1.11 Design for manufacturing maintenance, repair and disposal

Question 1

Sustainability

Answer 1

The management of resources to minimise depletion and pollution

Question 2

Reduce

Answer 2

Minimising wastage

Question 3

Reuse

Answer 3

Making it possible to use products or parts again

Question 4

Recycle

Answer 4

Recovering the parts and materials from unwanted product to be used again

Question 5

Repair

Answer 5

Designing products so that they can be put back in working order if something breaks or goes wrong

Question 6

Rethink

Answer 6

Considering the adoption of more sustainable alternatives

Question 7

Refuse

Answer 7

Avoiding unsustainable materials or products

Question 8

Upcycling

Answer 8

Creative reuse of unwanted products and materials to manufacture higher value items.

Question 9

Making products as efficiently as possible

Answer 9

Using self finishing product such as polymers
Buying pre-made external components
Factory planning
Using adhesives as opposed to mechanical fasteners

Question 10

Who are at the forefront of disassembly?

Answer 10

BMW since 1994. They have set up a recycling and dismantling centre in Germany to research the disassembly potential of new vehicles.