The advancement of quality and environmentally sustainable materials and products made
from them has improved significantly over the last few years. However, a research gap is the …

Optimized lightweight manufacturing of parts is crucial for automotive and aeronautical
industries in order to stay competitive and to reduce costs and fuel consumption. Hence …

The choice of a particular material, for a certain product, to perform a certain function, is a
task that is all too often jumped over, either because the choice looks obvious, or because …

Numerous design choices need to be made at several levels when designing high-tech
products: technology, processes, architecture, components, materials… and these choices …

Products and services cause different environmental problems during the different stages of
their life cycle. The Life Cycle Assessment tool aims to identify possibilities to improve the …

A methodology is developed for assessing relevant issues of the environmental, economic,
and social dimensions of the modern sustainability concept. It is designed for evaluating and …

Under the umbrella of Life Cycle Engineering several engineering branches provide
different approaches for industrial sustainable development and/or for modeling engineering …

The development of materials and the products made from them should respond to new
challenges posed by market changes and also by climate change. Therefore, the objective …

Products and services cause different environmental problems during the different stages of
their life cycle. The Life Cycle Assessment tool aims to identify possibilities to improve the …

Relevant properties and appropriate methodology should be defined to support engineers
during the material selection process. Environmental requirements are generally included in …