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HOW TO START RESEARCH ON YOUR PRODUCT’S ORIGINS

HOW TO START RESEARCH ON YOUR PRODUCT’S ORIGINS. Let’s look up the origins of a combination lock. One way to draw a l ife c ycle d iagram. Raw Materials. Search website “MADE HOW” http ://www.madehow.com / Scroll down to bottom list A -B C-D E-G H-L M-P R-Z

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HOW TO START RESEARCH ON YOUR PRODUCT’S ORIGINS

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  1. HOW TO START RESEARCH ON YOUR PRODUCT’S ORIGINS Let’s look up the origins of a combination lock

  2. One way to draw a life cycle diagram

  3. Raw Materials • Search website “MADE HOW” • http://www.madehow.com/ • Scroll down to bottom list • A-BC-DE-GH-LM-PR-Z • Click on “C” for combination lock • Click on “combination lock” • Scroll to “Raw Materials”

  4. Raw Materials Continued • Under “Raw Materials” I see that combo locks have 3 main components: • Stainless steel • Nylon • Zamak – a zinc-alloy • But what are these things made of?

  5. What are these components made of? • Search on Google: What is stainless steel made of? • http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-stainless-steel.htm • Chromium + nickel, nitrogen, & molybdenum • Search on Google: What is nylon made of? • http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-nylon.htm • Petroleum

  6. What are these components made of? (continued) • Search on Google: What is zamak? • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamak • A base metal of zinc with aluminum, magnesium, and copper.

  7. Raw Materials • Stainless steel - Chromium + nickel, nitrogen, & molybdenum • Nylon – petroleum • Zamak - zinc + aluminum, magnesium, and copper

  8. Extraction: How is petroleum sourced? • Look back at notes from the lecture and/or reading to determine inputs and outputs.

  9. Extraction: How do we get chromium? • Chromium is a metal. It must be mined. • Where is chromium mined? Does it have to be shipped somewhere to be made into stainless steel? • Search Google: Where does chromium occur? • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium • Scroll to “occurrence” • “About two-fifths of the chromite ores and concentrates in the world are produced in South Africa, while Kazakhstan, India, Russia, and Turkey are also substantial producers”

  10. Processing: • Back to the MADE HOW page: • http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Combination-Lock.html • …and the section on the manufacturing process. • Identify all inputs and outputs of this process from reading about this process. • Materials used • Water Used • Energy Used • Waste Produced

  11. Transportation • The finished lock is obviously transported to stores where it is sold. What are the inputs and outputs of this? • Where else is transportation required in the process?

  12. Product Use/Consumption • What are the impacts of use of the product? • How long is it typically used? • Are any other materials required to use it? • Other impacts of it’s use?

  13. Disposal • Can this product commonly be reused? • How is this product usually disposed of? • Does it have to go to a landfill? • Is it recyclable? • Compostable? • Hazardous waste?

  14. One way to draw a life cycle diagram

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