Performance evaluation of DFE tools

Author

Birch, A. ; Hon, K.K.B. ; Short, T.D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

fYear

2010

fDate

11-13 Jan. 2010

Firstpage

51

Lastpage

56

Abstract

The latest enhancement of CES Selector and DFMA software has introduced the capacity for the user to estimate the eco-impact of a product during its early design stage. This addition of environmental assessment capabilities gives both tools a useful asset. However, to be successful in industry, a Design for Environment (DFE) tool must have real appeal to the designer. This paper presents a comparison between Granta´s Eco-audit tool, the Industrial Design Consultancy´s LCA Calculator, Product Ecology Consultants´ (PRe) Eco-it 1.3 tool and Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc.´s (BDI) DFMA 2009 software, with the focus on generating improvements to the usability and appearance of a DFE tool. A case study was conducted to assess the tools and perceived problems were highlighted.

Keywords

design engineering; environmental factors; Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc; CES selector; DFE tools; DFMA 2009 software; Eco-it 1.3 tool; Granta eco-audit tool; design for environment tool; eco-impact estimation; environmental assessment capabilities; performance evaluation; Design for Environment; Eco-design; Simplified LCA;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Responsive Manufacturing - Green Manufacturing (ICRM 2010), 5th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ningbo

Type

conf

DOI

10.1049/cp.2010.0412

Filename

5629161