Pub Date : 2005-12-12DOI: 10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619353
R. Wever, C. Boks, H. van Es, A. Stevels
For almost a decade Philips Consumer Electronics has been performing environmental benchmarking as a way of evaluating and improving the environmental performance of its products. This benchmarking is performed on product-only level and aims at five focal areas; energy, weight, packaging & transportation, potentially hazardous substances, and recyclability. It is believed that by combining the results from individual benchmark studies more general business performance conclusions may be drawn. In the past some preliminary studies have been done in this field. This paper reports on a more extensive study concerning the focal area of packaging & transportation. This analysis has yielded insights that could not have been obtained from product-level reports. It has been found that there are two distinct groups of products in the Philips CE portfolio, both asking for their own specific design and management approach. A second study is performed to determine what distinguishes these two groups. Finally, a case study on Philishave packaging was performed to verify the findings.
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Pub Date : 2005-12-12DOI: 10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619264
H. Hiraoka, N. Iwanami
To achieve an effective re-use of parts, Part agent that is a combination of network agent and RFID attached to part is proposed. Initial simulation using network agent shows the possibility of the system. The operation stage when the part is out of management of manufacturer is considered to be the critical stage for realizing re-use of parts. A scheme is proposed using Part agents to provide the user with advices on maintenance based on the user's preference. The simulation with simulated Part agents shows the effectiveness of the scheme. Remaining issues including the function of the system and its implementation is discussed
{"title":"Network Agent's Advice for Promoting the Reuse of Mechanical Parts","authors":"H. Hiraoka, N. Iwanami","doi":"10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619264","url":null,"abstract":"To achieve an effective re-use of parts, Part agent that is a combination of network agent and RFID attached to part is proposed. Initial simulation using network agent shows the possibility of the system. The operation stage when the part is out of management of manufacturer is considered to be the critical stage for realizing re-use of parts. A scheme is proposed using Part agents to provide the user with advices on maintenance based on the user's preference. The simulation with simulated Part agents shows the effectiveness of the scheme. Remaining issues including the function of the system and its implementation is discussed","PeriodicalId":383623,"journal":{"name":"2005 4th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132934174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2005-12-12DOI: 10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619387
K. Han, Min‐soo Kim
Recently there has been a growing interest in the design and manufacturing of the muffler tube due to the strict environment regulations. A muffler is an important part used to reduce noise and to purify exhaust gas in cars and heavy equipment. The shape of the muffler tube and the number of the tube hole has been made variously according to the weight and function of the car. The perforating technique of the muffler tube has a great influence on the manufacturing cost. In this study, metal forming analysis has been carried out to investigate the perforating process for the muffler tube and predict an optimal forming conditions of the muffler tube. Also its simulation results by the finite element method were reflected to the die design and the manufacturing system for the muffler tube. The perforating process is performed in the longitudinal direction of the tube. According to the simulation results, when the shear angle of punch was similar to the tube curvature, the optimal shape was obtained. Also when the clearance of die was 0.2 mm, the burr was minimized and optimal shear section was obtained
{"title":"A Study on the Design and Manufacturing Process of the Muffler for Heavy Equipments considering Environment","authors":"K. Han, Min‐soo Kim","doi":"10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619387","url":null,"abstract":"Recently there has been a growing interest in the design and manufacturing of the muffler tube due to the strict environment regulations. A muffler is an important part used to reduce noise and to purify exhaust gas in cars and heavy equipment. The shape of the muffler tube and the number of the tube hole has been made variously according to the weight and function of the car. The perforating technique of the muffler tube has a great influence on the manufacturing cost. In this study, metal forming analysis has been carried out to investigate the perforating process for the muffler tube and predict an optimal forming conditions of the muffler tube. Also its simulation results by the finite element method were reflected to the die design and the manufacturing system for the muffler tube. The perforating process is performed in the longitudinal direction of the tube. According to the simulation results, when the shear angle of punch was similar to the tube curvature, the optimal shape was obtained. Also when the clearance of die was 0.2 mm, the burr was minimized and optimal shear section was obtained","PeriodicalId":383623,"journal":{"name":"2005 4th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing","volume":"220 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133513263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2005-12-12DOI: 10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619312
K. Masui
For stable equilibrium between disposal of EOL products and supply of recycled materials, production planning is necessary in the recycling plants as well as the usual manufacturing site. As the first stage to make production plan, forecast of amount of discarded EOL products by using multi-regression analysis is investigated in this paper. The results obtained show that the criterion variable, namely amount of EOL products can be calculated by the approximate expression considered population, temperature and so on as predictor variables
