Sustainability Issues In Energy Efficient Manufacturing Systems - A Review

摘要

Since birth the mankind had to struggle and compete for their very survival. By virtue of relentless efforts and innovations, the human population left other species far behind to reach to the present arena. With the manifold increase of human population and their consistence dependence on natural resources for fulfilling various needs, it has been gradually felt that there will be a likely shortage of various resources in the near run. The problem got aggravated in the recent past due to the mindless development for short term gains. It is therefore expected that the present generation should take immediate measures so as to be able to reduce the burden on the earth's natural resources. Fulfillment of our ever increasing demand for various products will only be possible by efficient and optimum use of all types of natural resources. Our Manufacturing Plants use raw natural resources and convert them to produce finished products by using various machines and manufacturing processes. As energy in some form or the other is must to carry out manufacturing operations, it is imperative to say that an in-depth analysis of the manufacturing process and the energy used for carrying out these processes are very much essential in order to achieve a development that will be truly 'sustainable'. This paper stresses the importance of energy in manufacturing processes for a global sustainable development.