A critical review of Industry 4.0 technologies for sustainable manufacturing in remanufacturing development

Induction Heating in Sustainable Manufacturing and Material Processing Technologies – A State of the Art Literature Review

The necessity for decreasing the negative impact of the manufacturing industry has recently increased. This is getting recognized as a global challenge due to the rapid increase in life quality standards, demand, and the decrease in available resources. Thus, manufacturing, as a core of the product provision system and a fundamental pillar of civilized existence, is significantly influenced by sustainability issues. Furthermore, current manufacturing modeling and assessment criteria require intensive revisions and upgrades to keep up with these new challenges. Nearly all current manufacturing models are based on the old paradigm, which was proven to be inadequate. Therefore, manufacturing technology, along with culture and economy, are held responsible for providing new tools and opportunities for building novel resolutions towards a sustainable manufacturing concept. One of such tools is sustainability assessment measures. Revising and updating such tools is a core responsibility of the manufacturing sector to efficiently evaluate and enhance sustainable manufacturing performance. These measures should be adequate to respond to the growing sustainability concerns in pursuit of an integrated sustainability concept. The triple bottom line (TBL) that includes environment, economic, and social dimensions has usually been used to evaluate sustainability. However, there is a lack of standard sets of sustainable manufacturing performance measures. In addition to the sustainability concept, a new concept of smart manufacturing is emerging. The smart manufacturing concept takes advantage of the recent technological leap in Artificial Intelligent (AI), Cloud Computing (CC), and the Internet of Things (IoT). Although this concept offers an important step to boost the current production capabilities to meet the growing need, it is still not clear whether the two concepts of smart manufacturing and sustainability will constructively or destructively interact. Therefore, the current study aims to integrate the sustainable smart manufacturing performance by incorporating sustainable manufacturing measures and discussing current and future challenges that are faced by the manufacturing sector. In addition, the opportunities for future research incorporating sustainable smart manufacturing are also presented.

A big data-driven framework for sustainable and smart additive manufacturing

Nowadays, business practices are moving towards sustainabilitySustainability, which is necessary for organisational growth and environmental well-being. However, the world is becoming more VUCA making the business environment more volatile and uncertain. Moreover, complex decision-making and the human illusion of understanding of sustainability lead to ambiguous decision-making. Therefore, the present chapter explores the role of Industry 4.0Fourth industrial revolution (IE4.0) and Big DataBig Data (BD) in Sustainable Manufacturing (SM) to understand the need for process visibility and enhance the decision-making for SM practices. To achieve this, the present chapter reviews scholarly work related to IE4.0, BD, and SM. From, the extant review unique constructs namely SM in the VUCA world, Impact of Industry 4.0 in SM, and Big Data Architecture were identified. The review will serve as reference material for practitioners and academicians in understanding the SM practices in the VUCA world.

Purpose This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the impact of digital technologies on sustainable manufacturing performance. It focuses on key technologies such as Internet of Things, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, three-dimensional printing, robotics and digital twins, assessing their potential to enhance energy efficiency, reduce waste, optimize resources and improve product lifecycle management. Design/methodology/approach The research uses a systematic literature review combined with bibliometric analysis. Papers from leading databases were systematically reviewed to identify trends, patterns and gaps in the existing literature on digital technologies in sustainable manufacturing. Findings The findings indicate that digital technologies have significant potential to drive sustainable manufacturing performance, particularly in enabling real-time monitoring, analysis and optimization of processes. However, the study also highlights challenges such as high initial costs, data security concerns and the need for workforce upskilling. Originality/value This study contributes valuable insights by systematically analyzing the role of digital technologies in sustainable manufacturing. It offers recommendations for future research and practical implications for researchers, practitioners and policymakers, filling a critical gap in the existing literature.

This book consists of peer-reviewed papers, presented at the International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing (SDM 2021). Leading-edge research into sustainable design and manufacturing aims to enable the manufacturing industry to grow by adopting more advanced technologies and at the same time improve its sustainability by reducing its environmental impact. Relevant themes and topics include sustainable design, innovation and services; sustainable manufacturing processes and technology; sustainable manufacturing systems and enterprises; and decision support for sustainability. Application areas are wide and varied. The book will provide an excellent overview of the latest developments in the sustainable design and manufacturing area.

The sustainability concept today is at the front lines of new technologies in manufacturing, products and work methodology. Be a sustainable manufacturer is critical issue to the future of manufacturing system. Various efforts have been conducted around the world to ensure the sustainability of manufacturing system. This study addresses current trend in sustainable manufacturing by focus on two major elements, which are facility design and production planning. Critical challenges are listed and future trends have been discussed.

Sustainability evaluation of manufacturing technologies is a vital part of decision process in sustainable manufacturing, particularly for decisions on transfer/adoption of new sustainable manufacturing innovations. This paper highlights a study on metrics-based sustainability evaluation of technologies in manufacturing, with emphasis on the technical, economical and environmental sustainability assessments. On the basis of three types of sustainability evaluation metrics proposed in this paper, our study integrates technology assessment, cost analysis and environmental evaluation to support decision-making for selection of sustainable manufacturing processes. Case studies about sol-gel coating and powder coating are explored in the paper to test the proposed sustainability evaluation methods and metrics. The assessment results provide quantitative justifications used in technology transfer of the new sol-gel coating innovations. The results also help potential technology adopters to reduce their implementation risks of the sol-gel coating process in automotive decorative applications.

