Open AccessLife cycle assessment of accessories of personal protective equipment PPE of easy manufacture: Ear-saver and anti-contact key
Author(s) -
C Ayabaca,
Carlos Vila,
Iván Zambrano,
Salvatore Reina,
Mario Cesén,
Marco Carrión
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1193/1/012053
Subject(s) - key (lock) , product lifecycle , product (mathematics) , risk analysis (engineering) , set (abstract data type) , manufacturing engineering , computer science , engineering , process management , systems engineering , new product development , business , computer security , marketing , geometry , mathematics , programming language
The exponential growth of additive manufacturing techniques and their applications to accessory manufacturing for personal protective equipment (PPE) is becoming a reality. In the forthcoming years it will be able to supply local demands with more efficient and easier to use devices for medical protection. In this article we propose a method of customizing the design and manufacture of PPE accessories such as the Ear-Saver and Anti Contact Key. The proposal considers not only innovative aspects of the product design and rapid manufacturing issues, but also defines a framework considering the product lifecycle and outlines important indicators from economic, social and sustainable perspectives. A set of experimental case studies that are included to enrich the proposed framework and its metrics allows better assessment of the different activities and the environmental impact of the product.