PRODUCT DESIGN AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ENGINEERING PROCESS

Engineers are able to optimise the design using their knowledge of scientific principles. Decisions are made in the design process that have a considerable effect on the sustainability of the product, process or system. Engineers can also be involved in the design process as a representative of the organisation that commissions the design or the organisation that will use it. The core of the design process is the function of the product that is to be designed. Function does not only mean the technical function, but also any social, cultural, psychological and economic functions the product will perform.