So basically the main aim of the redesign was to save money in production and also save the environment through env. friendly processes and materials.
to achieve this we decided one of the largest parts of the mixer was the outer shell which comprised of an inner plastic mould which housed the fixings for the other parts, an outer stainless shell which was purely for looks and weighed quite alot, and the handle which was an injection moulded abs piece. To specifically save money in production the integration of a one piece top half mould made from abs would be beneficial, this removed the need for the stainless and also housed screwless fixings for the rest of the shell to clip to.
This not only reduced the need for lots of different materials but it also brought weight down which impacted on cost and environmental effects through transport and dissassembly.
It turns out that the most environmentally damaging part of the whole unit is the PCB and surrounding components. by integrating and integral button which requires no extra parts and a simple on off switch the need for the PCB is removed and thus environmental impacts decreased.
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