An specific approach in design, directed primarily to the products, suggesting that even in the design phase, are considered matters of the final stages of the life cycle (from the disposal) or specific to facilitate early a new life cycle. The main part of the project proposals within the context of the DFE is: design for reuse of materials and components, design for manufacturing, design for greater energy efficiency, design for recycling, design for disassembly etc.
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The Contribution of Ergonomic Analysis in the Product Design for Recycling
Eduardo Romeiro Filho (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil) and Rose Mary Rosa de Lima (Pitagoras Faculty of Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2011
|Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-617-9.ch019
Abstract
This chapter presents a case study about approaches dealing with Design for “X” (DFX), with emphasis on Design for Environment (DFE), specifically Design for Recycling (DFR) and Design for Disassembly (DFD), in a particular social and economic situation, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This approach is justified by the necessity of considering the environmental demands in the production process as well as the information about social demands needed by the designers in the product development process. This research shows that the products are designed only for adaptation on the production process and the demands of consumers. Having the environmental questions in mind, the designers need also consider how to disassembly these products to realize a possibility of recycling.