Date of Award
7-11-2015
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Supervisor
Pasek, Zbigniew
Supervisor
ElMaraghy, Waguih
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Developing a dynamic model of energy consumption for CNC machines in automotive industries helps to reduce the energy consumption in these machines. Over the last decade, a significant rise in energy usage has occurred due to the growth in the developing world. According to (IEO2013), this trend will continue over the next three decades. In CNC machines, there are various parameters in milling and turning operations which have significant roles in reducing energy consumption. In the first case study presented, parameters of machine tools are changed and the energy consumption is calculated to identify the parameters that have the greatest impact on saving energy. An energy consumption model is developed by using system dynamics in order to comprehend the behavior of complex system. Then, data from the first case study is used in order to demonstrate how buffer inventories can help manufacturers to save more energy during high electricity demand.
Recommended Citation
Ghazanfari, Bita, "Modeling Energy Consumption in Automotive Manufacturing" (2015). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5307.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/5307