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Industrial inauguration 2023

GRADEL PROUDLY PRESENTS
SUSTAINABLE LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING CENTER
MAY 4TH – TIME: 5 TO 11 PM
The Gradel Lightweight division of Gradel Group Sarl is a unique worldwide special machine manufacturer of Hyper lightweight parts using robotic filament additive manufacturing.

GRADEL PROUDLY PRESENTS

SUSTAINABLE LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING CENTER

The Gradel Lightweight division of Gradel Group Sarl is a unique worldwide special machine manufacturer of Hyper lightweight parts using robotic filament additive manufacturing. where experts work together on increasing knowledge of materials, their application, product design, and processing technologies. Our main objective is to understand the complex problems in lightweight in different sectors and create parts and ultimately a production line for our customers. We focus on enabling the use of thermoset composite technology in large-volume applications and on promoting the widespread adoption of additive manufacturing in composites through fundamental development.

 

We started our journey three years ago with the decision to qualify the endless filament wet winding process technology xFK in 3D initiated for Space Industry.  Funded by the Luxembourg Space Agency, supervised by ESA, in collaboration with the Luxembourg Institute for Science & Technology (LIST) and Thales Alenia Space and the associated partner’s Airbus Defence & Space and OHB Systems we have industrialized a first of its kind game-changing technology.

 

The outcome is the Gradel Robotic Additive Manufacturing (GRAM), an endless filament wet winding technology capable to combine all types of fibers (carbon mineral and renewable) with any resin matrix system. The materials are selected according to sustainable and circular economy criteria depending on each application.

 

The components to be manufactured are designed in a fully simulation-driven process with a bionic design “FORM FOLLOWS FORCE” and are produced on multiple-axis industrial robots by the means of GRAM.

 

This is our contribution to the actual global challenges for reducing the consumption of primary resources and energy to the max.

 

COME SEE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT GRAM.

 

DATE: MAY 4TH

TIME: 5 TO 11 PM

LOCATION: GRADEL LW / ZAE ROBERT STEICHEN / 5, RUE BOMMEL / L-4940 HAUTCHARAGE / LUXEMBOURG

SCHEDULE

REGISTRATION:

ARRIVAL:

16:30 to 17:30

 

WELCOME:

17:30 to 17:40

Speaker: Marc Solvi, President of GRADEL Group

 

MESSAGE FROM MINISTRY OF ECONOMY OF LUXEMBOURG:

17:40 to 17:55

Speaker: Christian Tock, Deputy Head of Directorate

 

MESSAGE FROM THE COMMUNE OF KAERJENG:

17:55 to 18:05

Speaker: Michel Wolter, Mayor

 

OUR JOURNEY TO INDUSTRIALISE GRAM:

18:05 to 18:25

Speaker: Dr. Ing. David Macieira, Head of Lightweight

 

SUSTAINABLE LIGHTWEIGHT PAVILION, MADE FOR AND WITH MONTESSORI STUDENTS IN PENZBERG, GERMANY :

18:25 to 18:40

Speaker: Carl Hessler Montessori school Penzberg, student

 

GLOBAL SOLUTION FOR A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM THAT MATTERS:

18:40 to 19:00

Speaker: Claude Maack, CEO of GRADEL

 

DINNER AND TOUR:

19:00 to 23:00

REGISTRATION:

We are looking forward to meeting you at our premises to show you the technology we aim to set as a standard in Space, Aeronautics, Automotive, and more around the globe. Registration under https://www.gradellw.com/event

ACCOMMODATION IN LUXEMBOURG

L’hôtel | Beierhaascht

https://brauhotel.lu/

https://gulliver-hotel-bascharage.booked.net/

https://www.hotelthreeland.lu/

OPEN DOORS FOR SCHOOLS 2023

Open doors for school event at Gradel, Luxembourg – register for the Open Day on May 5th, 2023, at its premises in Hautcharage. 

GRADEL INVITES TO THE  

OPEN DOORS FOR SCHOOLS EVENT 

To mark the Industrial Inauguration on May 4th and the 5th anniversary of the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA), GRADEL Lightweight opens its doors to school groups (secondary and university) and invites to register for the Open Day on May 5th, 2023, at its premises in Hautcharage. 

This event is organized in collaboration with the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), our research partner. School classes have thus the opportunity to participate not only in a guided tour of the GRADEL Lightweight complex, but also of the LIST facility. 

 

We offer:  

  • a 2-hour guided tour through the facilities of GRADEL Lightweight and LIST  

or 

  • a fascinating 2-hour WORKSHOP at GRADEL Lightweight 

Grasp the importance of sustainability and discover how GRADEL is contributing to shape a sustainable future!  

