The Sustainable Product Design research center designs sustainable products, uses recyclable and biodegradable materials, optimizes energy consumption, and develops environmentally friendly manufacturing processes.
Skills
Product Design
Sustainable, human-centered design of microtechnical products (medtech, watchmaking, and machinery).
- Medtech products and services
- Watchmaking products and services
- Universal/human-centered design
- Rapid prototyping
- Repairability/reliability/lifespan
- Reuse of products and tools
- Life cycle analysis
Use of materials
Recovery, sorting, and recycling of materials. Use of biodegradable materials.
- Recycling of materials
- Biodegradable materials
- Compliance (RoHS, etc.)
Energy consumption
Economy, optimization, and recovery.
- Low-consumption products
- Low-consumption manufacturing methods
- Low-power harvesting
- Energy consumption analysis and optimization
- Green Lean
- Sustainable ICT
Sustainability of processes
Development and optimization of manufacturing processes that minimize negative environmental impact and maximize positive contributions to the final product (quality, reliability).
- Subtractive processes
- Chemical processes
- Surface treatment processes
- Additive processes
- Standards, norms, and certification
Projects
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