Energy Efficiency Analysis for a Casting Production System

Published

December 14, 2011

Author(s)

Jonatan K. Berglund, John L. Michaloski, Swee K. Leong, Guodong Shao, Frank H. Riddick, Jorge Arinez, Stephan Biller

Abstract

A growing number of manufacturing industries are initiating efforts to address sustainability issues. A study by the National Association of Manufacturers indicated that the manufacturing sector currently accounts for over a third of all energy consumed in the United States. There are many areas and opportunities to reduce energy costs and pollution emissions within a manufacturing facility. One way to achieve an energy efficient manufacturing system is to measure and evaluate the combined impact of process energy from manufacturing operations, their resources (e.g., plant floor equipment), and facility energy from building services (e.g., HVAC, lighting). In this paper, issues associated with integrating production system, process energy, and facility energy to improve manufacturing sustainability are explored. A modeling and simulation case study of analyzing energy consumption in a precision casting operation is discussed.

Proceedings Title

2011 Winter Simulation Conference

Conference Dates

December 11-14, 2011

Conference Location

Phoenix, AZ, US

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

Building services, energy management systems, manufacturing, discrete event simulation, production, sustainability

Citation

Berglund, J. , Michaloski, J. , Leong, S. , Shao, G. , Riddick, F. , Arinez, J. and Biller, S. (2011), Energy Efficiency Analysis for a Casting Production System, 2011 Winter Simulation Conference, Phoenix, AZ, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=909011 (Accessed March 22, 2025)