{"id":4058,"date":"2021-08-05T16:01:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T14:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websites.fraunhofer.de\/stec\/zentren\/center-for-frugal-products-and-manufacturing-systems\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T08:40:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T07:40:56","slug":"center-for-frugal-products-and-manufacturing-systems","status":"publish","type":"centre","link":"https:\/\/s-tec.de\/en\/centers\/center-for-frugal-products-and-manufacturing-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Frugal Products and Manufacturing Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The research conducted at the Center for Frugal Products and Manufacturing Systems (ZFP) focuses on enabling and supporting companies in implementing simple, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions \u2014 so-called \u201cfrugal innovations.\u201d
In addition to services and consumer goods, the center particularly emphasizes the capital goods sector, including machinery, equipment, and components. The ZFP offers its expertise to interested companies through consulting, training, and support in solution development. In collaborative projects with ZFP partners, companies can access a dedicated development environment for frugal innovations, featuring demonstrators and comprehensive case studies. The ZFP works in close cooperation with the S-TEC centers and other renowned research institutions in Germany and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The research work at the center is aimed at enabling and supporting companies in the implementation of FI from the service and consumer goods sector and especially in the capital goods sector of machines, plants and components. The center provides interested companies with its competencies for consulting and prototype development. In addition, companies can access a development environment for frugal innovations in joint projects with partners of the center. The center itself cooperates closely with the S-TEC centers and other renowned research institutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main research topics at Center for Frugal Products and Manufacturing Systems<\/h4>\n\n\n\n