Life Cycle Assessment of a Jet Printing and Dispensing MachineShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: 5th International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing, ISM 2023, Elsevier BV , 2024, p. 708-718Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a well-known methodology used to calculate the environmental impacts of a product across its life cycle. The industrial machines used to manufacture consumer products are generally heavy, bulky, and have a complex product structure which makes their environmental assessment using LCA difficult as well as time and resource-intensive. Few studies have conducted LCA of complex industrial machines. The paper presents an LCA of a jet printing and dispensing machine (MY700), an industrial machine used in the production of printed circuit boards (PCBs) carried out using ReCiPe 2016 (Hierarchist) impact assessment methodology. In this study, the use phase of the machine accounted for 91% of the total environmental impacts. The compressed air and electricity consumed in the use phase of the machine were the major environmental hotspots. Additionally, some measures to minimize energy and compressed air use are also discussed. The methodology proposed in this article can be adopted by practitioners to conduct LCA of other industrial machines. The results of this study can help the machine manufacturers to undertake relevant eco-design activities as well as a comparison of different versions/machines in the product family for their environmental impact.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2024. p. 708-718
Keywords [en]
Industrial machines, Jet Printing and Dispensing, Life Cycle Assessment, Surface Mount Technology
National Category
Other Environmental Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-345720DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2024.01.070Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85189834408OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-345720DiVA, id: diva2:1852496
Conference
5th International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing, ISM 2023, Lisbon, Portugal, Nov 22 2023 - Nov 24 2023
Note
QC 20240430
2024-04-182024-04-182024-04-30Bibliographically approved