TY - JOUR
T1 - Addressing sustainability and flexibility in manufacturing via smart modular machine tool frames to support sustainable value creation
AU - Peukert, Bernd
AU - Benecke, Stephan
AU - Clavell, Janire
AU - Neugebauer, Sabrina
AU - Nissen, Nils F.
AU - Uhlmann, Eckart
AU - Lang, Klaus Dieter
AU - Finkbeiner, Matthias
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Sustainability and flexibility are crucial aspects in today's manufacturing processes. Within this study an innovative approach of modular machine tool frames (MMTF) equipped with micro system technology is presented that aims at enhancing flexibility of mutable production processes. This new approach extends the existing reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS). MMTF goes beyond the platform approach via minimizing the machine tool frame parts used for the building block system of manufacturing cells. The concept has been realized by integration of modularized microelectronics and actuators enabling for integrity and accuracy of the machine tool frame. In this contribution, sustainable hotspots for the production of the MMTF are identified via a tiered life cycle sustainability assessment. From these findings, new approaches are derived that provide for a reasonable usage of mechanical and electronic components in MMTF for sustainable value creation.
AB - Sustainability and flexibility are crucial aspects in today's manufacturing processes. Within this study an innovative approach of modular machine tool frames (MMTF) equipped with micro system technology is presented that aims at enhancing flexibility of mutable production processes. This new approach extends the existing reconfigurable manufacturing systems (RMS). MMTF goes beyond the platform approach via minimizing the machine tool frame parts used for the building block system of manufacturing cells. The concept has been realized by integration of modularized microelectronics and actuators enabling for integrity and accuracy of the machine tool frame. In this contribution, sustainable hotspots for the production of the MMTF are identified via a tiered life cycle sustainability assessment. From these findings, new approaches are derived that provide for a reasonable usage of mechanical and electronic components in MMTF for sustainable value creation.
KW - Life cycle sustainability assessment
KW - Micro system technology
KW - Modular machine tool frames
KW - Sustainable value creation
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84939611147
U2 - 10.1016/j.procir.2015.02.181
DO - 10.1016/j.procir.2015.02.181
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84939611147
SN - 2212-8271
VL - 29
SP - 514
EP - 519
JO - Procedia CIRP
JF - Procedia CIRP
T2 - 22nd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, LCE 2015
Y2 - 7 April 2015 through 9 April 2015
ER -
