Sustainable Manufacturing

Catalog description

This course covers the methods and applications on sustainable manufacturing processes and systems. The methods covered include material flow analysis, energy flow analysis, manufacturing energy efficiency, life cycle assessment, environmental impact assessment, Taguchi method, etc. The case studies for sustainable manufacturing are on a variety of conventional and emerging manufacturing technologies including metal casting, machining, forming, grinding, welding, recycling, heat treatment, nano-manufacturing, additive manufacturing, etc. Some of the important goals of this course are: a. Students learn to understand the fundamental methods and techniques of sustainable manufacturing. b. Students learn the theory and practices in sustainable manufacturing on improving the sustainability performance or developing sustainable processes from real industrial practices. c. Students learn state-of-the-art knowledge on environmental impact assessment methods of industrial pollutants. d. Students apply the learned knowledge and skills in class discussions and project implementation. Offered as EMAE 366 and EMAE 466 .