OPENING SPEECH AT THE AUTOMOTIVE CIRCLE CONFERENCE ON “SUSTAINABILITY IN PRODUCT AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING 2024”

We were happy and proud to be invited by the OEM advisory board to kick-off the Automotive Circle conference on sustainability in product and production engineering. Together with participants from automotive OEMs and suppliers, we intensively discussed the current challenges and solutions for implementing circular product development. Selected insights from the conference:

Circular Products: Legal compliance or uniqueness

Gemeinsam mit der Universität Stuttgart hat die Unternehmensberatung COALAXY in der Studie „Resiliente Produktentwicklung – Kreislaufgerechte Produktarchitekturen für zukunftsfähige Produkte und Unternehmen“ die entscheidenden Erfolgsfaktoren für das Gelingen einer kreislaufgerechten Produktentwicklung herausgearbeitet. DZusammenfassung: Die Kreislaufwirtschaft ist ein Modell der Entwicklung, der Produktion und des Gebrauchs von Gütern, bei dem bestehende Materialien und Produkte so lange …

Twin Transformation event with Dassault Systèmes

Great speakers and a great audience discussed the successful implementation of the circular economy and digitalisation in practice at our networking event together with Dassault Systèmes in the 3D Experience Lab. At our event, we highlighted the design of circular products using the success factors of circular product development with input from business and science. …

First koala adopted: Ruins Way Baz

COALAXY stands for a complementary balance of ecological, social and economic goals. In addition to providing professional advice in the area of product sustainability, we will be making a targeted impact in the area of biodiversity in the future. The adoption of Ruins Way Baz fills us with particular joy. His story is painfully linked …

COALAXY at the beyond economy festival

The beyond economy festival marks the departure towards a digital and sustainable economy and creates space for knowledge exchange, networking and the basis for joint development projects. It is the start of the beyond economy movement, a platform that aims to unite leading players from various sectors of the economy, the environmental and sustainability scene …

Twin Transformation: Successfully linking the circular economy and digitization

In a study entitled “Resilient product design – circular product architectures for sustainable products and companies”, management consultants COALAXY and the University of Stuttgart have identified the key success factors for the success of circular product development. Digitization plays a key role here, which is still underestimated by most companies. In our article, we use …

COALAXY Grand Opening

The COALAXY opening celebrations began with a sneak preview of the latest results of the “Resilient Product Development” study, which was conducted together with Professor Matthias Kreimeyer and Merlin Stoelzle from the Institute for Construction Technology and Technical Design (IKTD) at the University of Stuttgart. Exciting discussions during the presentation, many kind words before the …

KIT „Summer School“: Circular Factory for the Perpetual Innovative Product

Dr. Thilo Pfletschinger had the opportunity to hold great discussions with pioneering scientists from the circular economy on July 9 at the “Circular Factory for the Perpetual Innovative Product” summer school, organized by the Institute of Production Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Together with Professor Matthias Kreimeyer from the Institute for Construction …

LMU “IMPACT ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY”

The Impact Entrepreneurship Day of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center took place on July 8 and was characterized by motivating presentations such as those by Zarah Bruhn from socialbee and many exciting discussions on the stage and in the historic atrium of Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU). As a participant in the “START with Business Modelling …