01 / Collect
Identify candidate material.
The published collaboration describes composite waste from KTM X-Bow vehicles and end-of-life polypropylene parts.
Case study / KTM Technologies
Put recovered material back into motion.
KTM Technologies and Carbon Cleanup explored how composite waste could move from recovery into engineered materials and mobility components.
The challenge
High-value materials should have more than one use.
Composite scrap and end-of-life parts are difficult to return to production. For a mobility application, the recovered material must also meet the requirements of a defined part and process.
The approach
From waste stream to tested demonstrator.
02 / Engineer
Develop process-ready compounds.
Carbon Cleanup prepared recycled-fiber feedstock while KTM Technologies developed and tested part concepts.
03 / Validate
Test against the application.
The partners evaluated material and component performance for potential future use.
The outcome
A route from scrap to possible parts.
The collaboration explored compounds for injection molding and carbon-fiber needle material for BMC applications. The results show possible routes into demonstrator parts; suitability for another product depends on its requirements and testing.
Your next step
Explore a second life for your material.
Tell us what stream you have and which product or process you want to investigate.
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