SUSTAINABILITY CHARACTERIZATION FOR DIE CASTING PROCESS

Published

August 7, 2013

Author(s)

Megan F. Watkins, Mahesh Mani, Kevin W. Lyons, Satyandra K. Gupta

Abstract

The manufacturing sector accounts for approximately one-third of the total energy consumption in the United States. Today, sustainable manufacturing has become an area of increasing interest, as companies look to reduce their manufacturing footprint and become more environmentally friendly. A science-based methodology, known as sustainability characterization, has the potential for providing companies a way to measure the sustainability of their manufacturing processes. In this paper, the sustainability characterization methodology was used to evaluate the sustainability of die casting unit manufacturing process. More specifically, a way to theoretically model sustainability, based on energy use, was investigated. Using the fundamentals of die casting processes, corresponding input-outputs were first mapped in terms of sustainability parameters and later equations to theoretically calculate the energy used in a die casting machine were identified/formulated. The theoretical energy equations provide a baseline for creating an information model that will eventually lead to creating a science-based methodology standard for sustainability characterization of unit manufacturing processes.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conference &
Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
IDETC/CIE 2011

Conference Dates

August 4-7, 2013

Conference Location

PORTLAND, OR, US

Conference Title

ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC) and Computers and Information in Engineering
Conference (CIE)

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Conferences

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Keywords

sustainable manufacturing, manufacturing performance, characterization, assessment methodology

Citation

Watkins, M. , Mani, M. , Lyons, K. and Gupta, S. (2013), SUSTAINABILITY CHARACTERIZATION FOR DIE CASTING PROCESS, Proceedings of ASME 2013 International Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2011 , PORTLAND, OR, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=913217 (Accessed April 29, 2026)

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