and there is also a video describing the process on youtube:
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Olympus Wooden Camera
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
HP guidelines for disassembly
No more adhesives.
Use of more metals, which are more easily recycleable than plastics.
Use of plastics families, rather than chemically disparate plastics, such as aromatic-based and olefin-based.
More snap fits.
Clear markings indicating types of plastic used.
“Our view of design for disassembly is very much as it is for the design for assembly,” says Winston A. Knight, professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Rhode Island and author of several books on industrial design. “If you concentrate on simplifying the overall product by reducing the number if parts then this has just as much impact on disassembly as it does on assembly.”
Recycled polyethylene from HP printer cartridges is compounded with glass fiber, recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from soda bottles and other materials into a plastic that replaces polycarbonate on a piece that holds the light source on optical scanners. “The structural stability of that piece is very important for optical clarity,” say’s HP’s Frey. It’s not only a good environmental move; the cost of the new compound is less than PC. The recycled material is referred to as RPET.
found this information here
Use of more metals, which are more easily recycleable than plastics.
Use of plastics families, rather than chemically disparate plastics, such as aromatic-based and olefin-based.
More snap fits.
Clear markings indicating types of plastic used.
“Our view of design for disassembly is very much as it is for the design for assembly,” says Winston A. Knight, professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Rhode Island and author of several books on industrial design. “If you concentrate on simplifying the overall product by reducing the number if parts then this has just as much impact on disassembly as it does on assembly.”
Recycled polyethylene from HP printer cartridges is compounded with glass fiber, recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from soda bottles and other materials into a plastic that replaces polycarbonate on a piece that holds the light source on optical scanners. “The structural stability of that piece is very important for optical clarity,” say’s HP’s Frey. It’s not only a good environmental move; the cost of the new compound is less than PC. The recycled material is referred to as RPET.
found this information here
design for the environment + dissasembly
found these guidelines here
manufacture without producing hazardous waste
use of clean technologies
reduce product chemical emissions
reduce product energy consumption
use of non-hazardous recyclable materials
use of recycled material and reused components
design for ease of disassembly
product reuse or recycling at end of life.
Components which are of adequate quality can be refurbished or reused.
Metallic parts can be separated easily into categories which increases their recycling value.
Disassembled plastic parts can be easily removed and recycled.
Parts made from other material such as glass or hazardous material can easily be separated and reprocessed.
Designing for ease of disassembly, to enable the removal of parts without damage.
Designing for ease of purifying, to ensure that the purifying process does not damage the environment.
Designing for ease of testing and classifying, to make it clear as to the condition of parts which can be reused and to enable easy classification of parts through proper markings.
Designing for ease of reconditioning, this supports the reprocessing of parts by providing additional material as well as gripping and adjusting features.
Designing for ease of re-assembly, to provide easy assembly for reconditioned and new parts.
Materials, enabling the disassembled materials to be easily recycled but the principles can apply equally to disassembled parts for Re-manufacture or reuse.
Fasteners and Connections, enabling easy and quick disassembly.
Product Structure, enabling rapid and economic disassembly.
manufacture without producing hazardous waste
use of clean technologies
reduce product chemical emissions
reduce product energy consumption
use of non-hazardous recyclable materials
use of recycled material and reused components
design for ease of disassembly
product reuse or recycling at end of life.
Components which are of adequate quality can be refurbished or reused.
Metallic parts can be separated easily into categories which increases their recycling value.
Disassembled plastic parts can be easily removed and recycled.
Parts made from other material such as glass or hazardous material can easily be separated and reprocessed.
Designing for ease of disassembly, to enable the removal of parts without damage.
Designing for ease of purifying, to ensure that the purifying process does not damage the environment.
Designing for ease of testing and classifying, to make it clear as to the condition of parts which can be reused and to enable easy classification of parts through proper markings.
Designing for ease of reconditioning, this supports the reprocessing of parts by providing additional material as well as gripping and adjusting features.
Designing for ease of re-assembly, to provide easy assembly for reconditioned and new parts.
Materials, enabling the disassembled materials to be easily recycled but the principles can apply equally to disassembled parts for Re-manufacture or reuse.
Fasteners and Connections, enabling easy and quick disassembly.
Product Structure, enabling rapid and economic disassembly.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Sketches
Chameleon
- modular wallpaper
Creature
- Centralized Brain
- Friendly + compelling
- Multiple Outputs
Cell
- Armadillo
- Reveal / Open
- Light-up parts that are broken etc.
- Modular
- Color Coding
- modular wallpaper
Creature
- Centralized Brain
- Friendly + compelling
- Multiple Outputs
Cell
- Armadillo
- Reveal / Open
- Light-up parts that are broken etc.
- Modular
- Color Coding
Monday, November 3, 2008
Project Timeline
CMYKreation
Week 1:
- Problem definition
Week 2:
- Continue to define problem
- Sketching
- E-waste Research
Week 3:
- Fixability + Sustainability Research
- E-waste Research
- Sketching
Week 4:
- E-waste Research
- Energy + Material Research
- Emotive / Happiness Research
- Sketching
Week 5:
- E-waste Research
- Energy + Material Research
- Emotive / Happiness Research
- Sketching
Week 6:
- Emotive / Happiness Research
- Model + Prototyping
- Sketching
Week 7:
- Model + Prototyping
- Sketching
- Model Testing
Week 8:
- Model + Prototyping
- Model Testing
- Final Model
Week 9:
- Final Model
- Finalizing Concept
Week 10:
- Finalizing Concept
Week 1:
- Problem definition
Week 2:
- Continue to define problem
- Sketching
- E-waste Research
Week 3:
- Fixability + Sustainability Research
- E-waste Research
- Sketching
Week 4:
- E-waste Research
- Energy + Material Research
- Emotive / Happiness Research
- Sketching
Week 5:
- E-waste Research
- Energy + Material Research
- Emotive / Happiness Research
- Sketching
Week 6:
- Emotive / Happiness Research
- Model + Prototyping
- Sketching
Week 7:
- Model + Prototyping
- Sketching
- Model Testing
Week 8:
- Model + Prototyping
- Model Testing
- Final Model
Week 9:
- Final Model
- Finalizing Concept
Week 10:
- Finalizing Concept
Monday, October 27, 2008
Field Trip!
Leaving from DAAP blue box at noon on Friday.
We're visiting an e-waste recycling site in columbus
2050 East Williams Road
614.209.4471
Here's the website.
We're visiting an e-waste recycling site in columbus
2050 East Williams Road
614.209.4471
Here's the website.
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