Sustainable Manufacturing Processes

Sustainable Manufacturing Processes provides best practice advice on sustainable manufacturing methods,  with examples from industry as well as important supporting theory. In  the current manufacturing industry, processes and materials are  developed with close reference to sustainability issues, with an outward  look to optimum production efficiency and reduced environmental impact.  Important topics such as the use of renewable energy, reduction of  material waste and recycling, reduction in energy and water consumption,  and reduction in emissions are all discussed, along with broad coverage  of deformation and joining technologies, computational techniques, and  computer-aided engineering. In addition, a wide range of traditional and  innovative manufacturing technologies are covered, including friction  stir welding, incremental forming, abrasive water jet machining, laser  beam machining, sustainable foundry, porous material fabrication by  powder metallurgy, laser and additive manufacturing, and thermoelectric  and thermomagnetic energy harvesting.

• Features practical case studies from industry experts
• Explains methods for reducing waste in additive manufacturing
• Provides a detailed examination on how sustainability is measured in manufacturing