1. The project "EcoDesignARC"
Marcel Hagelüken
Fraunhofer IZM
The project "EcoDesignARC"
Milan, May 18, 2005
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Projekt Management Financed by the European Commission
Milan, May 18, 2005
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2. Fraunhofer Gesellschaft
58 institutes, around 13,000 employees
leading in applied research in Germany
contract research for industry, service sector and government.
rapid, economical and immediately applicable solutions to technical and organizational problems
90 % of budget (1 billion Euro) through contract research.
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3. Profile Fraunhofer IZM
Our main objective at the Fraunhofer IZM is to support companies in the broad application of microelectronic and microsystem technologies.
Technologies for system integration
Assembly and interconnection technologies
Material and substrate development, characterization and simulation
Advanced system engineering and electrical testing
Application of thin silicon for flexible products and 3D integration, wafer level packaging
Polytronic systems, reel-to-reel manufacturing
Sensors, micro components, micro mechatronics and microsystems
Environmental engineering
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4. Green Electronics Research and Development Service for the Industry
Translating electronics trends into sustainability terms
Product and processtechn. EcoDesign: Analytics and environmental assessment (EE-Toolbox)
Component ReUse, EoL-Strategies
Assessment of remaining lifetime for maintenance and reuse - using life-cycle-units
Service for the Industry
International Networking
component contact area
finish (e. g. pre-tinning)
intermetallic compounds
barrier layer
solder
substrate
conductor
Demonstration Center “Product Cycles
Micro Material Center Berlin
Demonstration-lab for environmental management
Industrial working groups “Lead-free Interconnection Technologies in electronics” and “Design for WEEE/RoHS/EuP”
Electronics Goes Green 2000, 2004
IEEE/ CPMT Chair: TC“Green Electronics”
Cooperation with international Inst.: University Wisconsin, Madison
University Tokyo, University Delft,
MIT, Delhi, UC Irvine, California
Educating EcoDesign
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5. The Project
Awareness Raising Campaign for Electrical & Electronics SMEs
Aim: To raise awareness on eco-design
28 workshops - free of charge - Europe-wide (April-September)
Organizer: Fraunhofer IZM, Berlin
Specialized for small and medium-sized enterprises in the electrical and electronics industry
Focus topic workshops
Financed by the European Commission to support you
A short introduction is given by the slides. Aims, complexity, organizer and the focus are clarified. The audience is addressed and advantages by taking part in the workshops are named. It’s important to put emphasis on the fact, SME playing an active roll in the workshop-programme and cooperation is needed.
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6. The Ecodesign-Network of the Project-Partners
Direction: Fraunhofer IZM
Plus 17 further partners (from 17 countries):
Associations
Consultancies
Chambers of commerce
Research institutes
Contact:
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7. The Project
Awareness Raising Campaign for Electrical & Electronics SMEs
That’s our offer for you:
Bring in your needs, questions, and points of view
Take with you some inspiring ideas, strategies to improve your products
Make use of sustainable networking
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8. Workshop Aims What you might learn:
How to recognize new business opportunities
Proactive compliance with legislation and other market requirements
Develop ideas for own Eco-Design strategies
Have a look into the toolbox of practical approaches
View your products and processes from a new perspective
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