Reuse of scrap wood: in a building product

Climate is changing. The average temperature on earth is rising due to excessive emissions of greenhouse gasses such as CO2. In the meantime the economy is a linear economy where a produced from exhaustive materials are consumed and turned into waste. In order to fight climate change and exhaust the earth less the greenhouse gas emissions need...

Circular kitchen appliances: Designing an induction hob fit for repair and remanufacturing

Context <br/>The amount of electronic waste keeps growing, half of which is white goods. In the meantime a transition from gas hobs to induction hobs is taking place. Induction hob have a shorter lifetime and contain more valuable materials. As a consequence, the induction hob e-waste will increase significantly. <br/><br/>To prevent a further...

Hydrogen absorption and conservation of operational capabilities in remanufactured bearing steel exposed to corrosion

The corrosion of bearing steel often leads to accelerated damage and loss of properties that condition their service life. This damage is further exacerbated with the absorption of hydrogen into the material, generated from corrosion reactions happening at the surface. A remanufacturing process is proposed to recover the operating capabilities...

Supplier management improvement for remanufacturing: How signature companies can improve supplier collaboration with respect to remanufacturing

This research lays forward a framework where supplier segmentation, supplier collaboration models, and supplier development strategies are integrated, specifically for remanufacturing. As remanufacturing is gaining popularity this pioneering research may serve as a first step towards more research for<br/>companies that are willing to drive...

Strategic design for remanufacturing

BoorsmaRemanufacturing is one of the product recovery approaches in a circular economy. In the remanufacturing production process, used products are returned to their original product specifications. When compared to original manufacturing, remanufacturing results in lower raw material consumption and reduces carbon emissions. Despite having...

Investigating Metal 3D Printing of Spare Parts for Re-manufacturing Fuel Injection Pumps

The goal of this graduation project was to investigate if 3D printing could serve as a promising alternative for manufacturing spare parts needed for the re-manufacturing of diesel injection pumps. This project was conducted under the EU ReCiPSS project, along with the support of Robert Bosch GmbH. The proposition was investigated on three...

Remanufacturing as a strategy for a circular built environment: An investigation into the potential of remanufacturing of disassembled façade elements of De Satelliet. DNB Complex

The building industry is material intensive and is responsible for approximately 40% of the total waste generated across the European Union. It operates on a ‘take-make-dispose’ model due to which key issues such as resource scarcity, waste generation, and environmental pressure occur. The circular economy has been attributed to the need to...

Capabilities required to tackle barriers to remanufacturing

The transition towards a circular economy proposes to deliver sustainable, lower carbon opportunities to society, governments and companies. This paper focuses on finding barriers encountered during remanufacturing activities and interpreting the barriers by using a framework for dynamic capabilities. Dynamic capabilities enable companies to...

Combined analyses of costs, market value and eco-costs in circular business models: eco-efficient value creation in remanufacturing

Eco-efficient Value Creation is a method to analyse innovative product and service design together with circular business strategies. The method is based on combined analyses of the costs, market value (perceived customer value) and eco-costs. This provides a prevention-based single indicator for ‘external environmental costs’ in LCA. The...

How to sell refurbished smartphones?: An investigation of different customer groups and appropriate incentives

As smartphones are being replaced at an increasing rate, it becomes more and more important to find ways to reuse (parts of) existing phones. This research investigates the potential of selling refurbished smartphones using a quantitative study. An online survey was conducted questioning 250 respondents, in which the perceived consumer risks and...

A design tool for refurbishment: Generating industry specific design rules

This thesis presents the results of a single case study performed at Philips Refurbished Systems, focusing on a medical imaging system: interventional X-ray, which enables Image Guided Therapy (IGT). The goal of the study was to add value to the refurbishment activities at Refurbished Systems by developing design rules for refurbishment. This...

Paving the way towards circular consumption: Exploring consumer acceptance of refurbished mobile phones in the Dutch market

In the transition towards a circular economy, refurbishment can be applied to regain value from used products, and to reduce waste. Refurbishment is a process in which a professional company collects and restores used products in order to resell these products to new consumers. Building on insights from the remanufacturing literature, this...