Sustainability is an important issue in manufacturing technologies in these days. However, for manufacturing engineers, quality has been the most important goal for long. Thus, in evaluating sustainability of manufacturing technologies, not only environmental aspects, but also quality of manufacturing should be taken into account. The existing work has proposed an evaluation method for manufacturing technologies which was named “Total Performance Analysis (TPA).” It can quantify the balance of the value created by the manufacturing process versus the cost and environmental impact. TPA can point out segment manufacturing processes which should be improved most. Through a simple case study, the paper concludes that the proposed method is helpful to evaluate real sustainability of manufacturing processes. In addition, by combining with manufacturing technologies database, not only pointing out the manufacturing processes to be improved, but also suggesting alternative processes will be possible.

Sustainable and circular manufacturing practices have become imperative for modern industries due to the escalating environmental challenges, stricter regulatory policies, and shifting consumer preferences towards more sustainable products. Among the multitude of technological advancements that enable this transition, Computer Vision (CV) is rapidly emerging as a game-changer. However, a comprehensive investigation is required to understand the role and impact of CV in the context of data-driven and servitized manufacturing. This review paper provides a thorough analysis of the relationship between CV and sustainable manufacturing. It highlights the various ways that CV improves sustainability by leveraging a rich corpus of academic studies as well as industry case studies. This covers the function of CV in enhancing resource efficiency, decreasing waste, enabling predictive maintenance, and assuring product quality. Nevertheless, there are several challenges in integrating CV technologies into manufacturing. Therefore, this paper offers a detailed analysis of these issues, ranging from technical complexities to data privacy and skills gap. Consequently, this study proposes potential solutions and strategies, turning these challenges into avenues for future research and innovation. Through this paper, our endeavor is not only to enrich the academic discourse around this topic but also to catalyze future research and provide actionable insights for practitioners at the intersection of technology and sustainability in manufacturing.

Sustainability has raised significant attention in manufacturing research over the last decades and has become a significant driver of the development of innovative technologies and management concepts. The current chapter aims to provide a structured overview of the wide field of research in sustainable manufacturing with a particular focus on manufacturing technology and management. It intends to describe the role of manufacturing in sustainability, outline the complementary approaches necessary for a transition to sustainable manufacturing and specify the need for engaging in interdisciplinary research. Based on a literature review, it provides a structuring framework defining four complementary areas of research focussing on analysis, synthesis and transition solutions. The challenges of the four areas of research manufacturing technologies (“how things are produced”), product development (“what is being produced”), value creation networks (“in which organisational context”) and global manufacturing impacts (“how to make a systemic change”) are highlighted and illustrated with examples from current research initiatives.

Critical appraisal and systematic review of 3D & 4D printing in sustainable and environment-friendly smart manufacturing technologies

Sustainable manufacturing is the backbone for the development of standard of living of the country along with its industrial growth. It is a process for meeting development needs while maintaining the stability, integrity and beauty of natural biotic systems such that societal consumption of natural resources is incommensurate with the rate which the nature can replenish itself. It can be more cost and time efficient, especially for small scale production and customized products. In order to have complete and efficient structure of sustainable manufacture it must produce green products by using clean technologies. The manufacturing industries which can integrate the aspect of clean technologies in their technical and financial decisions will hold an important role in winning the everlasting future race.
 The main objective of this paper is to elaborate the concept and implementation of clean technologies in sustainable manufacturing which includes the process, models and impact assessment of green technologies.
 The ideas presented in this paper will be quite useful for the researchers and industrialists who are interested in the field sustainable manufacturing.

Thick-film alternating current powder-based electroluminescent (ACPEL) succeeds on the market as mature technology for large-area light sources. An additional boost for its development may come from the radiation curing technology. Since it is totally compatible with high-speed roll-to-roll processing, radiation curing can offer multiple advantages to further lower costs and make easier the fabrication process of ACPEL devices. In this paper, the application of the electron beam (EB) curing technology to produce flexible ACPEL devices was explored for the first time. In particular, devices with emitting layer made by EB irradiation were successfully fabricated on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) substrate. Device properties were evaluated and compared with those obtained using the conventional ultraviolet curing process. Smaller driving voltages and higher luminous output were observed for the EB treated samples as a consequence of a more cross-linked polymeric binder of the emitting layer generated. In addition, possible effects of EB overdose were also investigated; experiments revealed that excessively high doses can induce the degradation of both polymeric binder and emitting particles. Therefore, the feasibility of using the EB curing was proven to fabricate ACPEL devices, launching it as the next future technology for more sustainable, very fast, and one-step manufacturing of powder-based alternating current EL devices.

This study explored the impact of green manufacturing practices, green technology innovation, and eco-design on enhancing the environmental sustainability of the manufacturing sector in Pakistan. The study employed primary data from 465 respondents from different manufacturing industries in Pakistan. Dataset reliability and validity were assessed by means of PLS-SEM before hypothesis testing was conducted by employing regression analysis, which indicates that green manufacturing and green technology innovation enhance sustainable green practices in manufacturing. Furthermore, eco-design is a middleman between green manufacturing and technology as well as sustainable processes, and the study is more specific and confined to the manufacturing sector in Pakistan, thus reducing the possibility of generalising its findings. Further research can be made to the study of other regions or sectors in order to get even a better insight of sustainability practices around the world.This study contributes to the contemporary knowledge in the field of eco-design and offers useful tips to the members of the manufacturing sector, who are interested in improving sustainability in their companies. This study advances knowledge on sustainable manufacturing and supports the UN’s Agenda 2030 and the entire spectrum of the SDGs.