Bio-Based Alternatives for Lightweighting

🎥BIOntier: The future of lightweight, sustainable materials

At the “Bio-Based Alternatives for Lightweighting” conference, Ahmed Elmarakbi, PhD, CEng, FIMechE, SFHEA and Thierry Renault presented the BIOntier project, a European initiative aimed at transforming materials in the mobility sectors (automotive, rail, aerospace). The aim? To develop lightweight, bio-based composites that reduce our dependence on fossil-based materials while maintaining high mechanical performance.

👉Main strengths of the BIOntier project :
- Collaborative innovation: teamwork with researchers, industrial leaders and SMEs to design high-performance, tailored materials.
- Demonstrators under development: Structural and semi-structural parts are being tested to validate these new solutions.
- Measured environmental impact: Integrated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to evaluate the ecological impact of these sustainable solutions.

This project marks an important step towards a greener, more responsible industry, by creating materials that combine lightweight properties, durability and respect for the environment.

🔗 Watch the conference webcast here: https://lnkd.in/ebYASqui

📢 You can also watch it online and discover more about BIOntier and ZEvRA EU Project — two major projects focused on sustainable and high-performance composites.

🔗 Available now on JEC Composites TV: https://lnkd.in/eu_eQdYy