Title: Sustainable Smart Mobile Devices Lifecycles through Advanced Re-design, Reliability, and Re-use and Remanufacturing Technologies

Abstract: The Project sustainablySMART will make a change to the life cycle of mobile information and communication devices by developing new product design approaches (including enhanced end-of-life performance, re-use and re-manufacturing aspects; i.e. implementing “Design for a Circular Economy”) for smartphones and tablet computers on the product and printed circuit board level, and by new re-/de-manufacturing processes with improved resource efficiency through (1) enhanced sorting capabilities and speed (optimized sorting efficiency), (2) automated disassembly of mobile IT devices for extraction of reusable components / modules, better material separation and depollution of end-of-life devices (increase value creation out of discarded devices significantly to create an economic advantage over shredding processes), and (3) high-quality performance testing (batteries) and rework (semiconductors and modules) of reusable components/modules (creating a market push for reusable parts through enhanced availability for repair and cascade reuse).

Project website: www.sustainably-smart.eu

TU Press Release

Detailed Project Description

Duration: 09/2015 - 10/2019

Funding: Förderprogramm H2020 III.5 Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Ressourceneffizienz u. Rohstoffe

Partners:

• Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung (DEU)
• Circular Devices OY (FIN)
• Fairphone BV (NLD)
• Multimedia Computer System Ltd.(IRL)
• Pro Automation GmbH (AUT)
• IFixit GmbH (DEU)
• ReUse-Cumputer e.V. (DEU)
• Institut Tele- i Radiotechniczny (POL)
• Granat4Com OY (FIN)
• RFND Technologies AB (SWE)
• AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG (AUT)
• Speech Processing Soluntions GmbH (AUT)
• Österreichische Gesellschaft für System- und Automatisierungstechnik (AUT)
• Blancco OY Ltd. (FIN)
• Primetel PLC (CYP)

Contact: Dr. Rainer Pamminger