The treatment of technical consumer products after using is important for the conservation of our environment. In this paper the demanufacturing technology that is required to maximize the recycling rate of end-of-life products is introduced, The definitions including types of the recycling are described. The factors that have to regard in the design stage of products in order to maximize the recycling rate of the products are introduced. The objective assessment methods for the design for environment are described. Finally disassembly process and future prospect of the automations are discussed.