Eco-Factories of the Future

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Thiede, Sebastian (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Herrmann, Christoph (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management,
• Subjects: Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Sustainable development.; Energy efficiency.; Management.; Industrial management.; Manufactures.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Sustainable Development.; Energy Efficiency.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes.

This edited monograph presents a selection of research contributions on eco-factories of the future. The topical focus lies on cutting-edge solutions from academia and industry that enable and support companies in their efforts towards sustainable manufacturing. The authors provide an overview over...

Table of Contents:

• Towards eco-factories of the future
• Integrating variable renewable electricity supply into manufacturing systems
• Development of a sustainability assessment tool for manufacturing companies
• Sustainability assessment in manufacturing and target setting in highly automated production
• Piloting comprehensive industrial energy efficiency improvement in a european rolling stock factory
• Cyber physical approach for integrated energy and maintenance management
• Two practical approaches to assess the energy demand of production machines
• Analysis of production lines with switch-off/on controlled machines
• Approach for achieving transparency in the use of compressed air in manufacturing as a basis for systematic energy saving.