AWARDED STARTUP

HASP is a project aimed at introducing technological, process (lower environmental impact in terms of energy consumption) and product innovation in the sector of advanced carbon fiber reinforced composite materials.

The project was born following research and experimentation conducted in the local production chain of reference given the opportunity for growth and the intrinsic differentiation of the system local production.

The innovations introduced have had an impact on energy savings, savings on raw materials, reduction of manpower hours and reduction of production waste. The technological innovation concerns the industrialization of two stations which, in the production line, replace the traditional piece care machinery (e.g. press) revolutionizing the heating/cooling methods of the molds.

The solution identified made it possible to facilitate heating and cooling of the production equipment, minimizing the inertia of the molding support.

Carbon Mind, through the following investment project, has strengthened the offer, adding prototyping and testing services to the already existing engineering services.

The laboratory created thanks to the investment has been equipped with the most suitable equipment to offer a complete range of services for the technological characterization and qualification of raw materials, semi-finished and finished products.

The funded project guaranteed the startup industrial competitiveness in terms of support from the initial design, through 3D prototyping, to the creation of components in composite material.

THE RESULT: compared to the previous model, the new platform designed by Carbon Mind allows a total weight reduction of 40%, a reduction in the transport box volume of 20% and a better assembly sequence. These results have enabled the ACO to achieve an important objective: the reduction of the carbon footprint on the environment.

In fact, the reduced weight and volume made it possible to reduce the pollutant emissions related to transport.

Thanks to the close collaboration with HP Composites SpA, which has manufactured the composite parts with the experience and craftsmanship that has always distinguished it, Carbon Mind has achieved a success that, between technological innovation, Efficient use of materials and advanced features, will accompany the company towards future challenges.

The project involves a series of investments that will be able to make significant changes in the setting of the sales relationship with the customer and improve/increase the incoming flows of leads and sales, i.e. acquire and generate interesting contacts that can become sales both online that offline.
The general objective of this project is to carry out a paradigm shift in Carbon Mind supported by different tools and activities that leads to a more natural and effective way of selling, based on a digital transformation of all commercial processes.

The advantages that the company will have at the end of the project are:

1. opening of e-commerce sales channels and improving Carbon Mind’s online positioning to generate incoming leads and sales (online and offline);
2. acquisition of new customers and opening of new businesses with international suppliers and customers;
3. improvement of the company’s online coverage at a national and international level by optimizing the marketing tools available;
4. consolidation of the nerolegero (R) brand and corporate storytelling.