TU Darmstadt and Heidelberg Set Up an Environment Portal for Ecological Product Development

In cooperation with the Technische Universität Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) has set up an intranet-based environment portal that provides in-house developers with more support for ecological product development processes.

Customers receive useful information on Heidelberg products and their environmental compatibility. The project was unveiled at the closing symposium organized by Transfer Unit 55 of the TU Darmstadt on November 21 and 22, 2007. Representatives from various associations, industry and political circles spoke on the topic of “EcoDesign: From theory to practice.” The five participating companies reported on the results of the three-year project funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation).