Sustainable modular architecture for a product family and additive manufacturing

• Main Author: Loh, Brannen Kuan Loong
• Other Authors: Moon Seung Ki
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Sustainable modular architecture
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177522
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As sustainability as a concept has been growing importance of not just companies and corporations but also consumers due to environmental issues happening rapidly. In all industries, methods to tackle sustainability from the beginning of the development process in their products have been created due to the demand for products to be sustainable. The objective of this report is to identify a component in a modular architecture and create a method to be able to develop products that are sustainable by being able to integrate modular Architecture and additive manufacturing technologies. Tools and methods such as the Single Component Complexity Index (SCCI) and the usage of a sustainable software that utilises the Life Cycle Assessment Tool will be used to evaluate the products and redesigned components. Electric shavers have been used as a case study to be evaluated and a component would be redesigned. Incorporating AM into modular product architecture significantly reduces the environmental footprint by minimizing waste and energy consumption throughout the product lifecycle. A comparative analysis of two electric shaver models highlights the potential for sustainability improvements.