Perspectives on future research directions in green manufacturing for discrete products

Journal Article · Fri Mar 31 04:00:00 EDT 2023 · Green Manufacturing Open

DOI:https://doi.org/10.20517/gmo.2022.11· OSTI ID:1969484

Triebe, Matthew J. ^[1]; Deng, Sidi ^[2]; Pérez-Cardona, Jesús R. ^[2]; Joung, Byung Gun ^[1]; Wu, Haiyue ^[1]; Shakelly, Neha ^[1]; Pieper, John P. ^[1]; Zhou, Xiaoyu ^[2]; Maani, Thomas ^[1]; Zhao, Fu ^[2]; Sutherland, John W. ^[2]

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1. Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
2. Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States); Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)

With the increasing concern due to climate change caused by a higher atmospheric concentration of CO₂ and other greenhouse gases, reducing environmental impact is becoming more important for every part of society. Manufacturing is responsible for a significant amount of energy/material consumption and environmental burden and, therefore, has a great opportunity to reduce its impact through green manufacturing. Green manufacturing presents opportunities across the manufacturing enterprise to increase the efficient usage of energy and material resources. These opportunities include designing products to consume fewer materials and energy during manufacturing and use, incorporating more efficient manufacturing processes, streamlining and optimizing manufacturing schedules and plans, and circularizing products. The goal of this paper will be to provide a perspective from the authors on the opportunities that exist within green manufacturing for discrete products through a review of pertinent topics and future directions. The paper will focus on processes, manufacturing equipment, manufacturing systems, recovering value at a product’s end-of-life, and additional thoughts that include metrics and indicators, techno-economic assessment, and a discussion of efficiency and effectiveness. Key findings from this review include a need for social indicators and renewable energy considerations in scheduling and process planning, integrating Industry 4.0 into circular economy along with social and institutional dimensions, consistency in the ability to measure and conceptualize metrics and indicators, a detailed evaluation of the life cycle impacts and cost of Addit Manuf, and more human and environment-oriented considerations for smart manufacturing.

• Research Organization: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC); US Army Research Laboratory (USARL); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Office of Sustainable Transportation. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-07CH11358
• OSTI ID: 1969484
• Report Number(s): IS-J 11,041
• Journal Information: Green Manufacturing Open, Journal Name: Green Manufacturing Open Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1; ISSN 2835-7590
• Publisher: OAE Publishing Inc.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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