21/09/2010

The design methods so-called "Design for Disassembly" (DFD) are recently in the limelight, despite being born by derivation from the more famous "Design For Assembly" (DFA) in the early 90's. In recent times the DFD began to be seriously considered by the planners, under pressure from such ELV Directives (cars), WEEE (electronics), RoHS (hazardous materials) on Design for Environment (DFE), and by the increased difficulties in obtaining raw materials.

A design that takes into account since the beginning of the DFD has a competitive advantage when they face an ACL, making it easier to obtain EcoLabel labels, which are now a significant selling point. , consentendo il recupero di assiemi riutilizzabili o di materie prime. The DFD is therefore a vital part of the DFE, as it proposes techniques aimed at simplifying the disassembly of a product, or in order to facilitate maintenance, or to make more rapid disassembly total of an object to be recycled, allowing recovery of reusable assemblies or raw materials.