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Sustainable Developments and Innovations in Manufacturing

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 8010

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Faisal Talib

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Z. H. College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
Interests: operations management; industrial engineering; green manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable developments & practices
Dr. Muammed Muaz

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Z. H. College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
Interests: green manufacturing; clean production; manufacturing automation; optimization of manufacturing processes; adaptive control of manufacturing processes; robotics and automation; environment-friendly cutting fluids

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable developments and innovations have a significant effect on the overall advancement of humanity. Early men used wood, leaves, and stones for many vital tasks in their daily lives, but as time passed, new ideas came into existence, and humanity grew. Additionally, some newer tools and machines were developed, thereby making procedures/operations simple and easy to produce intricate and complex designed products during manufacturing. Now, the ideas of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing have emerged. Production machines are now integrated with robots and artificial intelligence leading to modernization and advancements in manufacturing to cater to dynamic customer requirements as well as high-quality mass production. All these developments became possible due to sustainable developments and innovations, which are the results of the hard work of intellectuals and bright minds.

In addition to this, manufacturing is one of the important sectors upon which the economy of any country is based. However, advancement in this sector is also associated with environmental and societal issues like the emission of hazardous wastes and gases, as well as the depletion of natural resources. Therefore, it is important to pay special attention to the issue of sustainability in manufacturing. All the developments and innovations must be made considering this critical issue.

The scope of this Special Issue is very wide, which includes research in all fields where novel ideas give due consideration to sustainability in manufacturing. Other literature on this topic is narrowly focused and considers a few specific topics in this field. However, modern advancements in manufacturing cover a very extensive range. Therefore, this Special Issue will offer a complete package to researchers, academicians, and industrialists working in this field. It will also open the doors for future researchers and academicians who are interested in working in the area. It will help cope with the challenges and issues associated with moving towards a new level of sustainable manufacturing.

Research papers demonstrating novelty as well as significant contributions to the field of sustainable manufacturing are most welcome on topics including but not limited to the following:

  1. Product design and development;
  2. Cleaner production/green manufacturing;
  3. Product lifecycle management;
  4. Sustainability issues in smart manufacturing/Industry 4.0;
  5. Policy for sustainable development;
  6. Sustainable smart factories;
  7. Robotics and control in sustainable manufacturing systems;
  8. Monitoring and control of manufacturing processes;
  9. Sustainable manufacturing processes;
  10. New materials for sustainable manufacturing;
  11. Human well-being and ecosystem management;
  12. Sustainable supply chain management;
  13. Sustainable quality models;
  14. Energy conservation and low-carbon manufacturing;
  15. Environmental and social issues;
  16. Future visions and scenarios.

Prof. Dr. Faisal Talib
Dr. Muammed Muaz
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sustainable development
  • sustainable manufacturing
  • sustainable materials
  • cleaner and green production
  • Industry 4.0
  • smart manufacturing

