ANNUAL REPORT 2008 - Gorenje Group

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2008
3.6 DEVELOPMENT
In the field of development and research the majority of activities were focused on the projects for
the provision of competition.
Key development fields:
• energy – research in the field of energy consumption;
• materials – search for new materials that enable new and improved functionality
of products, their ecological suitability and search for alternative materials in
order to reduce production costs;
• management and integration of household appliances – new technologies of
management and integration and services that can be developed.
It is our strategic orientation that external expert partners are included in the research-development
projects, such as co-operation with the world known experts in the scope of the MSESI project
(Gorenje Management Strategy for Excellence in Sustained Innovation), with the Jožef Stefan Institute
Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Ljubljana and Faculty of Electrical Engineering,
Computer Science and Informatics Maribor.
The work on three projects has been successfully completed within the 6th framework EU
programme: the ESTIA project (Enhanced Networked Architecture for Personalized Provision of
AV Content within the Home Environment), COMANCHE (Software Configuration Management
Framework for Networked Services Environments and Architectures incorporating Ambient
intelligence Features) and INHOME (An Intelligent Interactive Services Environment for Assisted
Living at Home).
3.6.1 HOME APPLIANCES DIVISION
NEW GENERATION OF COOKERS
The year 2008 was marked by the largest development project of the last two years, the complete
new generation of cookers based on innovative technologies, excellent ergonomics, care for the
environment and friendly management.
The inclination of the top oven surface has been among the most high-profile achievements and
patents. The patented original solution of the top heater placed in two height levels following the
inclination is related to this exceptional characteristic of the oven.
The following patent has been connected to the temperature influences of the oven operation on
the environment – patented cooling system of the oven enables that the cold air moves between
the furniture and the oven instead of the hot air.
THE GORENJE ORA-ÏTO WHITE COLLECTION
The development of the new minimalist collection of the trendy designed Gorenje Ora-Ïto appliances
in white which continues the successful story with the French designer will repeat or even exceed
the success of the white hit collection.