1. Life Cycle Assessment DS-70
Sustainable Product Development
Life Cycle Assessment DS-70
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2. Life Cycle Assessment DS-70
Summary of Assessment done by Codde
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3. Scope of this LCA: 4 stages
Raw material & Energy
Emissions
Incl. production of raw material & transport from source / supplier to factory
Manufacturing
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4. Scope of this LCA: 4 stages
Manufacturing
Raw material & Energy
Distribution
Packaging & Transport
Emissions
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5. Scope of this LCA: 4 stages
Manufacturing
Distribution
Use
incl. servicing
Emissions
Energy & Transport (service)
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6. Scope of this LCA: 4 stages
Manufacturing
Emissions
End of life
Distribution
Energy & Transport
Use
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7. Scope of this LCA: 4 stages
Raw material & Energy
Emissions
Manufacturing
Raw material & Energy
Emissions
incl. production of raw material & transport from source / supplier to factory
End of life
Distribution
Packaging & Transport
Energy & Transport
Emissions
Use
incl. servicing
Emissions
Energy & Transport (service)
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8. 11 Indicators for environmental impact
Resources depletion (reduction)
-          Raw Material Depletion Verbruik van grondstoffen
-          Energy Depletion Verbruik electrische energie
-          Water Depletion Water verbruik
Air pollution
-          Global Warming Carbon Footprint / Broeikaseffect / CO2
-          Ozone Depletion Gat in Ozonlaag
-          Air Acidification Zure regen
-          Photochemical Ozone Creation Smog
-          Air Toxicity Giftige lucht
Water pollution
-          Water Toxicity Giftig water
-          Water Eutrophication Overbemesting / chemische voedingsstoffen
Waste Production
-          Hazardous Waste Production Gevaarlijk afval 
resources
emissions
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9. Global Warming Greenhouse effect
What happens:
Some gases block infrared emission from the Earth
Main contributors: CO2, CH4, N2O, CFC’s
Effects: global warming, rise of sea level, change of climate
“Carbon Footprint”: kg CO2 equivalent
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10. Raw Material Depletion using scarce sources
Mainly electronics use scare elements.
Gold, silver and tin are main elements for our RMD
example: use of metals
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11. “Fold and Insert 682 mail pieces,
Functional Unit
“Fold and Insert 682 mail pieces,
5 days a week
during 5 years”
Based on average monthly volume = inserts
The Functional Unit is needed to be able to compare products.
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12. Overall Results DS-70
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13. Stage 1: Manufacturing
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14. Bill of Material
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15. Results: Manufacturing
Main contributors:
Production of Electronic parts
Steel & Aluminium production
Plastics production
electronics:
75% of RMD impact, <2% of total weight
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16. Manufacturing of electronics
Biggest contributor: Production of LCD screen
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17. Materials: Impact of covers
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18. Stage 2: Distribution
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19. Distribution decomposition
Average of distribution to UK, France, Germany, rest of EU and USA (weighed for market share)
Rough estimation, not based on verified actual values
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20. Results: Distribution
Biggest contributors:
Transport by plane
Production of packaging
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21. Stage 3: Use
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22. Example: Use Phase Case 1: DS-70 is switched off after each use
Service visits have most impact on the Use Phase
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23. Example: Use Phase Case 2: DS-70 is switched off only in weekends
Energy consumption while machine does not run, is significant!
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24. Impact of Energy Use on total LCA
Energy use affects most indicators directly!
scenario 2
scenario 1
100%
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25. Example: Auto Sleep Mode
in 5 years:
Scenario 1: switch OFF after each job
Scenario 2: only OFF during weekend
Scenario 3: auto switch to Sleep Mode (OFF in weekend)
45 kWh
663 kWh
76 kWh
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26. Example: Auto Sleep Mode
Auto Sleep Mode can save (in 5 years):
up to 90% on Energy Use
140 to 200 euro
300 to 400 kg CO2
30% on Total Environmental impact
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27. Carbon Footprint
What is the Carbon Footprint of the DS-70 (in 5 years)?
scenario 1: 900 kg
scenario 2: 1200 kg
Comparison:
Average car: 150g CO2/km
 6000 to 8000 km driving
Average mail piece: 75 gram CO2 in total life cycle
(mainly paper production, transport, recycling)
 to mailpieces (one monthly volume of DS70)
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28. Stage 4: End of Life
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29. Results: End of Life
End of Life impacts are small compared to other stages
Recovery rate
Based on Bill of Material; 85% metal parts
Recovery Rate 88%
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30. Overall results
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31. What is using more energy? manufacturing or use over 5 years?
Depends on the use!
Energy depletion:
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32. How can we improve our products?
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33. LCA DS-70 Conclusions (1/5)
1. LCD screen is large contributor
Don’t use bigger than necessary
Make sure screen can be easily removed at end of life
START
STOP
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34. LCA DS-70 Conclusions (2/5)
1. LCD screen is large contributor
2. PCB’s are relatively large contributors
Minimize PCB size
Make sure it can be easily removed at end of life
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35. LCA DS-70 Conclusions (3/5)
1. LCD screen is large contributor
2. PCB’s are relatively large contributors
3. Reduce total weight of machine
Make parts not heavier
& don’t use more parts than necessary
Less use of resources
Less transport
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36. LCA DS-70 Conclusions (4/5)
1. LCD screen is large contributor
2. PCB’s are relatively large contributors
3. Reduce total weight of machine
4. Energy consumption during use
Reduce energy consumption
when machine is NOT in operation:
implement automatic Sleep Mode!
automatic
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37. LCA DS-70 Conclusions (5/5)
1. LCD screen is large contributor
2. PCB’s are relatively large contributors
3. Reduce total weight of machine
4. Energy consumption during use
5. Transport & packaging
Minimize transport by plane
Minimize Volume & Weight of packaging
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38. Questions?
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39. Back Up
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40. Not taken into account Forming process of metals
assumed minor compared to production of plastic & aluminium parts
Waste production
this is a significant omission; should be considered for a next LCA
Total of impacts of people working at the company
home-work driving, raw material, energy & water consumption to build & heat the buildings
Noise
Could be regarded as emission / environmental impact, but is not taken into account in this method
Landfill
Environmental impact of (non-hazardous) solid waste is not taken into account in this method
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