Hamburg-based start-up 3D Spark can celebrate a major success: Deutsche Bahn has approved the young company’s CO2 reporting tool for the production of on-demand spare parts. The solution enables a precise, automated calculation of the CO2 footprint per component – broken down by material, manufacturing process and post-processing. This enables the railroad to make reliable decisions to reduce its environmental impact and at the same time make production processes more efficient.
Fruitful cross-university support
The three founders of 3D Spark, Fritz Lange, Ruben Meuth and Arnd Struve, originally come from Helmut Schmidt University – University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU), where they started out with their start-up idea. Even at this early stage, they received support from
Successful transfer from science to industry
The integration of 3D Spark’s CO₂ reporting tool into Deutsche Bahn’s production processes is also an example of the successful implementation of sustainable technologies in industry. It shows how start-ups can develop innovative solutions that have a positive impact on the environment and the economy through targeted support and cooperation with universities and consulting networks.
Read more in the 3D Spark blog: Deutsche Bahn Approves 3D Spark’s CO₂ Footprint Reporting for On-Demand Spares Production
