A Virtual Machining Model for Sustainability Analysis

摘要: Sustainability has become a very significant research topic since it impacts many different manufacturing industries. The adoption of sustainable practices and technologies offers industry cost effective route to improve economic, environmental, social performance. As major process, the machining system plays an important role for on factory floor. Therefore, monitoring, analyzing, evaluating, optimizing sustainability impact systems are critical decision makers. Modeling Simulation (M&S) can be tool success through its ability predict effect implementing new facility, process without interrupting real production. This paper introduces methodology that provides traditional virtual Numerical Control (NC) model with capability — quantitatively analyze environmental based Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). objective is determine better plan improving performance in environment before work orders released shop Testing scenarios simulation models ensures best setting option available chosen. NC necessary data this assessment. In paper, list indicators their metrics been identified, modeling elements have discussed. Inputs outputs described. A case study experiment proposed