Design, manufacturing and recycling in product lifecycle: New challenges and trends

Development of new technologies such as Internet of Things, Cloud-based Platform and Artificial Intelligence has brought new challenges and opportunities to the whole product lifecycle. Design, manufacturing and recycling are the most important stages in the product lifecycle. This paper analyzes new challenges and development trends of product lifecycle in terms of individualized design, intelligent manufacturing and new recycling. The effects of new technologies on product lifecycle management and optimization are also discussed. In product design, we discussed the relationship between requirements, design and products. In manufacturing, we analyzed challenges in manufacturing processes and new trends such as cloud manufacturing and intelligent manufacturing. In recycling, we reviewed the problems in recycling and discussed the new methods.