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IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Manufacturing, Michigan, United States Of America, 22 - 25 July 2007, pp.70-71
Increasingly tough regulations and voluntary initiatives for the environment have pressured manufacturers to be more responsible for the end-of-life (EOL) treatments of their products. The industry has started to realize the importance of the sustainable products, which is only possible through the closed loop of the product life cycle. In order to establish an efficient closed loop of the product life cycle, mostly disassembly is necessary.