TY - JOUR
T1 - A Sustainability-Based Expert System for Additive Manufacturing and CNC Machining
AU - Perera, Josage Chathura
AU - Gopalakrishnan, Bhaskaran
AU - Bisht, Prakash Singh
AU - Chaudhari, Subodh
AU - Sundaramoorthy, Senthil
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - The objective of this research study is to develop a set of expert systems that can aid metal manufacturing facilities in selecting binder jetting, direct metal laser sintering, or CNC machining based on viable products, processes, system parameters, and inherent sustainability aspects. For the purposes of this study, cost-effectiveness, energy, and auxiliary material usage efficiency were considered the key indicators of manufacturing process sustainability. The expert systems were developed using the knowledge automation software Exsys Corvid®V6.1.3. The programs were verified by analyzing and comparing the sustainability impacts of binder jetting and CNC machining during the fabrication of a stainless steel 316L component. According to the results of this study, binder jetting is deemed to be characterized by more favorable indicators of sustainability in comparison to CNC machining, considering the fabrication of components feasible for each technology.
AB - The objective of this research study is to develop a set of expert systems that can aid metal manufacturing facilities in selecting binder jetting, direct metal laser sintering, or CNC machining based on viable products, processes, system parameters, and inherent sustainability aspects. For the purposes of this study, cost-effectiveness, energy, and auxiliary material usage efficiency were considered the key indicators of manufacturing process sustainability. The expert systems were developed using the knowledge automation software Exsys Corvid®V6.1.3. The programs were verified by analyzing and comparing the sustainability impacts of binder jetting and CNC machining during the fabrication of a stainless steel 316L component. According to the results of this study, binder jetting is deemed to be characterized by more favorable indicators of sustainability in comparison to CNC machining, considering the fabrication of components feasible for each technology.
KW - CNC machining
KW - additive manufacturing
KW - binder jetting
KW - direct metal laser sintering
KW - expert system
KW - sustainability
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U2 - 10.3390/s23187770
DO - 10.3390/s23187770
M3 - Article
C2 - 37765829
AN - SCOPUS:85172732106
SN - 1424-8220
VL - 23
JO - Sensors (Switzerland)
JF - Sensors (Switzerland)
IS - 18
M1 - 7770
ER -
