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construction of a virtual injection molding line. In this paper, this new application to
injection molding is introduced.
35.2 A Digital Eco-Factory
35.2.1 Concept of a Digital Eco-Factory
Environmental performance of the planned production scenario can be examined in
addition to productivity and manufacturability when the digital eco-factory is used.
Simulation results on the digital eco-factory are used as references during production
execution. There are three major use cases for the digital eco-factory as shown in
Fig. 35.1 (Matsuda et al. 2015). The first use case is at the period of configuring
the production line and/or the factory. In this use case, a configuration plan of a
production line is determined and/or performances of newly introduced equipment
is examined by constructing a virtual production line and simulation. The second
use case is used determining a production plan. After process planning which is
supported by the product design tool such as a CAD/CAM system, the production
Fig. 35.1 Usages of a digital eco-factory
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construction of a virtual injection molding line. In this paper, this new application to
injection molding is introduced.
35.2 A Digital Eco-Factory
35.2.1 Concept of a Digital Eco-Factory
Environmental performance of the planned production scenario can be examined in
addition to productivity and manufacturability when the digital eco-factory is used.
Simulation results on the digital eco-factory are used as references during production
execution. There are three major use cases for the digital eco-factory as shown in
Fig. 35.1 (Matsuda et al. 2015). The first use case is at the period of configuring
the production line and/or the factory. In this use case, a configuration plan of a
production line is determined and/or performances of newly introduced equipment
is examined by constructing a virtual production line and simulation. The second
use case is used determining a production plan. After process planning which is
supported by the product design tool such as a CAD/CAM system, the production
Fig. 35.1 Usages of a digital eco-factory