For our project, we worked with ASML on the challenge: how can we reuse the company’s waste in a creative and innovative way. We worked within the scope of identifying waste streams that can be reused more efficiently, assessing their potential for reuse, and designing creative concepts that align with ASML’s operational and environmental goals. However, processes like altering manufacturing methods or tackling external supply chain sustainability are outside the scope. Our identified constraints were to select specific materials from ASML’s waste streams, ensuring that proposed solutions are economically viable and technically feasible. Additionally, all solutions had to align with ASML’s sustainability goals and comply with industry regulations and safety standard. Through group meetings and online meetings with our stakeholders, we determined that our target users are going to be the the internal employees of ASML.
Throughout the meetings, we discussed multiple ideas, which eventually lead us to a laptop stand made from metal sheets. The idea seemed beneficial for ASML, as it was something that they could use for their internal needs, while still reusing the waste in a creative, low-cost way. During numerous meetings in workshops, we came up with the design, that would be easy to recreate and would look aesthetically pleasing.
For our final presentation, we prepared the final product and a booklet, that included a short description of the project, as well as the detailed instructions on how to make the laptop stand.
