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Optimized Production Process of a Supporting Plate as an Improvement of the Product Sustainability

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Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017 (SDM 2017)

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The main goal of the described activity is the verification of an innovative production process of a steel supporting plate by using numerical simulation. The normal production process consists of different phases and processes: the laser cutting of blanks, welding, stress relieving, heat treatment and machining. The studied alternative is a sand casting process in order to directly obtain the final supporting plate. Numerical simulations were used to investigate the impact behavior of complex products in order to define the best production solution. The new design chain represents an important simplification in order to reach a simpler, less expensive and more sustainable manufacturing process and these aspects were confirmed performing a Life Cycle Assessment.

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The Authors want to thank Sacmi Imola S. C. and EnginSoft S.p.A. for their support during the development of the project.

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  1. Sacmi Imola S. C., Via Selice Provinciale 17/a, 40026, Imola, BO, Italy

    G. Bertuzzi

  2. EnginSoft S.p.A., Via Della Stazione 27, Frazione Mattarello, 38123, Trento, Italy

    S. Di Rosa & G. Scarpa

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  1. Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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  2. Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

    Robert J. Howlett

  3. Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

    Rossi Setchi

  4. Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Barbara Cimatti

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Bertuzzi, G., Di Rosa, S., Scarpa, G. (2017). Optimized Production Process of a Supporting Plate as an Improvement of the Product Sustainability. In: Campana, G., Howlett, R., Setchi, R., Cimatti, B. (eds) Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017. SDM 2017. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 68. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57078-5_23

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