Energy Efficiency of Manufacturing Processes and Systems

• Other Authors: Salonitis, Konstantinos (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; energy consumption; scheduling approach; mixed-flow shop; multi-objective optimisation; tardiness fine; energy efficiency; sustainable machining; multi-objective optimization; multi-criteria decision making method; small quantity cooling lubrication SQCL; cu nanofluid; remote laser welding; energy-efficient process; machine learning; welding process; neural network; knowledge representation; fuzzy reasoning Petri net; energy efficient operation; manufacturing system; Manufacturing; life-cycle assessment; aluminum; cast iron; pulp; paper; structural change; compressed air systems; energy data analysis; energy measures; performance control; operations; maintenance; energy accounting; laser drilling; percussion; trepanning; productivity; cost; material removal rate (MRR); specific energy consumption (SEC); Taguchi; hole taper; IN 718; electric discharge machining; response surface methodology; sustainability; surface quality; microstructure; multi-criteria decision making; process planning; manufacturing energy efficiency; clean manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; digital manufacturing
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This Special Issue addresses the important issue of the energy efficiency of both manufacturing processes and systems. Manufacturing is responsible for one-third of global energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Thus, improving the energy efficiency of production has been the focus of research in rece...