Circular Design

Circular design for the future of your products

Products designed to be recyclable, reduce waste and greenhouse gas emissions and promote the elimination of unwanted dependencies in the supply chain. Circular product design approaches - like repairability, modular design or mono-material design – facilitate recycling and/or enable further possibilities of “getting into the loop”.

We at Fraunhofer CCPE work together with partners and customers to develop individual ideas, concepts and scenarios for closed-loop recycling of products from various industries. Our expertise includes extensive methodological knowledge of the design and construction of products as well as the selection of suitable materials and manufacturing processes. Specific approaches include mono-material design and lightweight design.

Do you have questions about implementing circular design in your product development? We are at your side with our expertise and support you in the development of sustainable solutions.

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Further Information

 

Design study “Child seat”

In a circular economy, products are kept in circulation for as long as possible and used as intensively as possible by consumers. CCPE researchers have demonstrated this using the example of a child seat.

 

Design study “Transport box”

Concept of a reusable transport box for food shipping that meets strict cold chain and sustainability requirements and integrates modern technologies.

 

System Mapping

After analyzing the product, the R-strategies are applied to scenarios such as CO2 or raw material savings. The results show the effects of a modified product design and derive an innovation path.

The Fraunhofer CCPE team “Circular Design” introduces itself:

Patents

Designschutz Kindersitze
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
Patent No: DE 402022100721-0001
Date Issued: Nov 2022

Designschutz Kindersitze
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
Patent No: DE 402022100721-0002
Date Issued: Nov 2022

Our Research Departments and Competencies

 

Zusammenarbeit

Our Services

The range of services offered by the Fraunhofer CCPE includes a variety of products, technologies and services that are available for use in industry. This is an overview.