With increasing governmental pressures to reduce energy consumption, manufacturing
companies are faced with the challenge of reducing energy consumption whilst maintaining …

Manufacturing is a competitive global market and efforts to mitigate climate change are at
the forefront of public perception. Current trends in manufacturing aim to reduce costs and …

Plating process chains are characterized by a high specific energy and resource demand as
well as a high complexity due to dynamic interdependencies between and within processing …

Factories consist of production equipment, technical building services and a building shell,
which are dynamically connected through energy and resource flows. An isolated analysis …

Planning support for industrial production systems aims at reducing production-related costs
and environmental impacts while creating required products with a desired quality …

The industrial sector accounts for 17% of end-use energy in the United Kingdom, and 54%
globally. Therefore, there is substantial scope to accurately simulate and efficiently assess …

Energy and resource efficiency as well as reduction of emissions are nowadays significant
objectives for production companies. Industry 4.0, through extensive digitalization along the …

This special volume, ICAE2012, is a collection of the selected papers from the proceedings
of the 4th International Conference on Applied Energy, held in Suzhou, China from July 1st …

To meet the sustainable development goals of the United Nations, the energy and resource
efficiency of industrial processes have to increase, and workplaces have to become decent …

Modern production enables a high standard of living worldwide through products and
services. Global responsibility requires a comprehensive integration of sustainable …