{"title":"Calculation of amount of discarded end-of-life products by using multi-regression analysis","authors":"K. Masui","doi":"10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619312","url":null,"abstract":"For stable equilibrium between disposal of EOL products and supply of recycled materials, production planning is necessary in the recycling plants as well as the usual manufacturing site. As the first stage to make production plan, forecast of amount of discarded EOL products by using multi-regression analysis is investigated in this paper. The results obtained show that the criterion variable, namely amount of EOL products can be calculated by the approximate expression considered population, temperature and so on as predictor variables","PeriodicalId":383623,"journal":{"name":"2005 4th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128879156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2005-12-12DOI: 10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619242
K. Masuzawa
The article is an introduction to SEG's "green procurement initiatives, " which seek to create eco-friendly products and achieve the "elimination of harmful substances" for greater environmental quality
{"title":"Case Studies of Recent Trends in Green Procurement at Various Companies","authors":"K. Masuzawa","doi":"10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619242","url":null,"abstract":"The article is an introduction to SEG's \"green procurement initiatives, \" which seek to create eco-friendly products and achieve the \"elimination of harmful substances\" for greater environmental quality","PeriodicalId":383623,"journal":{"name":"2005 4th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133859727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2005-12-12DOI: 10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619338
N. Kimata, K. Takata
This paper will refer about a part of the study to develop the eco-design system how to design the environment conscious buildings, scientifically. The study was based upon the up to date LCA methodology and real site and process data. Through this study of the assessment, authors had acknowledged remarkable results about the impacts by the siding components for housings, and recognized the importance of the scientific study in eco design.
{"title":"An Eco-Design Study on the Sidings for Housings","authors":"N. Kimata, K. Takata","doi":"10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619338","url":null,"abstract":"This paper will refer about a part of the study to develop the eco-design system how to design the environment conscious buildings, scientifically. The study was based upon the up to date LCA methodology and real site and process data. Through this study of the assessment, authors had acknowledged remarkable results about the impacts by the siding components for housings, and recognized the importance of the scientific study in eco design.","PeriodicalId":383623,"journal":{"name":"2005 4th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115615942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2005-12-12DOI: 10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619376
S. O'rafferty, F. O'Connor
The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) has recognized that industry and other key stakeholders need to embrace ecodesign thinking and practice. A national ecodesign initiative for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been proposed to provide a structured approach of engaging and enabling these stakeholders. Design Wales were commissioned to work on Stage 1 of the initiative. This paper introduces the proposed models for implementing the ecodesign initiative in Wales along with the next stage of the development process.
{"title":"Proposed models for implementing an ecodesign initiative in Wales","authors":"S. O'rafferty, F. O'Connor","doi":"10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619376","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619376","url":null,"abstract":"The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) has recognized that industry and other key stakeholders need to embrace ecodesign thinking and practice. A national ecodesign initiative for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been proposed to provide a structured approach of engaging and enabling these stakeholders. Design Wales were commissioned to work on Stage 1 of the initiative. This paper introduces the proposed models for implementing the ecodesign initiative in Wales along with the next stage of the development process.","PeriodicalId":383623,"journal":{"name":"2005 4th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114799068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2005-12-12DOI: 10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619265
S. Kondoh, Y. Nishikiori, Y. Umeda
Environmentally conscious manufacturing has gained more and more interests in recent years. For achieving it, closed-loop manufacturing system where products are made from used products, parts and materials taken-back from market, as well as new ones, should be established. Focusing on factories, complicated fluctuations of amount, quality, and timing of these taken-back resources make effective planning and control of these factories very difficult. In this paper, a conceptual factory model of a closed-loop manufacturing system is designed considering material flow, with these various kinds of fluctuations. It also illustrates a prototype factory model that has developed for aiming at handling these fluctuations
