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Evaluating the Environmental Impact of an Assembly (not available with SustainabilityXpress)

You can use Sustainability to evaluate and improve the environmental impact of assemblies. You can refine an assembly design by adding materials to parts or components. You can perform a general analysis, based on default values, or a more accurate analysis, by adjusting values for each component.

General steps are:

  1. Open the assembly and start Sustainability.
  2. If a component does not have a material defined, select it on the Task List and add a material or exclude the component from the calculation.
  3. When you have dealt with all components on the Task List, click View Results.
  4. On the main pane, specify values for Assembly Process, Use, Transportation , and End of Life.
    The total impact of the assembly considers each component's material, manufacturing specifications, transportation mode and distances to the assembly's manufacturing region, and end of life specifications.
  5. On the Environmental Impact dashboard, specify the duration of use for the assembly.
  6. Review the environmental impact of the assembly.
  7. For each component, adjust values by selecting the item in the FeatureManager or graphics area and working on the Selected Items pane.
    Inputs and results are saved separately for each configuration.
  8. Click in the graphics area to return to the main pane and review the environmental impact of the assembly.
  9. Optionally, create a report that describes the results.

Contents

  • Preparing the Assembly to Be Evaluated

    If you open Sustainability for an assembly with components that have not been assigned materials in the Sustainability database, a Task List prompts you to assign materials or exclude the components from the calculation.

  • Defining the Assembly Process

    When you open Sustainability for a fully defined product assembly, the Assembly Process section appears at the top of the Task Pane.

  • Specifying Assembly Use Parameters

    The Use section of the Sustainability Task pane lets you specify where the product is used and the energy needs of the product over its lifespan.

  • Modifying Transportation Defaults

    The Transportation section of the Sustainability Task Pane lets you identify shipping methods and distances.

  • Modifying End of Life Disposal Defaults

    The End of Life section lets you specify how the product is disposed of when it reaches the end of its life. You can adjust the percentages of the product that are recycled, incinerated, or sent to a landfill.

  • Specifying Duration of Use

    When the Sustainability software calculates the environmental impact of an assembly, it uses the Duration of Use value in conjunction with the Built to last value from the Manufacturing section of the Task Pane.

  • Modifying Components

    You can modify sustainability values for individual components and see how the changes affect the environmental impact of the assembly.



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