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View article: Assessing power-to-heat technologies for industrial electrification: A multi-criteria decision analysis approach
Assessing power-to-heat technologies for industrial electrification: A multi-criteria decision analysis approach Open
Transitioning industrial heat systems from fossil fuels to electric-based solutions is crucial to mitigate climate change. This research identifies and evaluates various power-to-heat technologies, each technology contributes uniquely to t…
View article: Implementing Industry 4.0: An In-Depth Case Study Integrating Digitalisation and Modelling for Decision Support System Applications
Implementing Industry 4.0: An In-Depth Case Study Integrating Digitalisation and Modelling for Decision Support System Applications Open
The scientific community has shown considerable interest in Industry 4.0 due to its capacity to revolutionise the manufacturing sector through digitalisation and data-driven decision-making. However, the actual implementation of Industry 4…
View article: Implementing Industry 4.0: An In-Depth Case Study Integrating Digitalisation and Modelling for Decision Support System Applications
Implementing Industry 4.0: An In-Depth Case Study Integrating Digitalisation and Modelling for Decision Support System Applications Open
The scientific community has shown considerable interest in Industry 4.0 due to its capacity to revolutionise the manufacturing sector through digitalisation and data-driven decision-making. However, the actual implementation of Industry 4…
View article: Modelling of Energy Consumption in Manufacturing: A Practical Framework to Select the Modelling Approach
Modelling of Energy Consumption in Manufacturing: A Practical Framework to Select the Modelling Approach Open
Energy consumption modelling is of critical importance for improving energy efficiency in the drive towards sustainable manufacturing. Modern manufacturing processes and machine tools are very complex as they involve interplay of several a…
View article: Green Hydrogen Penetration in Steel Industry Operations: A Year-long Modeling Case Study
Green Hydrogen Penetration in Steel Industry Operations: A Year-long Modeling Case Study Open
The steel industry contributes to almost seven percent of the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and about one-third of the worldwide industrial carbon dioxide emissions. Extremely high-temperature industrial processes are challenging w…
View article: A Data-Driven Framework for Quantifying Demand Response Participation Benefit of Industrial Consumers
A Data-Driven Framework for Quantifying Demand Response Participation Benefit of Industrial Consumers Open
There is an increase in renewable energy sources connected to the electricity grid due to recent drives to achieve grid decarbonization milestones. However, such expansions cause grid balancing issues due to the renewable sources intermitt…
View article: Development of a modelling tool to aid the transition to carbon neutral industrial manufacturing
Development of a modelling tool to aid the transition to carbon neutral industrial manufacturing Open
The European Union's aim to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 relies on reducing emissions from the industrial sector. There is a lack of guidance and technical support at the organisational level for industrial organisations, particularl…
View article: Implementation of the IDAIC framework on an air handling unit to transition to proactive maintenance
Implementation of the IDAIC framework on an air handling unit to transition to proactive maintenance Open
Industry is stuck in reactive mode regarding the maintenance of their heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, which leads to inefficient operation. To avoid wasteful use of natural resources a proactive approach is needed…
View article: The HyDAPI framework: a versatile tool integrating Lean Six Sigma and digitalisation for improved quality management in Industry 4.0
The HyDAPI framework: a versatile tool integrating Lean Six Sigma and digitalisation for improved quality management in Industry 4.0 Open
Purpose Quality management practitioners have yet to cease the potential of digitalisation. Furthermore, there is a lack of tools such as frameworks guiding practitioners in the digital transformation of their organisations. The purpose of…
View article: Methodology for Carbon Emissions Neutrality in Industrial Manufacturing
Methodology for Carbon Emissions Neutrality in Industrial Manufacturing Open
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the industrial sector focusses on energy-intensive industries (EIIs) since they comprise a significant proportion of industrial sector emissions. However, collective emissions from non-EII industries i…
View article: Development of a Framework to Aid the Transition from Reactive to Proactive Maintenance Approaches to Enable Energy Reduction
