Reclaiming chips generated in machining
Reclaiming chips generated in machining
Reclaiming chips generated in machining
The REVIR research project is underway, with support from the Basque Government's ELKARTEK call for proposals.
On October 1st, the first official meeting of the REVIR project consortium was held. The purpose of this project is to revalue chips generated in machining through innovative transformation routes based on solid-state recycling and additive manufacturing.
Why is this important?
- Because exporting chips at a waste price and reimporting raw materials such as titanium, nickel, aluminum, or copper increases the cost of processes and the carbon footprint.
- Because converting chips into raw materials reduces costs, emissions, and vulnerabilities in the value chain.
- Because it allows Basque industry to become more resilient, greener, and more independent.
From the Mondragon Unibertsitatea Faculty of Engineering, we lead the consortium and contribute our expertise through the High-Performance Machining and Advanced Materials Forming Processes research groups. We also participate with the support of key infrastructures from the Basque Digital Innovation Hub (Machining Cell, Servo-Mechanical Press), and are responsible for the development, consolidation, and validation of clean chip generation technologies and manufacturing routes for highly recyclable chips.
Our partners in this challenge are UDEUSTO, EHU, CEIT, AZTERLAN, LORTEK, TECNALIA, and TEKNIKER. The REVIR consortium combines extensive experience in materials characterization, forming processes that enable solid-state recycling, and additive manufacturing technologies, providing a comprehensive view throughout the entire material chain. Furthermore, this collaboration acts as a demonstration cell for the interactions that can occur in the metallic materials value chain in the Basque Country.
In the coming months, we will continue to advance the development of REVIR, with the commitment to continue contributing knowledge and sustainable solutions to the Basque industrial sector.
The REVIR project, Revalorización de la viruta generada durante el proceso de mecanizado, has been funded by Collaborative Research Grant Programme in Strategic Areas - Elkartek Programme. Reference: KK-2025/00114
