The company was founded in 2010 as a branch of a well known family-owned bakery/pastry shop in the south of Austria. It started with a first try to invent a new generation of potato crisps, which can be consumed without bad conscience. The latter is usually caused by the high calories in common crisps. The idea behind this invention was to offer crisps that are produced without added fat but with natural ingredients. Because of the hot air baking procedure the shape of the crisps is not flat but round like small balls.

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION High-tech industrial progress leads to growing generation of hazardous carbon and glass fiber waste in production processes and with end of life of products (wind rotor blades, airplanes, ...). Currently materials containing these strategic materials are disposed of in landfills, an expansive state of the art which requires innovative technology to be solved. The European Commission Circular Economy Action Plan presents a set of interrelated initiatives to establish a strong and coherent product policy framework.

The Austrian SME was founded in 2011. It is based in the west of Austria, where also the production site is located. In the founding year, the first prototype was already presented to an international trade audience. In the following years, the prototype was further developed and the company focused on building both national and international business relationships and increasing sales. Since the beginning, the focus of technological development has been on the needs of the customers. The company develops and produces industrial digital direct printing solutions.

Wind power represents approx. 25% of the new energy installed worldwide and it is estimated to become the most attractive energy segment by 2030. This is due both to its environmental benefits and to the attractive business opportunities it entails - the global wind power market is estimated to grow over €94.3 billion between 2017 and 2025. However, in order to effectively exploit this opportunity, wind plant owners need comprehensive solutions that enable them to efficiently manage their wind turbine components and to reduce their operational costs.