| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/C531434/1 |
| Title: |
Remanufacturing Design Platform Model (RDPM): applying design platform principles to extend remanufacturing practice into new industrial sectors |
| Principal Investigator: |
King, Dr AM |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Bristol |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 2005 |
Ends: |
30 September 2007 |
Value (£): |
118,191
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Design Engineering |
Manufact. Enterprise Ops& Mgmt |
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Interest in Remanufacturing has grown rapidly in recent years because it is one way of achieving greater levels of sustainable development. At present most UK remanufacturing involves individual components within the automotive and military sectors; the most significant exception is with the remanufacturing of commercial photocopying equipment. The purpose of this project is to carry out research into the application of remanufacturing design platforms to enable activity to develop in new sectors such as white goods and consumer electronics. A key goal of the project is to audit and characterise the design features of remanufactured photocopying equipment to assess their application in other sectors. The project will apply and test a remanufacturing design platform model in design of white goods and consumer electronics equipment.This case for support is specifically for a project to be run at the University of Bristol to complement an existing project already running at the University of Bath. The project at Bath (within the EPSRC funded IMRC) employs 1 Research Officer and is due to complete in May 2006; the proposed project at Bristol would employ 1 Research Officer commencing in January 2005 and run for 24 months to finish in December 2006. The project will be undertaken with Xerox, Panasonic, Renishaw and RM plc industrial partners.
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http://www.bris.ac.uk |