Title :
United Technologies Corporation´s approach to life cycle management
Author :
Legarth, Jens B. ; Swarr, Thomas E. ; Huang, Ellen A.
Author_Institution :
United Technol. Res. Center GmbH, Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
As a provider of diverse high technology products and services, United Technologies Corporation (UTC) is faced with unique challenges in its Design for the Environment, Health, and Safety efforts. The broad range of UTC products manufactured includes Pratt and Whitney aircraft engines, Carrier heating and air conditioning systems, Otis elevators, Sikorsky helicopters, Hamilton Standard aerospace systems, and United Technologies Automotive components. This presentation discusses the activities to integrate proactive environmental, health, and safety considerations with business drivers into the product design and development of UTC products
Keywords :
design for environment; health hazards; management; product development; safety; Carrier air conditioning systems; Carrier heating systems; Design for the Environment, Health, and Safety; Hamilton Standard aerospace systems; Otis elevators; Pratt and Whitney aircraft engines; Sikorsky helicopters; United Technologies Automotive components; United Technologies Corporation; high technology products; high technology services; life cycle management; proactive environmental considerations; proactive health considerations; proactive safety considerations; product design; product development; Aerospace safety; Air conditioning; Aircraft propulsion; Elevators; Health and safety; Heat engines; Helicopters; Manufacturing; Product safety; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 1999. Proceedings. EcoDesign '99: First International Symposium On
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0007-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747671
