Remanufacturing-X aims to establish remanufacturing as a strategic enabler for a climate-neutral and digitally sovereign European industry by transforming remanufacturing into a high-value, data-driven pillar of Europe’s circular economy. The project aims to create a trusted and interoperable ecosystem in which artificial intelligence (AI), digital twins and data spaces enhance decision-making, efficiency, and sustainability across value chains.

Digital solutions for circular manufacturing

To achieve this, the project is developing a Remanufacturing Digital Product Passport (REM-DPP) and a Remanufacturing Data Space (RDS) that enable secure, standardised and EcoDesign-compliant information flows. AI-based tools support smart disassembly, lifecycle optimisation and quality assurance, augmenting human functions safely and efficiently.

Industrial pilots and standardisation

Remanufacturing-X validates replicable solutions in five industrial pilots covering textiles, food, machinery, maritime applications and batteries. The project’s complementary measures include:

• a digital marketplace connecting suppliers and users of circular services, materials and product parts and enabling new circular business models;
• dynamic pricing and transparency regarding environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria;
• digital and inclusive training to prepare the workforce; and
• social innovation to help build public trust.

Beyond the project’s duration, the platform will continue to evolve, enabling industrial stakeholders to make ongoing use of the marketplace and digital tools.

DIN contributes its expertise in standardisation to the project. The objective is to align the developed approaches with existing standards and to anchor the project’s results in national, European and international standardisation efforts.

For further information please see the project's website Remanufacturing-X and the website of the European Commission.

Project duration

09/2026 – 08/2029

Project coordination

UNINOVA – Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias – Associação (Portugal)

Project partners

• Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain)
• Università Politecnica delle Marche (Italy)
• Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS) (Greece)
• University of Patras (Greece)
• Politecnico di Bari (Italy)
• University of the Aegean (Greece)
• IDEASSOC – Instituto para o Desenvolvimento e Inovação Tecnológica (Portugal)
• AITEX – Asociación de Investigación de la Industria Textil y Cosmética (Spain)
• Information Catalyst for Enterprise Ltd (United Kingdom)
• CE.S.I. Centro Studi Industriali S.r.l. (Italy)
• Clesgo GmbH (Germany)
• PROFACTOR GmbH (Austria)
• Laboratoire Virtuel Européen dans le Domaine de l’Interopérabilité des Entreprises (Belgium)
• Innomine Digital Innovation Hub Nonprofit Kft. (Hungary)
• IDC Italia S.r.l. (Italy)
• EIT Manufacturing West S.L. (Spain)
• Aphaia Europa S.L. (Spain)
• DIN German Institute for Standardization (Germany)
• Picvisa Machine Vision Systems S.L. (Spain)
• Fermentum Engenharia das Fermentações S.A. (Portugal)
• Pama S.p.A. (Italy)
• Oceanscan – Marine Systems & Technology Lda (Portugal)
• Voltfactory GmbH (Austria)

Associated partners

• Tokyo University of Technology (Japan)
• National Chengchi University (Taiwan)
• Aoyama Gakuin University (Japan)
• The University of Tokyo (Japan)
• Osaka Institute of Technology (Japan)

Project funding

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. Grant Agreement ID: 101295053