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A General Framework for Sustainability Assessment of Sheet Metalworking Processes

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  • Hamed Gholami

    (Department of Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor 81310, Malaysia)

  • Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman

    (Department of Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor 81310, Malaysia)

  • Safian Sharif

    (Department of Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor 81310, Malaysia)

  • Jauharah Md Khudzari

    (Department of Bioresource Engineering, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 3V9, Canada)

  • Norhayati Zakuan

    (Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor 81310, Malaysia)

  • Dalia Streimikiene

    (Lithuanian Energy Institute, Breslaujos 3, LT-44403 Kaunas, Lithuania)

  • Justas Streimikis

    (Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics, A. Vivulskio g. 4A-13, 03220 Vilnius, Lithuania
    University of Economics and Human Science in Warsaw, Okopowa 59, 01-043 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

The sheet metalworking industries possess minimal knowledge in the area of sustainability despite having served as sub-contractors to various industrial sectors. This also highlights that suitable indicators for measuring the sustainability performance of sheet metalworking operations are poorly addressed. As sustainability assessment is regarded as a vital part of sustainable development, this paper has been aimed at establishing a general framework for sustainability assessment of sheet metalworking processes. The main attention was paid to two important processes—the cutting operations with a CNC turret punch press machine and sheet metal bending operations with CNC press brake machine. Stepwise guidelines to implement the proposed framework in sheet metalworking industries are consequently presented. Besides, this study contributes to developing an applicable sustainability indicator set for assessing such manufacturing processes. It makes a valuable contribution to advancing the narrow body of knowledge on the under-researched scope.

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  • Hamed Gholami & Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman & Safian Sharif & Jauharah Md Khudzari & Norhayati Zakuan & Dalia Streimikiene & Justas Streimikis, 2020. "A General Framework for Sustainability Assessment of Sheet Metalworking Processes," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-18, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:12:p:4957-:d:373017
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