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Tel.: +49-721-608-46472; fax: +[49-721-608-46051.](49-721-608-46051. E-mail address: jan.holoch@kit.edu)[ E-mail address:](49-721-608-46051. E-mail address: jan.holoch@kit.edu)[ jan.holoch@kit.edu](49-721-608-46051. E-mail address: jan.holoch@kit.edu)  \nAbstract  \nTo get closer towards achieving the climate targets and the resulting reduction in CO2 emissions, one possible strategy is to consider lightweight activities across all industries. In product development, this means that lightweight design should be integrated at a very early stage, as this is the only way to achieve the highest lightweight potential. However, such an integration is very complex, since necessary lightweight activities cannot be applied sequentially or universally to all products. Even multiple usage of different lightweight design strategies is not sufficient to achieve a targeted lightweight design on the overall system level. Therefore, it is necessary to support the product developer in the application of lightweight design by providing a framework with necessary methods and processes as well as recommendations regarding their timing. The possibility to apply them individually to different systems and related problems has to be given.  \nTo develop such a framework, different projects with respect to lightweight design were analyzed and evaluated. The main focus was on the determination of lightweight design strategies that were applied in the projects and the subsequent derivation of requirements in order to raise further lightweight potential.  \nBased on this analysis and evaluation, a conceptual framework was developed that focuses on the overall system to be optimized, which can be part of a previous generation, for example. Subsequently, the available lightweight activities and design strategies were linked with supporting tools and methods from knowledge management. Therefore, this conceptual framework provides continuous support for the product developer throughout the entire product development process in lightweight activities.  \n© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.  \nThis is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ([https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0))  \nPeer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the 31st CIRP Design Conference 2021.  \nKeywords: lightweight design; product development; development process; lightweight design strategies  \n1. Introduction  \nFor years, greenhouse gas emissions have been described asthe strongest driver of global warming, therefore it is necessary to reduce their emissions as much as possible. Above all, CO2, which is emitted during transportation, in production facilities or in everyday mobility, must be reduced. In this context, lightweight design is of particular importance and can make a major contribution to reducing emissions if the lightweight design philosophy is applied across all industries [1] . In product development, there is a high savings potential, especially in the  \nearly phases [2] . This includes, for example, product conception, where 70-80 % of the used resources are already set [3] .  \nHowever, the potential for further savings can be increased if lightweight design is considered at system level instead of component level and across all phases ofthe p","cbCairuCMK901nik","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairuCMK901nik","pdf",810638,"English","# Introduction\n# State of the Art\n## The Model of PGE – Product Generation Engineering\n## Lightweight design strategies","[{\"question\":\"Why must lightweight design be integrated at an early stage in product development?\",\"answer\":\"Early integration is described as the only way to realize the highest lightweight potential across the development process and to support climate targets by reducing CO2 emissions.\"},{\"question\":\"What prevents lightweight activities from being applied sequentially or universally to all products?\",\"answer\":\"The document states that integration is very complex because necessary lightweight activities cannot be applied sequentially or universally, and even multiple strategies may not achieve targeted system-level results.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the proposed conceptual framework provide for product developers?\",\"answer\":\"It provides continuous support throughout the entire development process by linking lightweight activities and design strategies with knowledge-management tools and methods, including recommendations about timing and applicability to different systems.\"}]","Lightweight design in product development - a conceptual framework for continuous support in the development process | PDF",15]