Sustainable Design and Life-cycle assessment of Connecting Rod for Material Optimization

Prakhar Singhal; Sumit Gupta; G.S. Dangayach; A.K Singh; M.L. Meena; P.N Rao

Authors

Prakhar Singhal Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala, Jirania, Tripura-799055, India
Sumit Gupta School of Engineering, GD Goenka University, Gurgaon, India
G.S. Dangayach Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur-302017, India
A.K Singh Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur-302017, India
M.L. Meena Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur-302017, India
P.N Rao Department of Industrial Technology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa- 50614, USA

Keywords:

for environment, Sustainable manufacturing, material optimization

Abstract

Sustainability in the development and manufacture of new products is a strategy that is widely accepted in principle, although not yet widely practiced. The integration of environmental requirements throughout the entire lifetime of a product needs a new way of thinking and new decision tools to be applied. This paper describes the concept of an approach to product development, based on paradigm for sustainable manufacturing. A case study of connecting rod is done for material optimization and reducing environmental impact in the entire cycle.