Institute for Innovative Design

The activities of the Institute for Innovative Design focus on applied research and product development with emphasis on enhancing the

• energy efficiency, 
• ergonomics and
• environmental sustainability

during a product's lifetime - from its manufacturing process during its usage until its final disposal. The areas have been devided in 

• sport, training and wellness equipment (recreation)
• heating, ventilation, aircon systems (building)
• solar, biomass, heat pump, insulation (regenerative energy)
• domestic appliances and home control (domestic)
• multimedia

The institute carries out  independent product test in the above fields and is able to presents its ENVY-award to companies for their ENVironment-friendlY product design.  

The institute further consults and assists companies in their overall product development processes and conducts individually arranged projects at different stages such as:

• consulting in issues of product recycling, ergonomics and energy efficient design
• optimising companies' development processes
• collecting market data, generating market surveys and deriving marketing strategies
• securing intellectual proprietary, researching patent data bases and applying for patents
• devising and evaluating of conceptual designs
• developing products and optimising their performance using CAD and other simulation tools
• moderating design validation processes via FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) and compiling data
• assisting in prototyping and product testing
• supporting in project management

Projects in progress and recently carried out are listed under the menu projects.

For further information please contact us.