This short course focuses on the various options for recovering end-of-life plastics and areas where there is opportunity to improve recycling and recovery. Awareness Level. Duration: 32 minutes.
Continue readingDesign for Re-X Introductory Fundamentals
This short course provides a brief introduction to the fundamentals of Design for Re-X. The motivating factors for Design for Re-X are described, and the four steps of the traditional engineering design process are articulated, including generating alternatives, estimating outcomes, making tradeoff decisions (often under uncertainty) and identifying the best design. Re-X processes are defined, particularly remanufacturing and recycling. The additional considerations Re-X brings to the four design steps are described.
Continue readingPlastic Flows Through a MRF
The focus of this short course will be on the processes followed at Material Recovery Facilities (MRF) as it relates to current recycling rates. Awareness Level. Duration: 25 min
Continue readingPrecious Metal Recovery from Waste Printed Circuit Boards: Overview
Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are an essential component of modern electronic equipment and are one of the more promising e-scrap sources of precious metals. 60 min.
Continue readingPrinting Inks & Deinking in the Paper Recycling Process – Expert
Course is focused on advanced concepts of printing inks chemistry, technology, recycling, and deinking methods for experts in paper industry field trying to expand their skills set. Duration 2 hr 15 min
Continue readingDesign Capture & Design for Remanufacturing
Discussions in this short course focus on how each technology areas fits within the remanufacturing process and why it is critical to successful remanufacturing. Awareness Level. Duration: 1 hour 24 minutes.
Continue readingPrinting Inks & Deinking in the Paper Recycling Process – Practitioner
Paper industry practitioners will deepen their knowledge of impact/nonimpact printing processes, inks used, and their main components. Course offers description of specific printing inks for processes such as non-impart printing, offset lithography, flexography, rotogravure, and screen printing.
Continue readingProduct Design Considerations for Plastic Recycling
This short course provides a brief introduction to product design considerations for plastic recycling. The design of plastic products can have a significant impact on the sustainability of the plastics industry. This course will cover plastic recycling and sustainability, the role that designers have within this space and guidelines for designing for recyclability. Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes
Continue readingRecycled Paper Pilot Plant & Industry Tour
This short course provides an “tour” of the recycled paper manufacturing process. It includes an entire paper recycling process at a pilot scale on WMU campus and a commercial production scale at GPI’s Kalamazoo mill with video clips of the running of a machine and PowerPoint slides.
Continue readingStickies & Organic Materials Characterization & Removal in the Paper Recycling Process – Expert
This two part short course offers a broad introduction to the subject of Stickies and Organic Materials Characterization and Removal in the Paper Recycling Processes. Duration: 65 min
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