Assessment Tool for Recycling Oriented Product Design and Disassembly Process Planning

Abstract

Abstract High disassembly costs limit an effective recycling of electrical and electronic appliances. Since these costs are fixed at the design stage and arise at the disassembly stage both fields need support in terms of a tool. This paper provides a close lock at a new developed method. The method measures the design performance and computes data for the planning stage by forming disassembly segments, predicting disassembly times and costs, determining the disassembly sequence and evaluating the product attributes such as product structure, joining techniques, materials, further utilization, segments and disassembly.