ed04056e-b156-4b5c-8c83-a78b6408dbd3Open molding, rigid composites part, at plantMaterials productionOther materialsFor each kilogram of composite part fabrication, the amount of incoming corrugated box material is equivalent to that coming out of the process as it is purchased to be used as shipping packaging. An average of 0.011 kg of rigid composite part scrap is produced for every kilogram of open molded parts produced; this scrap is sold for recycling. The packaging inputs in this data set represent the average reported per kilogram of output across a range of products produced at manufacturing facilities. Possible differences in the mass balance include ancillary materials, incoming packaging (including wood), and other unspecified process wastes that are thrown out but not accounted for as inputs in the LCI. Complete inventory data and metadata are shown in full in the final report, Life Cycle Inventory of Polymer Composites. The report is not publicly available. This report has been extensively reviewed within Franklin Associates by Rebe Feraldi, Anne Marie Molen, and Melissa Huff and has undergone partial critical review by ACMA members. Important note: although most of the data in the US LCI database has undergone some sort of review, the database as a whole has not yet undergone a formal validation process. Please email comments to lci@nrel.gov.
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Quality network: 30USFabrication of rigid composite parts by open molding.Unit process, single operationAttributionalnoneA weighted average using amount of fabricated composite parts was applied to the individual data collected from 5 open molding facilities in North America.0.10Less than 10%Data are from primary sources. The composites fabricators who provided data for this module verified that the characteristics of their plants are representative of North American composites fabrication facilities producing open molded composite parts. The representativeness of the composites fabrication processes are unknown, but estimated to be less than 10% of the US production volume.No statementFranklin Associates2021-02-01T00:00:00.000ILCD format 1.1Franklin Associates2021-02-01T00:00:00.00000.00.001Data set finalised; entirely publishedNREL US Life Cycle Inventory (USLCI) LibraryVarious (NREL USLCI)trueFree of charge for all users and usesGaBi (source code, database including extension modules and single data sets, documentation) remains property of Sphera Solutions GmbH. Sphera Solutions GmbH delivers GaBi licenses comprising data storage medium and manual as ordered by the customer. The license guarantees the right of use for one installation of GaBi. Further installations using the same license are not permitted. Additional licenses are only valid if the licensee holds at least one main license. Licenses are not transferable and must only be used within the licensee's organisation. Data sets may be copied for internal use. The number of copies is restricted to the number of licenses of the software system GaBi the licensee owns. The right of use is exclusively valid for the licensee. All rights reserved.RNA: Open molding, rigid composites part, at plantOutput1.01.00.000Mixed primary / secondaryUnknown derivationvaluable