Closing the loop: (Re-) Design for Disassembly and Circular Economy (RWTH Aachen / Politecnico di Milano Summer School)

Friday, 12 April 2024 at 14:00 (CET)

3 – 7 June 2024

3 – 7 June 2024

One of the main strategies to achieve sustainable, green production is a circular economy. To close material life cycles, the EU is currently passing multiple legislations that regulate reparability, recycling quotas, and digital product passes for a range of products. Substantial financial and ecological potential lies in remanufacturing of components and materials. Design for Disassembly (DfD) is a useful tool in this context and an emerging field of research. Moreover, the implementation of automated disassembly systems will enhance conventional manual systems and enable a wider range of strategies, such as remanufacturing, to scale it into a profitable business case. Today, product design and designing for end-of-life are still separated in common practice even though “smart” product design and adapted production systems are the most powerful tools to facilitate practical end-of-life revalorization. This summer school aims to overcome this barrier and make product designers and system planners aware of their potential impact. Learning Objectives Students will learn: - when and why to use DfD. - how can design make reusing, remanufacturing, repair, recycling easier. - how automated, flexible remanufacturing systems can be used to implement efficient remanufacturing. - what are practices in the industry today (especially the automation of systems). - how can opposing goals be overcome (i.e. designing for long life vs. DfD). - how can longer lifecycles (including repair or redesign by users) be facilitated. Further goals of the summer school: - Encourage formation of networks between the universities regarding green technologies. - Encourage exchange about own fields of studies. - Encourage sharing of learned information and experience through participants. Image credits: Enric Domas

One of the main strategies to achieve sustainable, green production is a circular economy. To close material life cycles, the EU is currently passing multiple legislations that regulate reparability, recycling quotas, and digital product passes for a range of products. Substantial financial and ecological potential lies in remanufacturing of components and materials. Design for Disassembly (DfD) is a useful tool in this context and an emerging field of research. Moreover, the implementation of automated disassembly systems will enhance conventional manual systems and enable a wider range of strategies, such as remanufacturing, to scale it into a profitable business case.
Today, product design and designing for end-of-life are still separated in common practice even though “smart” product design and adapted production systems are the most powerful tools to facilitate practical end-of-life revalorization. This summer school aims to overcome this barrier and make product designers and system planners aware of their potential impact.

Learning Objectives

Students will learn:

- when and why to use DfD.
- how can design make reusing, remanufacturing, repair, recycling easier.
- how automated, flexible remanufacturing systems can be used to implement efficient remanufacturing.
- what are practices in the industry today (especially the automation of systems).
- how can opposing goals be overcome (i.e. designing for long life vs. DfD).
- how can longer lifecycles (including repair or redesign by users) be facilitated.

Further goals of the summer school:

- Encourage formation of networks between the universities regarding green technologies.
- Encourage exchange about own fields of studies.
- Encourage sharing of learned information and experience through participants.

Image credits: Enric Domas

For the detailed programme please visit https://idealeague.org/redesign_for_disassembly_and_circular_economy-2024/

For the detailed programme please visit https://idealeague.org/redesign_for_disassembly_and_circular_economy-2024/

RWTH Aachen, Germany

RWTH Aachen, Germany

Not specified

There are no registration and accommodation fees. Students from IDEA League member universities selected to participate in a summer school only have to pay for their own travel costs where applicable.

There are no registration and accommodation fees. Students from IDEA League member universities selected to participate in a summer school only have to pay for their own travel costs where applicable.

Application is open to Master and PhD Students of the member universities of the IDEA League Alliance http://idealeague.org : - Chalmers University of Technology - ETH Zürich - Politecnico di Milano - RWTH Aachen - TU Delft

Application is open to Master and PhD Students of the member universities of the IDEA League Alliance http://idealeague.org :

- Chalmers University of Technology
- ETH Zürich
- Politecnico di Milano
- RWTH Aachen
- TU Delft

In order to apply you need to **login to SiROP with your university account**. When your email belongs to a partner university the affiliation is created automatically. After successful affiliation you can return to this event and you will find a **button "Apply" right at the top**. If you need to affiliate manually please see: http://bit.ly/sirop-affiliate

In order to apply you need to **login to SiROP with your university account**. When your email belongs to a partner university the affiliation is created automatically.

After successful affiliation you can return to this event and you will find a **button "Apply" right at the top**.

If you need to affiliate manually please see: http://bit.ly/sirop-affiliate

The following documents will be requested from you as attachments you will have to upload with your application: - Curriculum vitae & publications list - Letter of motivation - Letter of recommendation (optional) - Supervisor approval (for PhD students from Chalmers)

The following documents will be requested from you as attachments you will have to upload with your application:

- Curriculum vitae & publications list
- Letter of motivation
- Letter of recommendation (optional)
- Supervisor approval (for PhD students from Chalmers)

For more information please read the FAQ: https://idealeague.org/students/summerschools/ If you have any further questions regarding the application process, please contact the organizer office@idealeague.org.

For more information please read the FAQ:

https://idealeague.org/students/summerschools/

If you have any further questions regarding the application process, please contact the organizer office@idealeague.org.