To understand the past successes and future opportunities for applying Industry 4.0
technologies toward manufacturing sustainability assessment, this state-of-the-art review …

During the early phases of design of new products, information necessary to guide and
assess sustainability is typically incomplete. Manufacturers risk discovering the unfavorable …

Abstract Information exchange plays a crucial role in digital manufacturing. Newer paradigm
such as Industry 4.0 utilizes data transfer through sophisticated technologies of sensors …

The growing awareness of global warming and environmental pollution problems due to the
massive emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), as well as energy consumption, is pushing …

In order to quantitatively evaluate and improve the sustainability of machining systems, this
paper presents an emergy (the amount of energy consumed in direct and indirect …

ABSTRACT STEP-based exchange of product data helps in faster processing of information
and reduces the errors due to human intervention across the enterprise. As STEP-NC …

Metal sheets have the ability to be formed into nonstandard sizes and sections.
Displacement-controlled computer numerical control press brakes are used for three …

Faced with the severe situation of carbon emissions, low carbon has become a new trend of
social and economic sustainable development. Product low-carbon design originates from …

Digital technology used today within Industry 4.0 open up new opportunities for most areas
of engineering, including the end of life and especially disassembly process, which was …

Enhancement in product data interoperability and flexibility of Computer Numerical Control
(CNC) architecture to accommodate the trend toward digitalise industrial manufacturing in …