Investigating the energy consumption of the PECM process for consideration in the selection of manufacturing process chains

Martin Swat, Andreas Rebschläger, Kirsten Trapp, Tim Stock, Günther Seliger, Dirk Bähre

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Abstract

The initial planning of manufacturing process chains provides the opportunity to sustainably influence the energy requirement for the manufacturing of industrial products by selecting the process chain with the lowest energy consumption. However, the task is still challenging due to the need for energy consumption data of manufacturing equipment. In this paper, the analysis of the energy consumption of a manufacturing process is illustrated by the example of the Pulse Electrochemical Machining (PECM) process. A comparison of two machine tool generations of the same manufacturer shows the improvement in energy consumption. Based on the information gained from the analysis, an approach for the provision of energy consumption data is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)585-590
Number of pages6
JournalProcedia CIRP
Volume29
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 May 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event22nd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering - Sydney, Australia
Duration: 7 Apr 20159 Apr 2015

Keywords

  • Electrochemical Machining (ECM)
  • Energy
  • Planning

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