Sustainable Manufacturing Processes provides best practice advice on sustainable manufacturing methods, with examples from industry as well as important supporting theory. In the current manufacturing industry, processes and materials are developed with close reference to sustainability issues, with an outward look to optimum production efficiency and reduced environmental impact. Important topics such as the use of renewable energy, reduction of material waste and recycling, reduction in energy and water consumption, and reduction in emissions are all discussed, along with broad coverage of deformation and joining technologies, computational techniques, and computer-aided engineering. In addition, a wide range of traditional and innovative manufacturing technologies are covered, including friction stir welding, incremental forming, abrasive water jet machining, laser beam machining, sustainable foundry, porous material fabrication by powder metallurgy, laser and additive manufacturing, and thermoelectric and thermomagnetic energy harvesting.

• Features practical case studies from industry experts
• Explains methods for reducing waste in additive manufacturing
• Provides a detailed examination on how sustainability is measured in manufacturing

1. Introduction to sustainable manufacturing processes 2. Sustainability in foundry and metal casting industry 3. Sustainable manufacturing: material forming and joining 4. Sustainable manufacturing strategies in machining 5. Materials development for sustainable manufacturing 6. Sustainable product development process 7. A case study on sustainable manufacture of Tie-6Ale-4V ultralightweight structurally porous metallic materials by powder metallurgy route 8. Waste energy harvesting in sustainable manufacturing 9. Sustainability performance evaluation in manufacturing: theoretical and practical perspectives 10. Additive manufacturing including laser-based manufacturing 11. Computer integrated sustainable manufacturing