Life Cycle Engineering

LCE2022 – the 29th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering – will feature 145 technical presentations, 6 keynotes, 3 workshops, a panel discussion, and many networking opportunities. Experts will meet to discuss how we can assess and improve sustainability throughout all phases of the product life cycle: sustainable manufacturing, life cycle assessment, ecodesign, circular economy, disassembly & recycling 4.0, business models for sustainability,…

Confirmed keynotes:

• Jan Tytgat (Umicore) – The road to climate-neutral EV batteries: opportunities and regulatory framework
• Martin Röhrig (Airbus) – Paving the way towards Sustainable Aircraft Production
• Jens Warsen (Volkswagen) – The Zero-Emission Factory for Automotive Production
• Bruno Vermoesen (Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte) – The challenges of circular B2C product-as-a-service models for a company normally operating in a B2B mode
• Bernhard Steubing (CML – Leiden University) – State-of-the-art of modelling future scenarios in LCA and possible future directions
• Jef Peeters (KU Leuven) – Towards demanufacturing 4.0

LCE2022, which will be organized as a hybrid conference, hence both on-site and online participation is possible.

The preliminary programme and practical information can be found on the conference website.