Competence center product.innovation-net.ch

Researchers: 

I. Hartel, A. Verbeck, Prof. P. Schönsleben

Partners:

Schools for applied science in Bern (Prof. U. Josi, Prof. T. Pato), Biel (H. Schwab), Freiburg (J. Bersier), St. Gallen (Prof. Butz, Prof. Schumacher), St-Imier (P. Pasche), Solothurn (R. Schnaidt) and Zurich (M. Krohn, G. Schiesser), Institute for Design and Construction Methods (IKB) of ETH Zurich (Prof. M. Meier), Institute of Work Psychology ETH Zurich (Prof. G. Grothe)

Financed by: 

The project partner. A financial support by the CTI, is aspired.

Motivation:

Based on experience gained from the working group ''Future developments in the area of CA-product design'', a national competence center for innovative product development was established. The competence center is a dynamic alliance of employees from the institutes transferring product development knowledge into industry.

The objectives of the project are:

• Collaboration between the ETH and the Schools for Applied Science is focused on the transfer of knowledge
• Knowledge for the organization of innovation processes, as well as for technical aspects of new products.
• Together research projects will be conducted.

The following activities are in progress:

• Several projects have been started. Some are internal projects, while a few are with industrial partners.
• The development of a new learning technology is being planned.