such us temperature) relying on in-mould sensors (thermocouples, strain and pressure gauges), external gauges (thermal cameras) and a control algorithm for thermal distribution. C. High deposition rate hybrid ALM for trailing edge production to reduce resources consumption, using resins specifically developed for aeronautical applications. D. Finally, a fully automated and high accuracy production environment for the manufacturing of the necessary tooling for the leading edge and the application of the ALM technologies for the trailing edge, could ensure an accurate integration on the hybrid laminar wing demonstrators and an easy reparation or modification of the RTM tooling and ALM parts These four innovative approaches can lead up to a direct 25 % of energy consumption reduction, 20 % of cost reduction and 30 % reduction in time cycle for the production of aeronautical structures. The project concept will address 100% tooling needed in the RTM and ALM processes, both for manufacturing and validating purposes, leading to a reduction of CO2 equivalent emission by up 30% linked to the Clean Sky 2 Programme High-level Objectives.