Polina Ivanova

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🏆 Only a fraction of industrial and electronic products in Europe is recycled – and most rare earths still come from mines in Asia and the Global South. With the 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗿-𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, Knorr-Bremse AG, supported by the CIRCULAR REPUBLIC team and UnternehmerTUM, is looking for 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗠𝗘𝘀 changing this reality with cutting-edge dismantling and recycling technologies. 💡 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 🤖 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 Solutions employing 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to safely disassemble complex products into recoverable components, especially industrial products: • Robotics and automation for complex product disassembly • AI-powered vision systems and robotic arms to sort specific materials • Automated material separation and preparation for recycling • Repair, refurbishment and remanufacturing • Reverse logistics for industrial components ⛏️ 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝘄 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 Startups and SMEs focusing on the 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 from products and infrastructure, including sorting and pre-treatment of secondary material streams: • 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: washing, shredding and remelting waste into secondary raw materials • 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: recovery of ferrous / non-ferrous metals and critical raw materials (e.g. REE, lithium) • 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: pyrolysis, depolymerisation and solvolysis to convert materials into monomers, fuels or oils 🏆 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁: • 𝟮𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 € prize money for each of four winners • Up to 𝟭𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 € for a proof-of-concept project with Knorr-Bremse • Visibility as one of 10 finalists at IFAT worldwide in Munich on 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 • Access to industry decision-makers at 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗿-𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲 👉 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘄 and turn your circular innovation into tomorrow’s leadership. 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟬𝟮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🔗 Learn more via the link in the comments.