The greening of machining: A holistic approach to machine tool design reduces metal cutting's environmental impact

摘要

Metal cutting has traditionally been a somewhat messy, smelly, hot process involving various oils, liquid coolants, part washing, chip drying, smoke and mist, where energy consumption and floor space take a back seat to metal removal rates and part outputs. But machining is being quietly reinvented as a green process that delivers environmental advantages, reduces energy use, improves part quality, cuts costs and improves workplace safety. Breakthroughs in "green" machine tool design and the machining process itself are reducing plant and operational costs by millions of dollars, while improving plant air quality, part quality and part costs.