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Product production ecosystems for the reuse of modules in the extended product life cycle
Sven Wehrend; Konrad Frischkorn; Magda Berkhahn; Thomas Eickhoff; Jan Rei
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2024
Editor:
Dieter Krause; Kristin Paetzold-Byhain; Sandro Wartzack
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DfX
Institution:
Institute of Product Development and Mechanical Engineering Design, Hamburg University of Technology; Institute for Machine Elements and Systems Engineering, RWTH Aachen University; Institute of Machine Tools and Factory Management, Technische Universitat Berlin; Institute of Virtual Product Engineering; University of Kaiserslautern; Institute of Design Engineering and Drive Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology; Product Life Cycle Management (PLCM), TU Darmstadt; wbk Institute of Production Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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153-162
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This paper examines the circularity of products across different product types. The focus is on short circulation paths such as remanufacturing and refurbishing, which offer the greatest value retention. To achieve this, products must have a modular design so that modules can be easily dismantled and reused via standardized interfaces. Sensors are required to record service life-relevant influences and digital module twins to store this data. Other topics include the requirements for modular products for efficient, highly automated disassembly and reassembly as well as the automated configuration of new products from modules with a defined remaining service life.
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