This presentation comes from The 6th Plasticity Forum – “Designing for the Future – Plastic and the Circular Economy” was held in London as part of the London Design Festival on September 21st, 2016.

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SPE MISSION STATEMENT
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the scientific and technological knowledge
on polymers and plastics
within its network in the world-wide Plastics Industry

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• Founded in 1942
• The only Global community for Plastics Professionals
• 18,500 members in 84 countries
• world-wide network
• Yearly 40 technology & business conferences
• and much more knowledge …

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Designing
For Sustainability
Wim De Vos

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Designing for Sustainability

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Designing for Sustainability
• Design to dematerialise
• Design for durability - longevity
• Design for recyclability
• Design for re-usability / multi-functionality
• Design for disassembly

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The sustainability of
INTELLiGENT & CONNECTED
Plastic products

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Intelligent Flower Pot

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Intelligent Flower Pot

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smart plastics
in our households

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Plastic engine

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interaction examples
colour changing pigments in plastic packaging will enable the
consumer / shop owner to detect if a packaging has been opened
or if the food is about to be spoiled

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interaction examples
fresh food time to eat spoiled
Conductive and colour changing polymers

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Designing
For Sustainability
Lets make it lighter

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the ALL PLASTIC car
with
 Plastic chassis structure
 Plastic engine
 Plastic transmission
 Plastic exhaust
 Plastics wheels
 Plastics outer carbody
 Plastic windows

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the ALL PLASTIC car
with
 Plastic chassis structure
 Plastic engine
 Plastic transmission
 Plastic exhaust
 Plastics wheels
 Plastics outer carbody
 Plastics windows

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Plastic engine

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Plastic engine

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Plastic wheels

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the driverless car

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the driverless car

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Urban mobility

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Urban mobility

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Urban mobility

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Urban mobility

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Designing
For Sustainability
Lets make it functional

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Urban mobility

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Urban mobility

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Urban mobility

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Urban mobility

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Wearable personal mobility

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conclusions

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Engineering plastics
Composite plastics
Thermoplastic elastomers
CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS
COLOUR CHANGING PLASTICS
SELF HEALING POLYMERS
3D PRINTABLE POLYMERS
Products for the future will use

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 Different materials
 Combined & complex mix
 Additives
 Process difference
 Special properties

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Comfort comes before sustainability
Engineers first want to innovate, be better,
stronger, lighter, cheaper,… and if @ all
possible better for the environment.
‘Unfortunately’

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We need to start
Designing for Sustainability

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Conclusions
Therefor conference like this
are an absolute must