Revolutionizing Remanufacturing: How REWIRE is Transforming Europe’s Manufacturing Industry

REWIRE: Accelerating Europe’s Industrial Circular Transition

REWIRE, a project funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program, aims to make remanufactured products as efficient, adaptable, and trustworthy as new ones. This initiative supports Europe’s transition towards smarter, more circular manufacturing by leveraging robotics, AI, digital twins, and FAIR data. By combining industrial expertise and Integrated Remanufacturing Demonstrators (IRDs), REWIRE demonstrates the scalability of remanufacturing in practical applications.

Empowering Remanufacturing

REWIRE focuses on a closed-loop framework of Triage, Plan, Simulate, and Assure to enable fast and auditable remanufacturing decisions. By restoring products to ‘like-new’ condition, this framework maximizes material recovery, reduces carbon footprint, and promotes interoperable deployment across various sectors.

Targeted Innovations

Through IRDs at Dromone Engineering, Centro Ricerche Fiat, and Danfoss Power Electronics, REWIRE automates processes for earth-moving couplers, gearboxes, and power drives, respectively. By integrating robotics, AI triage, digital twins, and traceability, the project enhances efficiency, quality, and sustainability in remanufacturing.

Remanufacturing extends product lifespan, reduces virgin material usage, and lowers emissions. REWIRE enhances these benefits by providing tools for traceability, compliance, safety, and productivity. The project also focuses on skills development, stakeholder engagement, and standardization to ensure widespread adoption of remanufactured products.

Collaborative Consortium

The consortium comprises research organizations, industrial partners, and NGOs from across Europe. Together, they address challenges such as traceability, digital system integration, autonomous robotics, decision support tools, and skills development. The project officially commenced in May 2026 and involves partners from eight European countries.

Disclaimer

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under grant agreement No 101293592.

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