Disassembly of coffee machine

Greenfly report

 

Disassembly reflections

Today´s disassembly made me realize how many parts there actually are in a coffee machine. And if that wasn´t enough a lot of the parts are different, for example there are many different screws and that means you have to be in possess of many different screwdrivers, and thereby it is difficult for the consumer to fix the coffee machine by himself if a part is out of order. Another difficult thing about the machine is that it is very complex - you have to take some other parts apart before you can get access to the part you actually want.

To make the product more "green" it would be an idea to use less different parts and make the access to the parts easier, and in that way make it more simple, so the consumer can fix the coffee machine by himself. Then you will avoid the issue, where you have to send it back to the company that produce it, so they either can fix it or send the consumer a new one. This will mean less raw materials for production of a new coffee machine and less transportation between the consumer and the company. The consumer will only have to order the part, which is broke, and then change that one with the new part.