Sustainable Manufacturing: Beyond Turning the Lights Off RedViking Engineering

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Emery, Emery, author.

Conference Name:

SAE 2015 World Congress & Exhibition (2015-04-21 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2015

Summary:

- Sustainable Manufacturing: Beyond Turning the Lights OffThere is increasing pressure for manufacturers to go "green." Automotive OEMs are improving their own sustainability practices and demanding environmental accountability from their vendors.Sustainable manufacturing is defined by the U.S. Department of Commerce as the creation of manufactured products using processes that:Installing low-energy lighting and adding recycling bins have had a positive effect, but manufacturers must take a comprehensive view of sustainability to have a continuing impact. This white paper will address some "out of the box" methods to improve sustainability of automotive assembly. Case study data will be included with examples of applications in each area

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Publisher Number:

2015-01-1299

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license