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Digitalization, Carbon Productivity and Technological Innovation in Manufacturing—Evidence from China
by Gang Li, Sen Lai, Mengyu Lu and Yonghong Li
Sustainability 2023, 15(14), 11014; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411014 - 13 Jul 2023
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Manufacturing is one of the vital carbon emission sources in China; its carbon emission reduction and carbon productivity improvement are the keys to the successful realization of “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality”. This paper investigates the impact of regional manufacturing digitalization on carbon [...] Read more.
Manufacturing is one of the vital carbon emission sources in China; its carbon emission reduction and carbon productivity improvement are the keys to the successful realization of “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality”. This paper investigates the impact of regional manufacturing digitalization on carbon productivity based on a panel data set covering 30 provinces in China over time from 2013 to 2020. We applied the mixed Ordinary Least-Squares (OLS) regression effect model and instrumental variable method, using a mediation effect model, and identified that technological innovation is the potential transmission channel of manufacturing digitalization affecting carbon productivity. The empirical results show that: (1) Digitalization of manufacturing can effectively contribute to increased carbon productivity. (2) Technological innovation plays a partial intermediary role in the impact of carbon productivity through the digitalization of manufacturing, and there is still much room for improvement. (3) Promoting the digitalization of manufacturing will promote technological innovation, which is an important influencing factor for manufacturing enterprises to enhance technological innovation. This research provides theoretical support for achieving carbon productivity in manufacturing in the context of digital development. Full article
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Impact of Smart, Green, Resilient, and Lean Manufacturing System on SMEs’Performance: A Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Approach
by Ahmad Abdullah, Shantanu Saraswat and Faisal Talib
Sustainability 2023, 15(2), 1379; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15021379 - 11 Jan 2023
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In the present era of the fourth industrial revolution, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are adopting smart, green, resilient, and lean (SGRL) practices to enhance their performance and achieve sustainability. For SMEs to perform well in their supply chains and satisfy customers, the [...] Read more.
In the present era of the fourth industrial revolution, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are adopting smart, green, resilient, and lean (SGRL) practices to enhance their performance and achieve sustainability. For SMEs to perform well in their supply chains and satisfy customers, the impact of the combined effects of SGRL manufacturing on SMEs’ performance needs to be studied. Although SGRL manufacturing has been studied independently in order to understand its impact on SMEs’ performance, there is still a need for significant research on its combined effect. The objective of the present work is to evaluate the performance of SMEs and to understand the combined effect of SGRL manufacturing on SMEs’ performance. This research applied the data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology to evaluate 30 SMEs identified in the northern region of India. A DEA model was developed that considers environmental, operational, and social performances as output criteria while considering SGRL practices as input criteria. Sixteen decision-making units (DMUs) were identified as inefficient using the DEA approach and one of them was considered for a case study for comparison with efficient SMEs. The case study employed a Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) analysis to provide remedial action to one of the selected underperforming SMEs, i.e.,SME11. The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of SME11 were identified and strategies were suggested by benchmarking SME11 with one of the efficient SMEs, i.e., SME23. The findings of this research work will help policymakers, owners, and managers of SMEs take necessary actions and enhance their performance by adopting the proposed DEA model using SGRL manufacturing practices. Full article
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Synthesis and Characterization of Titania–MXene-Based Phase Change Material for Sustainable Thermal Energy Storage
by Ajiv Alam Khan, Syed Mohd Yahya and Masood Ashraf Ali
Sustainability 2023, 15(1), 516; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15010516 - 28 Dec 2022
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PLUCISE A82 (PW82) is considered one of the best phase change materials as it is economical, commercially viable, and eco-friendly. Unless there is a great need to optimize the number of parameters to investigate encapsulated PCMs with good performance, for the effective and [...] Read more.
PLUCISE A82 (PW82) is considered one of the best phase change materials as it is economical, commercially viable, and eco-friendly. Unless there is a great need to optimize the number of parameters to investigate encapsulated PCMs with good performance, for the effective and practical applications of organic phase change materials, it is required to enhance their thermal conductivity. In this study, efforts were made to increase the thermal properties of phase change materials by seeding different nanoparticles. The direct synthesis method, in which the mixing of nanoparticles in paraffin wax (PW82) takes place, is used for the production of NEPCM. Differential scanning calorimeter and heat conduction experiments were used to evaluate the effect of variable concentration of nano-encapsulation on thermal storage and heat conduction characteristics of nano-enhanced PCM. The thermal storage feasibility was also determined. In this study, titania (TiO2), Ti3C2/MXene was mixed in PW82 in 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 wt.%. The investigation was also carried out for hybrid nano-enhanced PCM in a hybrid combination of (TiO2), and Ti3C2 (MXene) in PW82, used in wt.% concentration of 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3. Doping of titania and MXene improves the specific heat capacity of PCM. For doping of 0.3 wt.% of TiO2–Ti3C2 in PCM, the specific heat is improved to 41.3%. A maximum increment in thermal conductivity of 15.6% is found for doping of TiO2–Ti3C2 0.3 wt.%. The dissociation temperature of this prepared nano-enhanced PCM increases by ~6% for 0.3 wt.% weight fraction. Therefore, this study demonstrates that the doping of TiO2 and Ti3C2 with PW82 to form a new class of NEPCMs has significant scope to enhance the thermal storage capacity of organic paraffin. Full article
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Electric Resistance Sintering of Al-TiO2-Gr Hybrid Composites and Its Characterization
by Salman Ansari, Sajjad Arif, Akhter H. Ansari, Abdul Samad, Haitham Hadidi and Muhammed Muaz
Sustainability 2022, 14(20), 12980; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142012980 - 11 Oct 2022
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In the present work, Al-TiO2-Gr hybrid composites were fabricated through a sustainable manufacturing approach, i.e., ERS (Electric Resistance Sintering) technique. In this experimental work, sintering is performed in a high-density graphite die, which also works as a heating element. The green [...] Read more.
In the present work, Al-TiO2-Gr hybrid composites were fabricated through a sustainable manufacturing approach, i.e., ERS (Electric Resistance Sintering) technique. In this experimental work, sintering is performed in a high-density graphite die, which also works as a heating element. The green compacts kept in the graphite die are sintered in two ways simultaneously (conduction and resistance heating). This facilitated the accomplishment of the sintering at a lower current (300–500 A). The aluminum (Al) was reinforced with 9 wt. % TiO2 (rutile) nanoparticles and 3 wt. % graphite microparticles to synthesize a self-lubricated high wear resistance material. Mechanical properties such as density, hardness, and wear loss of the Al-TiO2-Gr hybrid composite were investigated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were performed for microstructural investigation. The experiments were performed according to the Taguchi design of the experiment, where three input process parameters (temperature, holding time, and sintering load) were taken to fabricate the Al-TiO2-Gr composite. The sintering temperature of 550 °C resulted in the maximum value of mean sintered density (approx. 2.45 gm/cm3). The holding time of 10 min for the sintering resulted in the maximum value of mean sintered density and mean hardness (HRB 53.5). The mean value of wear loss was found to be minimum for the composites sintered at 600 °C for 10 min. The maximum value of the sintering load (800 N) revealed better density and hardness. Worn surfaces and wear debris were also analyzed with the help of SEM images. The sintering temperature of 600 °C resulted in imparting more wear resistance which was proved by smooth surfaces, micro-cutting, and fewer crates, grooves, and smaller pits. Full article
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