Invited Talk 4
| Title | Development of a New Micro-machining Technique and its Eco-efficiency Evaluation |
Nozomu Mishima is the leader of the Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing Research Group at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in Japan.
Research Interests:
Robust Design of Machine Tools and Development of a Design Supporting Tool Development of Miniature Manufacturing System and its Efficiency Analysis Eco-efficiency Evaluation and Re-design of Manufacturing Processes Development of a supporting method of eco-business idea generation Development and Eco-efficiency Analysis of Micro Machining Methods.
Education:
1988 Master of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering, The University of Tokyo 1986 Bachelor of Engineering Department of Engineering Synthesis, The University of Tokyo.
Working Experience:
2006.4 – present Leader, Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing Research Group, Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
2001.4-2006.3 Senior Researcher, Fine Manufacturing Research Group Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
1997.1-1997.12 Visiting Scholar, Stanford University, USA.
1988.4-2001.3 Researcher, Manufacturing Machinery Section, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, MITI.
Contact Address:
Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing Research Group
Advanced Manufacturing Research Institute
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
1-2 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8564 JAPAN.
Email: Nozomu Mishima
Abstract
Approximately 10 years ago, a team at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
(AIST) that included the present authors, proposed the concept of a micro-manufacturing system, referred to as
the microfactory, and demonstrated the micro-mechanical fabrication ability of the microfactory. Such micromanufacturing
systems are though to be capable of providing eco-efficient diverse-type, small-quantity
production, if the system configuration is designed properly. However, the eco-efficiency of such micromanufacturing
systems has not been examined quantitatively. A number of studies have been carried out to
clarify the eco-efficiency of micro-manufacturing systems using the total performance indicator (TPI), which is a
newly proposed eco-efficiency index. In the present paper, we describe the progression from microfactory
development and to eco-efficiency evaluation. In addition, we introduce a new micro-machining technique and
evaluate its eco-efficiency compared with those of conventional methods. Based on the results of these
evaluations, micro-manufacturing systems are demonstrated to provide an eco-efficient option for micromachining.
Keywords: Microfactory, Micro-machining, Eco-efficiency, Total performance indicator.
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