 

DATE: May 5th  

TIME: AVAILABLE TIME SLOTS FROM 08:30 TO 17:00 PM 

LOCATION: GRADEL LW / ZAE ROBERT STEICHEN / 5, RUE BOMMEL / L-4940 HAUTCHARAGE / LUXEMBOURG 

REGISTRATION:

As there are only a limited number of slots available for our workshop on sustainable lightweighting and manufacturing, we encourage you to register quickly at: e.wonner@gradel.lu 

UNICAREERS 2022

Interest for technical careers? Join us!
Internships opportunities as mechanical design engineer, stress calculation engineer, technical buyer, space engineer, programmer, composite materials and advanced manufacturing.

UNICAREERS 2022

Interest for technical careers? Join us!
Internships opportunities as mechanical design engineer, stress calculation engineer, technical buyer, space engineer, programmer, composite materials and advanced manufacturing.

Unicareers

Industry Space Days

28-29 september 2022 – GRADEL will participate and Identify trends and business opportunities within the space sector during the Industry Space Days.
This year’s ISD provides an excellent opportunity to hear from ESA and other key stakeholders in the European space industry, showcase products and services and meet future partners.
Visit our Booth!

JEC

03/05/22 – 05/05/22 – GRADEL and Thales Alenia Space presented on JEC World 2022 an antenna support structure for satellites realised for Thales Alenia Space, realised with the Gradel Robotic Additive Manufacturing (GRAM). GRAM stands for the industrialisation and scaling up of the xFK in 3D endless fiber winding process technology. The mass saving is ~70%, and is by far ahead of all other known process technologies.

TOWARDS BIOSOURCED ULTRA-LIGHT GREEN MATERIALS

GRADEL and LIST are joining forces to develop a biosourced resin to create lightweight composite materials that respect the environment.

Humanity faces one of its greatest challenges: Climate change and the protection of our planet for future generations. In this context, lightweight materials technology is an important piece of the puzzle, limiting the need for primary energy and natural resources in the face of growing demand from a growing population. This relates to a multi-billion-dollar global market for decades to come.

Light-weighting is good. Light-weighting by using durable materials is better. On Tuesday GRADEL and LIST signed, at the JEC World show in Paris, a new partnership financially supported by the National Research Fund as part of the BRIDGES programme. The goal is to reduce the overall carbon footprint of materials by using more environmentally friendly and reusable/recyclable materials such as renewable fibres like linen, mineral fibres like basalt or cellulosic fibres like rayon. The goal is also to work with bio-based resins that can be processed like a thermosetting resin and easily moulded, but also recycled as a thermoplastic. This is the exact definition of vitrimers for which LIST’s materials department has developed unique know-how and scientific expertise.

The idea of ​​the GREENSHAPEr project is to develop formulations of biobased vitrimers that can be used to produce 3D composite parts using the GRAM process developed by GRADEL, meaning that LIST and GRADEL join their respective forces. The project will be carried out from laboratory scale to a TRL 5 demonstrator.

The aim is to close the circular economy gap in existing composite manufacturing processes, and also to recycle fibres and resins at the end of the product’s life, therefore saving natural resources and primary energy associated with them.

A FIRST SUCCESS IN THE SPACE SECTOR

This is not the first attempt by the two partners. GRADEL has in fact developed a new innovative fibre displacement technology, marketed under the brand name xFK in 3D. An initial research and development project was carried out in collaboration with LIST under the supervision of ESA and with the support of the LSA (Luxembourg Space Agency). Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence & Space and OHB are associated customers.

The new industrialised Gradel Robotic Additive Manufacturing (GRAM) facility winds resin-impregnated fibres to build complex ultralight 3D structures, competitive with other technologies used in industry.

A new company, GRADEL LW Sàrl, was also founded in March 2022. An investment of several million euros has been launched to build innovative light structures for the space, aeronautics and mobility of lightweight components at the ZI Bommelscheuer in Bascharage. Not far from there, GRADEL and LIST also share a joint R&D laboratory at the LIST premises in Bascharage.

Luxembourg space resources week

Veranstaltet am 9ten September 2021 in Kasel (bei Trier in Deutschland) im Pauliner Hof.
„Ultraleichtes nachhaltiges Design – unsere Verantwortung nach Corona“
Akteure aus Wissenschaft und Industrie wie Raumfahrt, Automobil, Luft- und Raumfahrt, Ultraleicht-Segelflieger, Yachten werden unter anderem Trends und Chancen rund um nachhaltige leichtfertige Lösungen präsentieren und diskutieren.
Seien Sie Teil davon, das Anmeldeformular ist auf der nächsten Seite beigefügt.

LUXEMBOURG SPACE RESOURCES WEEK, 3-5 may 2022

Come and meet GRADEL during the Space Resources Week 2022, organized in Luxembourg from 3-5 May. In this event, we will present what GRADEL’s robotic lightweight technology can bring into the space resources exploration journey.

Program

VIDEOS OF THE EVENT