{"id":44768,"date":"2026-10-08T03:09:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T02:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deutschland-nederland.eu\/projects\/ii-circle\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T03:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:35:13","slug":"ii-circle","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/deutschland-nederland.eu\/en\/projects\/ii-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"II-CIRCLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the II-CIRCLE project, companies, material\/recycling (plastic) value-chain actors and knowledge institutions in the German&ndash;Dutch border region are developing an integrated, SME-ready approach that uses virtual models to re-use knowledge and shorten development cycles.<br \/>\nIn many SMEs in the plastics processing industry&mdash;who will increasingly have to comply with EU requirements on recycling&mdash;product development still follows a trial-and-error approach: materials are tested and adjusted until they &ldquo;fit&rdquo;. This costs time and money, and the knowledge gained is often not properly documented. With recyclates and bio-based materials the problem becomes more severe due to missing material property data and batch-to-batch differences, leading to unstable processes, additional prototypes, more test cycles and higher failure costs. At the same time, requirements driven by eco-design and DPP\/ESPR are increasing: material choice, origin\/traceability and recyclability must be evidenced early and documented consistently.<br \/>\nFor the first time, four building blocks are combined into one workflow:<br \/>\n1) Validated measurement and test data in a materials database (mechanical and rheological properties, processing windows, cycle time, traceability),<br \/>\n2) Digital Twin for virtual assessment of manufacturability, performance and failure risks,<br \/>\n3) AI-based decision support providing an explainable, robust recommendation (less scrap\/rework despite variability), and<br \/>\n4) DPP\/ESPR core fields for substantiation and reporting.<br \/>\nValidation will be carried out in two complementary pilots using different material types: the Philips OneBlade (10 prototypes) and a German injection moulding use case with recycling assessment. Targets include: &gt;20% shorter development time, &gt;20% fewer physical test cycles, &gt;25% less material loss\/overdesign, and improved circularity in the design phase. Results will be made available to SMEs through trainings, an adoption toolkit and the Virtual Lab 4 Circularity. TRL: 4 &rarr; 7&ndash;8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","pr-category":[275],"pr-priority":[288],"pr-stat":[315],"class_list":["post-44768","projects","type-projects","status-publish","hentry","pr-category-high-tech-systems-materials-htsm-3","pr-priority-a-more-innovative-programme-area","pr-stat-new"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deutschland-nederland.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projects\/44768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deutschland-nederland.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/projects"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deutschland-nederland.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/projects"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deutschland-nederland.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pr-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deutschland-nederland.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pr-category?post=44768"},{"taxonomy":"pr-priority","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deutschland-nederland.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pr-priority?post=44768"},{"taxonomy":"pr-stat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deutschland-nederland.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pr-stat?post=44768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}