{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Force Tech Talks","title":"Force Tech Talks Ep. 23 | Why Redesign is the Enemy: Sustainable Engineering with Jon Barrett","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":823,"description":"Why Redesign Is the Enemy, Sustainable Engineering with Jon Barrett | Force Tech Talks Ep. 23\nIn Episode 23 of Force Technologies Tech Talks, CEO Karen Salmon sits down with an old friend and colleague, Jon Barrett, founder of the Sustainable Engineering Alliance, to talk about how sustainable design is reshaping electronics and engineering.\nFrom product designer and engineering writer to founder of an alliance connecting OEMs with suppliers who cut environmental impact, Jon shares why a new generation of engineers now treats sustainability as part of the job, not an afterthought.\nIn this episode:\nThe two forces pushing OEMs to change: customer goodwill and incoming legislation and levies\nHow an EV battery can be designed for a 30 to 40 year life across multiple uses\nWhy digital product passports and a lasting supply chain matter for parts that fail decades later\nThe real cost of redesign: an aerospace flight system that took ten years and millions of pounds\nRepeatability, change management and FAA compliance in aerospace\nNew rules on removable batteries, the French reparability index, and the right to repair\nWhy long-term tech management and component storage are in growing demand\nNotes from the repair cafe: people love their products and want them fixed\n\nA conversation between old colleagues about durability, documentation and doing engineering that lasts.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ouzO5RlGDyVN36jsq-du3UTD0rlcs63tAu0iVqA2cJ8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNTIx/ZTQ3Y2JjMzE0MjM4/MjA5ZDkzZmIyNmJk/OGIxMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}