IMDS

IMDS

The International Material Data System (IMDS) is a computer-based material data system that is used by automotive OEMs to manage environmentally relevant aspects of the different parts used in vehicles. It is a database designed by several automotive manufacturers and later adopted by other manufacturers as a global standard for all automotive original equipment manufacturers. The IMDS is primarily used for tracking the substances used in automotive components.From: The Global Quality Management System [2016], Circular manufacturing ecosystems: Automotive printed circuit boards recycling as an enabler of the economic development [2023], The Quality Improvement Field Guide [2019]

Global Quality Audit Processes

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Published in Suresh Patel, The Global Quality Management System, 2016

Suresh Patel

The International Material Data System (IMDS) is a collective, computer-based material data system used primarily by automotive OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to manage environmentally relevant aspects of the different parts used in vehicles. It has been adopted as the global standard for reporting material content in the automotive industry.

Circular manufacturing ecosystems: Automotive printed circuit boards recycling as an enabler of the economic development

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Published in Production & Manufacturing Research, 2023

Giorgio Cozza, Idiano D’Adamo, Paolo Rosa

The electronic boards in cars are an excellent source of revenue and can contribute up to 50% of the total value of cars (Wang & Chen, 2013). However, there are no specific data in the literature on this typology of waste (D’adamo & Rosa, 2019). To remedy this, data is used from the International Material Data System (IMDS), a database designed by several automotive manufacturers, such as Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, Opel, Porsche, Volkswagen, and Volvo, and later adopted by other manufacturers who have made it a global standard for all automotive original equipment manufacturers. Currently, there are data regarding more than 500 different electronic devices in automobiles. In the specific case, they have been classified into four types based on their weight (Cucchiella, D’adamo, Rosa, et al., 2016): Small WPCBs, weight ranging from 0.2 g to 8.7 g;Medium-small WPCBs, weight ranging from 8.8 g to 52.9 g;Medium-big WPCBs, weight ranging from 53.0 g to 134.2 g;Big WPCBs, weight ranging from 134.2 g to 477.9 g.

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