Energy metrics for product assembly equipment and processes

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 142-151

  Feng, Shaw C ^a   Senthilkumaran, Kumaraguru ^a   Brown, Christopher U ^a   Kulvatunyou, Boonserm ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assembly equipment; Assembly process; Energy metrics; Sustainability measurement; Sustainable manufacturing

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY EQUIPMENT; ASSEMBLY PROCESS; ENERGY METRICS; SUSTAINABILITY MEASUREMENTS; SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EQUIPMENT; LASER BEAM WELDING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 84893766671     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.09.044     Document Type: Article

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