Project Ecobuk aims to demonstrate a Circular Economy for products containing composite materials. Together with partners from industry and knowledge institutes across Europe, we re-design case products from automotive, building and furniture sectors. The progress… Ecobulk progress reports
The drum, made by laminating birchwood, was designed to bring out the warm sound of wood while maintaining the sharpness of a snaredrum. The project started from my wish to design and build a drum… Signature snaredrum
What if we could add value by repairing a product? We put the idea to test by repairing a broken bowl. Conny Bakker and Marcel den Hollander explored the idea in a series of Value… Value Added Repair
Much of the value of composites is in their composition; attempts to separate the fibres from the resin have so far only resulted in low grade materials. This outdoor furniture preserves the material’s structural value… Blade table
This bench preserves the composite material’s structural value by cutting panels directly from a used wind turbine blade. The slotted bench was made to explore the concept of structural reuse: reuse of structural material rather… Slotted Bench
Can cascading extend the material lifetime of large composite products, for example wind turbine blades? Wind turbines are designed for a service life of 20 to 25 years after which they are decommissioned. At end… Cascading composites
Circular Design of Composite Products: A Preliminary Framework Based on Insights from Literature and Industry Joustra, Jelle; Flipsen, Bas; Balkenende, Ruud Paper presented at PLATE conference 2019, Berlin. Composite materials are an attractive material choice… Design Framework
Directly after release of the SR30 pyranometer, I worked on its first class counterpart to complete the new style pyranometer range. The style, introduced by SR05 and SR30, is characterised by the small footprint area… SR15 pyranometer
In October 2017 I started at TU Delft with my PhD research “Design strategies for composites in a Circular Economy”. The research is embedded in Horizon 2020 project Ecobulk. My aim is to develop a… Circular composites
So I’ve got this shockproof and waterproof camera to bring on sailing trips, but there should be more fun uses… I figured attaching it to a kite to make aerial pictures would be a neat… Kite photography