On May 11 & 12, 2023, the 1st International Conference on Lightweight Materials took place at Politecnico di Milano premises in Milan, Italy. The conference is organized in the context of LightMe project, an Open Innovation Test Bed, funded by […]
The FreeMe project is pleased to invite you to the EU Green Week Partner Event on the 7th of June 2023 from 9:30 to 12:30 CET. This online workshop is co-organized by the FreeMe and MOZART projects and will focus […]
Plating on plastics is a process where a thin layer of metal is applied to a plastic substrate. This is often done to enhance the appearance of the plastic part or to improve its functional properties, such as its durability […]
Plating on plastics is one of the main plating processes that is currently used to achieve the metallization of plastic substrates. However, this process is associated with several environmental concerns. Specifically: The use of hexavalent chromium, a toxic and carcinogenic […]
The International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th, 2023. Under this frame, the FreeMe project aims to highlight the importance of gender dimension within research activities. In a previous blog post, we discussed the hazards associated with the electroplating […]
Workers in the electroplating industry are dealing daily with the hazards associated with their profession. How do they understand and control these hazards and risks? Is their approach different from the experts’? According to an article by Sadhra et al. […]
FreeMe’s project ultimate goal is to increase the safety and sustainability of plating on plastics process. The results that will be generated within the project will be valuable assets in the target market of plating on plastics. A research study […]
The main electroplating hazards and the hierarchy of controls.Following two blog articles on the basics of electroplating process, its benefits, and its many applications, we would like to bring into light the hazards related to this plating process.Electroplating can be […]
Within a collaborative project, it is very important for each partner to clearly identify and protect their background and foreground knowledge. In the FreeMe project, 12 partners are collaborating, bringing their own expertise and knowledge to obtain new results. Therefore, […]
The concept of safety and sustainability by design has been examined within the EU borders for quite some time now. Five documentations have been published already, with the proposed approaches for the SSbD framework. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of […]
