FreeMe project

Toxic Free #metallization process for #plastic surfaces. An #SSbD project funded by @HorizonEU 🇪🇺

[FreeMe project @FreeMeProjectEU]

🎥 New #Video Alert! 🎥
Take a look back at the highlights from @FreeMeProjectEU's final consortium #meeting in #Bergamo and #Milan, where partners gathered to review project #achievements, discuss final #activities, and strengthen collaboration ahead of the project’s completion. 🚀

👉 Watch the video and discover the final steps of the FreeMe journey: https://t.co/FSLSQT38SK

▶️Join FreeMe’s #YouTube channel: https://t.co/sWtalaeDJc

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🔬 @FreeMeProjectEU Science Fact #4: Why Surface Preparation Matters
Did you know that even a single fingerprint can affect how well a coating adheres to a surface? 👆

The oils, moisture, and residues naturally present on our skin can alter surface properties and reduce coating performance. That's why thorough cleaning and surface preparation are critical steps before metallisation and coating processes.

🌿 In advanced manufacturing, success often starts with a clean surface!

#HorizonEu #ScienceFact #Coatings #SurfaceEngineering #MaterialsScience #Innovation #SSbD

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📰 The 4th issue of the FreeMe #Magazine is now available! 🚀

This new issue features an exclusive interview with FreeMe’s Project Coordinator, Graziella Galati, highlights the project’s final #event Coatings 2026 Conference, and the latest #progress of the #consortium towards safer and more sustainable Plating on Plastics (#PoP) #technologies. 🌿

📖 Read the latest issue and discover @FreeMeProjectEU's recent activities and developments on our website: https://t.co/Ehs144IJie

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📰 FreeMe’s final press release is now available!

Organised during the project’s final consortium meeting in Italy, the workshop included practical demonstrations and technical presentations focused on #safer and more #sustainable Plating on Plastics (#PoP) technologies developed within FreeMe. 🧪🌱

🔗 Read the full press release on @FreeMeProjectEU's website and discover how the consortium is supporting the transition towards #SSbD #coating solutions: https://t.co/Ehs144IJie

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🎥 New Video Alert! 🎥
✨ Discover the facilities, #manufacturing processes, and state-of-the-art R&D and Quality Control labs of @FreeMeProjectEU's partner @Stellantis (CRF) in our second Demonstrators series #video!

▶️Join FreeMe’s #YouTube channel: https://t.co/sWtalaeDJc

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FreeMe visited Politecnico di Milano🎓
📍During the second day of FreeMe’s final consortium meeting at @polimi in Milan, an exhibition #booth showcasing @FreeMeProjectEU's dissemination and communication materials, including roll-ups, flyers, agendas, bags, pens, folders, cups, and more was organised. 🎯
The booth provided an excellent opportunity to engage with students, academics, and visitors, presenting FreeMe’s scope, objectives, technologies, and actions towards safer and more sustainable plating on plastics solutions. 🌿🤝

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FreeMe final consortium meeting🚀
The @FreeMeProjectEU consortium has officially gathered in Italy for the project’s final consortium meeting, taking place on 21–22 May 2026 in Italy! ✨

The first day of the #meeting was hosted at the premises of Gruppo Gaser in Bergamo, where partners are discussing the latest technical #developments 🔬, final project activities 📊, and the closing steps towards the successful completion of FreeMe 🎯.

The agenda also included a guided tour of #Gaser’s facilities 🏭, offering valuable first-hand insight into their industrial processes and capabilities ⚙️.

The second day continue at the premises of @polimi, further strengthening #collaboration and technical exchange among the #consortium partners. 🌿

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🎯 New FreeMe achievement!
@FreeMeProjectEU's partner @idener uses advanced DFT simulations to better understand the molecular mechanisms behind ABS substrate etching for safer and more sustainable Plating on Plastics (PoP) technologies. 🧪

The work investigates the oxidation pathways of the three ABS monomers and supports the development of dynamic kinetic Monte Carlo models for safer and more sustainable PoP technologies. 🌿

👉 Read more about the latest achievement on FreeMe’s website: https://t.co/hArZv5xzMx

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📰 FreeMe’s 9th Press Release is now available!
Discover the highlights from @FreeMeProjectEU's final event during the Coatings 2026 conference in Athens, Greece, including:

• The SSbD workshop co-organised with PROPLANET
• Technical presentations from project partners
• Advances in Cr(VI)- and Pd-free metallisation technologies
• Modelling and optimisation tools for sustainable plating-on-plastics processes

The event brought together researchers, industry representatives, and policy stakeholders 🤝 to discuss the future of safe and sustainable surface treatment technologies 🌱

📖 Read the full press release on the FreeMe website: https://t.co/Ehs144IJie

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🎊 As part of the @FreeMeProjectEU, the #SSbD in Practice #Workshop was successfully delivered in Athens, marking the second and final external training activity of the project, co-organised with @PROPLANETeu. 🌍

The workshop 📜 brought together experts from research 🔍 , industry 🏢 , and policy to discuss the practical implementation of Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approaches ⚙️ , highlighting both current progress and remaining challenges.

👏 Special thanks to Prof Kostas Pyrgakis (@uniwa_gr) for chairing the roundtable discussion and to Mirco Valsecchi (#Gaser) for his valuable contribution to the exchange of perspectives.

📰 Read about the SSbD workshop on FreeMe’s #website: 👉 https://t.co/UyZwIWBLMf

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#SSbD in Practice #Workshop successfully completed in Athens, bringing together policy, industry & research leaders.
📽️ Watch the recording: https://t.co/sjZULDtQYo
📰 More info:
https://t.co/Q9BgnTgYdf
Thank you to all speakers & participants!
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🚀✨ @FreeMeProjectEU's final event (#COATINGS2026 Conference) has officially come to a close, on a high note full of innovation, insight, and impact!💥🌍
Dr. Kostas Pyrgakis (@uniwa_gr) showcased the POPEYE framework, highlighting unit operations and predictive models for next-generation plating on plastics technologies.🧪📊
Francisco Daniel García Romero (@idener) delivered a compelling presentation, sharing advanced modelling approaches for Cr(VI)-free metallization of polymers.⚙️♻️

Together, these #presentations captured the essence of FreeMe’s mission, driving forward safer, smarter, and more sustainable metallisation solutions.🌱🔬

🏁 This milestone event marks a key moment for FreeMe, celebrating its major achievements and strong contribution to the transition toward safe and sustainable surface engineering technologies as the project nears completion.🚀✨

A journey of collaboration, innovation, and real impact, setting the stage for what comes next!🤝🌍

#Innovation #Sustainability #MaterialsScience #SurfaceEngineering #ResearchImpact #GreenTech ♻️