A Review of Current Trend in Design for Sustainable Manufacturing

Abstract

Manufacturing, as the main symbol of the civilized lifestyle, will be intensely affected by the sustainability matters and it will play a important role in establishing a sustainable way ahead. This article defines sustainable manufacturing and design for sustainability. Sustainability can be incorporated into design, including design for environment, design for resources and energy, and design for sustainability and measuring energy consumption in manufacturing. An overview of current trends and new conceptions in the evolving of sustainable products developments by presenting Life Cycle Assessment method for products and processes, and optimization techniques for sustainable manufacturing processes will be presented.