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Introduction
organization called smart factories. As indicated by Wu, Lu et al. (2019), “within
the smart factory, digital world and physical world should be seamlessly integrated,
realizing the decentralized management of resources, combining the intelligent data
fusion method to process industrial big data.” Flexible adjustment of the process can
be realized, however, at the level of “smart equipment” or “smart tools.” In this chapter, attention is paid to the recent application of the superplasticity phenomenon in
metal processing, as well as some nanostructural materials processing technologies
based on severe plastic deformation. In the concluding section of the third chapter,
product life cycle models are described, and potential cultural or social implications
of the circular economy concept are indicated.
The methods and techniques presented in this book provide some insight into
the contemporary trends in industrial practice, emphasizing resources saving and
possibilities of performance prolongation for components and engineering systems.
Nowadays, companies are looking for sustainability strategies in order to meet
the market demands and reduce their environmental impacts and resource-related
costs (Blume et al., 2018). The efforts to reduce resource consumption and improve
energy efficiency are motivated by health concerns and environmental responsibility
(Liobikienė and Minelgaitė, 2021), since there are strong links between the environment and the economic and social benefits of resource-efficient and environmentfriendly manufacturing systems (Liu et al., 2018). It has been found that machining
offers great potential for the conservation of energy and resources and for the reuse
of raw materials (Denkena et al., 2019). The methods and processes presented in this
book, together with the description of trends and possible developments, can provide
good support for the efforts of scientists and engineers.
Introduction
organization called smart factories. As indicated by Wu, Lu et al. (2019), “within
the smart factory, digital world and physical world should be seamlessly integrated,
realizing the decentralized management of resources, combining the intelligent data
fusion method to process industrial big data.” Flexible adjustment of the process can
be realized, however, at the level of “smart equipment” or “smart tools.” In this chapter, attention is paid to the recent application of the superplasticity phenomenon in
metal processing, as well as some nanostructural materials processing technologies
based on severe plastic deformation. In the concluding section of the third chapter,
product life cycle models are described, and potential cultural or social implications
of the circular economy concept are indicated.
The methods and techniques presented in this book provide some insight into
the contemporary trends in industrial practice, emphasizing resources saving and
possibilities of performance prolongation for components and engineering systems.
Nowadays, companies are looking for sustainability strategies in order to meet
the market demands and reduce their environmental impacts and resource-related
costs (Blume et al., 2018). The efforts to reduce resource consumption and improve
energy efficiency are motivated by health concerns and environmental responsibility
(Liobikienė and Minelgaitė, 2021), since there are strong links between the environment and the economic and social benefits of resource-efficient and environmentfriendly manufacturing systems (Liu et al., 2018). It has been found that machining
offers great potential for the conservation of energy and resources and for the reuse
of raw materials (Denkena et al., 2019). The methods and processes presented in this
book, together with the description of trends and possible developments, can provide
good support for the efforts of scientists and engineers.