{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Force Tech Talks","title":"Force Tech Talks Ep. 2 | 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:The two forces pushing OEMs to change: customer goodwill and incoming legislation and leviesHow an EV battery can be designed for a 30 to 40 year life across multiple usesWhy digital product passports and a lasting supply chain matter for parts that fail decades laterThe real cost of redesign: an aerospace flight system that took ten years and millions of poundsRepeatability, change management and FAA compliance in aerospaceNew rules on removable batteries, the French reparability index, and the right to repairWhy long-term tech management and component storage are in growing demandNotes from the repair cafe: people love their products and want them fixed\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}