{"title":"A Closed-loop Manufacturing System focusing on Reuse of Components","authors":"S. Kondoh, Y. Nishikiori, Y. Umeda","doi":"10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619265","url":null,"abstract":"Environmentally conscious manufacturing has gained more and more interests in recent years. For achieving it, closed-loop manufacturing system where products are made from used products, parts and materials taken-back from market, as well as new ones, should be established. Focusing on factories, complicated fluctuations of amount, quality, and timing of these taken-back resources make effective planning and control of these factories very difficult. In this paper, a conceptual factory model of a closed-loop manufacturing system is designed considering material flow, with these various kinds of fluctuations. It also illustrates a prototype factory model that has developed for aiming at handling these fluctuations","PeriodicalId":383623,"journal":{"name":"2005 4th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114827490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2005-12-12DOI: 10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619390
G. Guilloux, Marie-Marguerite Gabillard, N. Gondran, S. C. Rizo, C. Brodhag
There exists few tools to help the designer to advise or choose a material, to obtain precise information about its impacts on the environment. The question is to know how the existing tools can answer the questions of the designers, if they satisfy their expectancies and if they are useful to help him to have a broader view of the environmental impacts of the product that is designed. Two types of eco-materials library were identified: the tangible material's libraries and the databases. Initially, these various tools and the specific information that they provide on the environmental aspects will be defined. Within this framework, a description of 3 French materials library and 2 data bases will introduce a comparison of the data collected on 2 types of materials, the polypropylene and aluminum. The results of this work will be presented within a workshop with designers. The outcome of the workshop will orient the reflection on the level of information that is necessary for the designer in his work The final objective is to answer, with the designers, to the following questions: Are the existing tools sufficient? Can one single tool answer the totality of expectancies? Is it necessary to use a series of tools to answer expectancies? In this case, do the designers need a guide to know the type of information that is provided by the different tools in order to facilitate their approach? Is a new tool necessary? Which specific form must this new tool have? Which type of environmental contents and information does it have to propose in order to be used in varied contexts and to answer the needs of designers without being too far from scientific rigor?
{"title":"\"Ecomatériauthèques\": visibility on the environmental impact of materials to help decision-making of designers?","authors":"G. Guilloux, Marie-Marguerite Gabillard, N. Gondran, S. C. Rizo, C. Brodhag","doi":"10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619390","url":null,"abstract":"There exists few tools to help the designer to advise or choose a material, to obtain precise information about its impacts on the environment. The question is to know how the existing tools can answer the questions of the designers, if they satisfy their expectancies and if they are useful to help him to have a broader view of the environmental impacts of the product that is designed. Two types of eco-materials library were identified: the tangible material's libraries and the databases. Initially, these various tools and the specific information that they provide on the environmental aspects will be defined. Within this framework, a description of 3 French materials library and 2 data bases will introduce a comparison of the data collected on 2 types of materials, the polypropylene and aluminum. The results of this work will be presented within a workshop with designers. The outcome of the workshop will orient the reflection on the level of information that is necessary for the designer in his work The final objective is to answer, with the designers, to the following questions: Are the existing tools sufficient? Can one single tool answer the totality of expectancies? Is it necessary to use a series of tools to answer expectancies? In this case, do the designers need a guide to know the type of information that is provided by the different tools in order to facilitate their approach? Is a new tool necessary? Which specific form must this new tool have? Which type of environmental contents and information does it have to propose in order to be used in varied contexts and to answer the needs of designers without being too far from scientific rigor?","PeriodicalId":383623,"journal":{"name":"2005 4th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing","volume":"105 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114704172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2005-12-12DOI: 10.1109/ECODIM.2005.1619368
T. Ooki, S. Watanabe, O. Uchida, H. Kanzaki, S. Okamoto
Although rapid growth of registered industrial waste and domestic waste was settled down, amount of waste from a business sector, mainly small and medium size enterprises was still increasing. These wastes are not included within the 19 kinds of registered industrial waste, and a local government holds a responsible for its final treatment. It is necessary to clarify the key factors why recycling and reuse of these wastes was disturbed. One of the important items was found to be a waste paper. Tokyo University of Information Sciences (TUIS) and Chiba city municipal government was conducted a joint study. The aim of this study is to develop an effective recycling system of waste paper for small and medium size enterprises. In this experiment, a collection bag was distributed to 19 partner offices and the partner put this bag at the corner of the office or an appropriate place in the building. 5 companies of waste paper recovery in Chiba city cooperated with our experiment, and collected the waste papers from the collection bag by the regular sampling duration. The amount of the collected papers was measured at the same time. Consequently, a magazine and mixed paper occupied the majority. Next was a corrugated cardboard. It was found that almost offices could not segregate the papers sufficiently. After the experiment, second questionnaire survey was carried out for the partner enterprises.
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