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Trends in Green Manufacturing for Electronics
Frost & Sullivan, Sep 2009, Pages: 78
This research service reports latest developments, trends and innovations in environment friendly green manufacturing, and recycling practices for electronic components, parts and appliances.
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Trends in Green Manufacturing for Electronics provides an insight into key technical areas such as green manufacturing technology, its purpose, as well as technology features and benefits. It also offers a comparative analysis of green electronics manufacturing techniques, technology adoption factors, and growth analysis. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following applications: consumer electronics, portable electronics, automotive, industrial, and others.
Technology Overview
Green Manufacturing Aids the Development of a Reliable and Environmentally Sustainable Business
Higher environment consciousness among manufacturers has fostered the growth of green manufacturing techniques, which allow companies to be responsible corporate citizens without compromising business needs and development opportunities. Companies have taken huge strides toward a greener future by changing their designs to streamline processes and increase the reusability and recycling rate of the end products. They have adopted a number of best practices such as lean manufacturing and green practices as part of their corporate policy. Significantly, they have also started following clean delivery strategies to encourage minimal waste creation, which increases the efficiency of the supply chain and thereby, lowers resource utilization. “The most pronounced changes that are pushing electronics manufacturing into green practices include lead-free electronics, halogen-free flame retardants, environmentally-friendly electronics, and the trend towards integrating electronic functions both on and within printed circuit boards (PCBs),” says the analyst of this research.
Although the incorporation of green practices within the electronics manufacturing industry may be challenging, its long-term benefits are substantial, as it not only reduces the company’s carbon footprints, but also helps them cut costs through lowered energy consumption and improved process control. These advantages, coupled with improved energy efficiency, can boost customer satisfaction and the overall brand image. The electronics industry is further motivated to adopt green practices by the establishment of government standards and regulations and the need to gain acceptance by the environment-conscious consumers. “Visibly, a company adopting green manufacturing will have a superior corporate image in the marketplace,” notes the analyst. “There are also the auxiliary benefits of working with green suppliers, which can pave the way for extending green practices along the entire stretch of the value chain.”
Green practices could get a bigger boost if consumers were aware of the extent of environmental damage caused by a particular electronic device. There is a need to set guidelines or a standard, which can helps consumer understand the electronic jargon widely used to notify electronic products. “There is a constant requirement for an industry-wide standard that could encompass all the energy and natural resources along the entire value chain of production,” observes the analyst. “In short, without appropriate knowledge relating to the kind of resources used and the amount of energy consumed by each of the components, it becomes difficult to make improvisations in the product performance.” Meanwhile, creating a standard for performing lifecycle analysis will help manufacturers as well as stakeholders design toxics, shift toxic burdens, chart carbon footprint analysis, and many more. Therefore, it is increasingly important for manufacturers to communicate with recyclers and invent newer separation and recycling techniques that aid viable recycling.
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