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Sustainable Machining Process - Myth or Reality

Franci PUŠAVEC ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Antun STOIĆ
Janez KOPAČ ; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Abstract

The industry is under increasing pressure of the financial crisis, global
competition, stricter environmental legislation and supply-chain demand.
To tackle these issues, a sustainable development trend has to be assured
synergetically on all the levels/fields, including machining processes. This
paper promotes sustainable production via an improvement of machining
technologies through an alternative cryogenic machining process.
Presented are comparative experimental results of cryogenic machining
performances in accordance with conventional processes, through the
analysis of: cutting forces, tool-wear, temperatures and costs. This work
proves that the cryogenic machining technology has a high potential to
cut costs and improve competitiveness by reducing resource consumption
therefore, creating less waste, and has less of an environmental and social
impact. The results of this work confirm that alternative sustainable
cryogenic machining offers conditions for fulfilling the sustainability
pillars: the economical, social and environmental one, over conventional
machining processes

Keywords

Kriogenici; Održivost; Proces obrade; Svojstva; Troškovi

Hrčak ID:

56747

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/56747

Publication date:

30.4.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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