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Circular Design of a Network Speaker

Christensson, Emma LU and Bringman, Lovisa (2023) MMKM05 20231
Innovation
Abstract (Swedish)
The EU aims to be a circular economy by 2050, which is the driving force behind
this master thesis. Circular transformation is one possible strategy to handle the
climate crisis and achieve sustainable development. A circular economy is a system
that aims to keep the value of products, materials, and resources in use as long as possible while minimising waste generation (Svenskt Näringsliv, 2022). Designing for circularity is important in the development of products, since 80% of the environmental effects of a product are decided in the concept creation phase (McAloone and Bey, 2009). In this master thesis, written in collaboration with Axis Communication, it is investigated how circularity can be implemented in a design process,... (More)
The EU aims to be a circular economy by 2050, which is the driving force behind
this master thesis. Circular transformation is one possible strategy to handle the
climate crisis and achieve sustainable development. A circular economy is a system
that aims to keep the value of products, materials, and resources in use as long as possible while minimising waste generation (Svenskt Näringsliv, 2022). Designing for circularity is important in the development of products, since 80% of the environmental effects of a product are decided in the concept creation phase (McAloone and Bey, 2009). In this master thesis, written in collaboration with Axis Communication, it is investigated how circularity can be implemented in a design process, with the aim to redesign a network speaker with a focus on circular material flows.

The development process in this master thesis has followed the design method
Double Diamond. The process initiated with an extensive research phase where
employees at Axis were interviewed and in parallel, information about the subject
was collected. Guidelines regarding designing for reuse were considered, and
different concepts were created and evaluated in accordance with Ulrich and
Eppinger (2012). Continuing, the project followed an iterative development process
where the final concept was improved and developed, to finally generate a
prototype.

The result is a network speaker designed for reuse, focusing on a modular design
consisting of more standardised components and with the possibility to update and
change dimensions on the circuit boards. The concept consists of two identical
halves that together create the inner side cover, which the speaker driver is mounted on from the outside. Using the same component and adding a middle part, a tweeter, and a port creates a bigger variant of the same model. (Less)
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author
Christensson, Emma LU and Bringman, Lovisa
supervisor
organization
course
MMKM05 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Circular Economy, Product Development, Design for Circularity, Design for Reuse, Network Speaker
language
English
id
9120905
date added to LUP
2023-06-14 09:14:02
date last changed
2023-06-14 09:14:02
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  abstract     = {{The EU aims to be a circular economy by 2050, which is the driving force behind 
this master thesis. Circular transformation is one possible strategy to handle the 
climate crisis and achieve sustainable development. A circular economy is a system 
that aims to keep the value of products, materials, and resources in use as long as possible while minimising waste generation (Svenskt Näringsliv, 2022). Designing for circularity is important in the development of products, since 80% of the environmental effects of a product are decided in the concept creation phase (McAloone and Bey, 2009). In this master thesis, written in collaboration with Axis Communication, it is investigated how circularity can be implemented in a design process, with the aim to redesign a network speaker with a focus on circular material flows. 

The development process in this master thesis has followed the design method
Double Diamond. The process initiated with an extensive research phase where 
employees at Axis were interviewed and in parallel, information about the subject
was collected. Guidelines regarding designing for reuse were considered, and 
different concepts were created and evaluated in accordance with Ulrich and 
Eppinger (2012). Continuing, the project followed an iterative development process 
where the final concept was improved and developed, to finally generate a
prototype. 

The result is a network speaker designed for reuse, focusing on a modular design
consisting of more standardised components and with the possibility to update and 
change dimensions on the circuit boards. The concept consists of two identical 
halves that together create the inner side cover, which the speaker driver is mounted on from the outside. Using the same component and adding a middle part, a tweeter, and a port creates a bigger variant of the same model.}},
  author       = {{Christensson, Emma and Bringman, Lovisa}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Circular Design of a Network Speaker}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}