Abstract
Green design and manufacturing strategies are necessary to cope with the current resource, energy, and environmental problems of the manufacturing industry. To meet various enterprises’ needs for green design and manufacturing, colleges and universities should integrate these concepts into their curricula. This study discusses the application of green strategies in the mechanical engineering field from the viewpoints of teaching, scientific research, and practical education. Based on its development and a basic connotation analysis, this study highlights the challenges and urgency of incorporating green concepts into teaching and research modules of mechanical engineering, as well as methods and implementation strategies to incorporate them in professional curricula using teaching method reform and the teaching and research integration method. An experimental training course of advanced manufacturing processes at the authors’ institution was amended to emphasize the integrated application of green design and manufacturing. This integration not only enriches the field of mechanical engineering but also provides scientific research directions and methods to educators, along with new ideas to imbibe students with mechanical talents for their technical development. These efforts lay the foundation for the sustainable development of China’s manufacturing industry.
Highlights
Received: 2 November 2021The manufacturing industry is the backbone of the Chinese national economy, making it an important embodiment of industry competitiveness as well as the main economic guarantee of national security
The rapid development of the Chinese economy has brought about conflicts between the natural environment and the nation’s need for resources, including the waste of resources caused by edge materials, debris, and decommissioned products, which occur within the manufacturing process, while the natural growth of available energy no longer meets the needs of the nation’s economic development
The subject of green design and manufacturing is slightly insufficient in both theoretical and practical teaching; some colleges and universities have offered courses related to this subject, it has still not been effectively integrated with the current teaching modalities
Summary
The manufacturing industry is the backbone of the Chinese national economy, making it an important embodiment of industry competitiveness as well as the main economic guarantee of national security. The rapid development of the Chinese economy has brought about conflicts between the natural environment and the nation’s need for resources, including the waste of resources caused by edge materials, debris, and decommissioned products, which occur within the manufacturing process, while the natural growth of available energy no longer meets the needs of the nation’s economic development. A large number of waste liquids, residues, and greenhouse gas emissions are generated in the manufacturing process [1–3]. Various countries have successively implemented new green manufacturing strategies and policies. The United States pursued the Advanced Manufacturing
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