Elastomer-based fastener development to facilitate rapid disassembly for consumer products KU Leuven
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Increasing resource prices, ever-higher complexity of products, recent developments in legislation and the importance of a green brand image have resulted in an increased interest of original equipment manufacturers to facilitate a disassembly based end-of-life treatment for their products. The main reason is that precious metals, rare earth elements and plastics can be recovered with the highest yield ...