Recovering valuable materials and components from end-of-life (EOL) products is an important means to mitigate the risk of disruption in the supply of virgin, critical materials. The economic viability of value recovery from EOL products is greatly affected by the dismantling process plan, i.e., the processes and the sequence used to recover components and materials. This paper presents an approach to find the optimal EOL strategy, which includes a method for automatic generation of disassembly model and making decisions on the best disassembly sequence, level and EOL options of components/parts. The approach also proposes to identify bottlenecks; degree of automation and destructive disassembly (dismantling) are considered as schemes to attenuate bottlenecks. The ultimate goal of the work is to provide recyclers with process plans to maximize their economic return and to help designers to evaluate product recyclability. A hard disk drive is used as a case study to demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach.
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ASME 2016 11th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference
June 27–July 1, 2016
Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Manufacturing Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4991-0
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A Method to Optimize Value Recovery From End-of-Life Products
Liang Cong
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Liang Cong
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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John W. Sutherland
John W. Sutherland
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Liang Cong
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Fu Zhao
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
John W. Sutherland
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Paper No:
MSEC2016-8682, V003T08A019; 10 pages
Published Online:
September 27, 2016
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Cong, L, Zhao, F, & Sutherland, JW. "A Method to Optimize Value Recovery From End-of-Life Products." Proceedings of the ASME 2016 11th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. Volume 3: Joint MSEC-NAMRC Symposia. Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. June 27–July 1, 2016. V003T08A019. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2016-8682
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