Ecointelligent product development aligned with the principles of ECODESIGN and the Circular Economy

As a research group of the department for engineering design and product development, opens an external URL in a new window we have been working in the field of ecodesign in a national and international context since 1996. The main focus of our work lies in the development of ecodesign tools (see QUICK LINKS on the right side) and their implementation in cooperation with companies. Additionaly we provide academic teaching and workshops related to ecodesign.

Our research interests range from raising awareness, the development of environmental assessment methods, product improvements to environmental communication methods.

The long standing project experience and the established contacts to various project partners enable us to participate in various national and international funding programs. In addition to our Team we have a pool of motivated students interested in researching ecodesign questions within the scope of a diploma or PhD thesis.

Workshop

Workshopreihe „Kreislaufwirtschaft in Produkten und Geschäftsmodellen umsetzen“

[Translate to English:] Kreislaufgerechte Produkte und Geschäftsmodelle umsetzen

Wann: 10.01.2025 & 24.01.2025
Wo: St. Pölten

Lernen Sie Methoden und Tools kennen, wie Kreislaufwirtschaft in den eigenen Produkten umgesetzt werden kann. Der ecoplus Bau.Energie.Umwelt Cluster NÖ, opens an external URL in a new window und TIP NÖ, opens an external URL in a new window laden Unternehmen zu zwei kostenfreien Workshops.

Kreislaufgerechte Produkte entwickeln

Wann: 24.02.2025
Wo: Raaba-Grambach

In diesem Workshop werden Methoden und Tools vorgestellt und angewendet, wie Kreislaufwirtschaft in den eigenen Produkten umgesetzt werden kann.

2 Tages Seminar: Digitale Tools für Kreislaufwirtschaft und Ecodesign

Wann: 23.01.2025 & 24.01.2025
Wo: Feldkirch

Erfahren Sie in diesem zweitägigen Seminar, wie Sie die Prinzipien der Kreislaufwirtschaft erfolgreich in Ihrem Unternehmen integrieren.

News

Unplugged Exhibition

07. October 2024

Exhibition of Circotronic Project — © TU Wien - Forschungsgruppe Ecodesign

We are connected to the power supply 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. And just as nature rests in winter and people sleep, this exhibition serves as a…

Ecodesign Workshop in Barcelona

29. November 2023

Project partners discuss circularity tasks — © Philipp Feuchter

The project team met in Barcelona to take part in the Ecodesign Workshop

CIRCOTRONIC partnermeeting in Ljubljana

13. June 2023

Visit of exhibition "Aparati na turneji" — © Kasia Kupińska

At the end of May, the consortium of the Circotronic project met for the first joint partner meeting in the beautiful Slovenian capital Ljubljana.

Recast of the Ecodesign Directive

08. April 2022

Brown judge gravel that hammers on trasparent plastic cup

In March 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a new Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) to cover all products on…

Ongoing research projects

CSR:H - Circular Social Residency Informationhub

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Development of a methodology for the digital recording and conception of new business and financing models for the recycling and reuse of building products.

MEDUSA - Multi-Megawatt Medium-Voltage fast Charging

Development of a megawatt fast charging station for the decabonization of heavy-duty vehicles

AI5Production

Training and small-scale projects in the areas of legal framework conditions, environmental assessment, eco-design, business models for a circular economy

DRUMS - Deep Tech & Robotics for Human-Centered Manufacturing Systems

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Development of teaching and learning materials and a learning platform to make manufacturing processes more efficient, automated and sustainable.

CIRCOTRONIC - Increasing circularity in electronics production

Developing solutions, building an international network of laboratories, and formulating policies for more recyclable electronic products

RHODaS - Reinventing High-performance pOwer converters for heavy-Duty electric transport

Optimization of integrated motor drive powertrains for heavy-duty long-distance electric vehicles using novel wide bandgap semiconductor materials.

CROCEMS - Collaborative Robotics for Circular Economy in Manufacturing Sectors

[Translate to English:] oranger kollaborativer Roboterarm mit Greifwerkzeug

Development of learning materials for collaborative robots used to improve the circular economy in manufacturing.

Head of research group

Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.Wolfgang Wimmer

Send email to Wolfgang Wimmer

Contact

Research group ECODESIGN (E307-02-01)

Institute of Engineering Design and Product Development

Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Campus Getreidemarkt
Lehargasse 6, 1060 Vienna

Object 7 (Object BD), 4. floor

Quick Links

Below you can get direct access to our tools and materials on ecodesign, environmental assessment and circular economy for different sectors.

>> ECODESIGN PILOT, opens an external URL in a new window

>> Lehrunterlagen AbBau, opens an external URL in a new window

>> Circular Economy Webtools, opens an external URL in a new window

>> ECODESIGN Assistent, opens an external URL in a new window

>> D4R PILOT for Mobile Electronics, opens an external URL in a new window

>> PILOT for textiles, opens an external URL in a new window