Quantifying the total cost of ownership by modelling product lifetime

Consumer products produced in contemporary times face the issue of deteriorating durability, repairability and service life compared to products of yesterday. This deterioration is part of a bigger issue called planned obsolescence. Due to a ‘need’ to buy new products regularly, there is rampant consumerism which has created a decrease in raw...

Sustainable 3D printing using eggshells

While Additive Manufacturing is famed for its ability to create complex geometries, sustainability of the technologies is given less attention. Due to the need to melt filament and heat up the printbed, FDM requires a considerable amount of energy. On top of that, valuable and non-renewable resources are used for the production of the commonly...

Sustainable opportunities in the Fashion industry: Easing the transition to a slower, user-inclusive production model for Maium

The fashion industry is one of the most polluting and wasteful industries in the world. This is strictly related to the linearity of its production model, which puts profit and product generation before environmental and social sustainability. Very often this leads to overproduction and huge amounts of waste created. Specifically, the fashion...

Exploring the possibilities of Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing With Wood-Plastic Composites

Design of a smart, household, audio mixing console

IMO - Millennium is a smart, modular au- dio mixing system. It is designed to cater to the music routing needs of a modern household. High fidelity, uncompromising, analogue audio pathways mixed with digital controls. Aesthetics that compliment music equipment of any era, and materials that<br/>will last for ever. Starting off with two audio...