Development of a Framework to Aid the Transition from Reactive to Proactive Maintenance Approaches to Enable Energy Reduction Open
The disparity between public datasets and real industrial datasets is limiting the practical application of advanced data analysis. Therefore, industry is stuck in a reactive mode regarding their maintenance strategy and cannot transition …
View article: Advancing the Industrial Sectors Participation in Demand Response within National Electricity Grids
Advancing the Industrial Sectors Participation in Demand Response within National Electricity Grids Open
Increasing the level and diversifying the sources of flexible capacity available to transmission system operators will be a pivotal factor for maintaining reliable control of national electricity grids. These response capacities are widely…
View article: Development of a Digital Counterpart to Aid Decision Support on Energy Consumption of an Active Manufacturing Process
Development of a Digital Counterpart to Aid Decision Support on Energy Consumption of an Active Manufacturing Process Open
This research focused on the development of a Digital Model (DM) of a production line at a medical device company, with the objective of providing decision support to stakeholders based on their energy consumption. This model aims to reduc…
View article: Total site heat integration in carbon neutral industrial manufacturing – A systematic mapping study
Total site heat integration in carbon neutral industrial manufacturing – A systematic mapping study Open
Carbon neutral operations are becoming important owing to tightening of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions restrictions and increasing social corporate responsibility. Circular economy and total site integration are current hot topics, requiri…
View article: Assessing the Risk to Indoor Thermal Environments on Industrial Sites Offering AHU Capacity for Demand Response
Assessing the Risk to Indoor Thermal Environments on Industrial Sites Offering AHU Capacity for Demand Response Open
Increasing participation in demand response within the industrial sector may be crucial to growing the levels of available flexible capacity required to reliably control national electricity grids as renewable generation increases to satis…
View article: Data-driven quality improvement approach to reducing waste in manufacturing
Data-driven quality improvement approach to reducing waste in manufacturing Open
Purpose Data-driven quality management systems, brought about by the implementation of digitisation and digital technologies, is an integral part of improving supply chain management performance. The purpose of this study is to determine a…
View article: Progress in Demand Response and It’s Industrial Applications
Progress in Demand Response and It’s Industrial Applications Open
Achieving energy flexibility is becoming a key concern for energy system planners that manage intermittent and variable generations. Industries have enormous potential to deliver large-scale energy flexibility through demand response (DR) …
View article: Methodology for Data-Informed Process Improvement to Enable Automated Manufacturing in Current Manual Processes
Methodology for Data-Informed Process Improvement to Enable Automated Manufacturing in Current Manual Processes Open
Manufacturing industries are constantly identifying ways to automate machinery and processes to reduce waste and increase profits. Machines that were previously handled manually in non-standardized manners can now be automated. Converting …
View article: A Systematic Mapping of the Advancing Use of Machine Learning Techniques for Predictive Maintenance in the Manufacturing Sector
A Systematic Mapping of the Advancing Use of Machine Learning Techniques for Predictive Maintenance in the Manufacturing Sector Open
The increasing availability of data, gathered by sensors and intelligent machines, is changing the way decisions are made in the manufacturing sector. In particular, based on predictive approach and facilitated by the nowadays growing capa…
View article: Case study: the implementation of a data-driven industrial analytics methodology and platform for smart manufacturing
Case study: the implementation of a data-driven industrial analytics methodology and platform for smart manufacturing Open
Integrated, real-time and open approaches relating to the development of industrial analytics capabilities are needed to support smart manufacturing. However, adopting industrial analytics can be challenging due to its multidisciplinary an…
View article: IAMM: A Maturity Model for Measuring Industrial Analytics Capabilities in Large-scale Manufacturing Facilities
IAMM: A Maturity Model for Measuring Industrial Analytics Capabilities in Large-scale Manufacturing Facilities Open
Industrial big data analytics is an emerging multidisciplinary field, which incorporates aspects of engineering, statistics and computing, to produce data-driven insights that can enhance operational efficiencies, and produce knowledgebase…