To strengthen the scientific understanding of product design and engineering
To stimulate and accelerate the development of
- innovative, complex and highly structured products
- suitable production processes
To create a generic discipline across the different industrial sectors and to stimulate contacts between industry and academia
The aim of the Section is to
- consolidate European activities in this field
- organize biennial conferences
- establish a network and create a database of practitioners
- support educational activities and develop teaching material
Section activities
Annual business meeting
The next meeting of the Section is scheduled for
26 April 2010.
Biennial conference in conjunction with
- ECCE-8, Berlin, Germany, 25-29 September 2011
- WCCE-8, Montreal, Canada, 23-27 August 2009
1st EFCE industrial course on PD&E in spring 2011
EFCE Excellence Award in Product Design and Engineering 2011 (in preparation)