Capturing composites manufacturing waste flows through process mapping

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dc.contributor.authorRybicka, Justyna
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Ashutosh
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez Del Campo, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorHowarth, Jack
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-04T11:12:33Z
dc.date.available2016-05-04T11:12:33Z
dc.date.issued2014-12-16
dc.description.abstractThe necessity of high performance materials has become latent in high technology sectors such as aerospace, automotive, renewable energy, nuclear engineering and sports. The expanding impact on future manufacturing of the EU waste management legislation and increasing price of current waste management methods stress the importance of an efficient and sustainable way of recycling waste generated in the composites industry. Aerospace companies estimated that 30e50% of materials in aircraft production are scrapped due to the way it is manufactured. Companies need to pay for landfilling the composite materials that otherwise can be a valuable resource. In a view that looking at individual production waste outputs could maximise the material reuse or recycling capability, gaining information about the type of scrap materials could inform the development of composite reuse/recycling supply chain. This research paper focuses on understanding the scale of scrap created in individual composites manufacturing processes to assess its potential value in terms of reuse/recycle capabilities. A Material flow analysis based data collection workshop has been performed with four composite manufacturers. Through the case studies it has been identified that there are three fibre related waste outputs captured: dry fibres, fibre material sheet off-cuts, and curried composite off-cuts. The captured information allows for the material specification development. This allows bridging the gap between the manufacturers and the waste processors in composites to address the lack of infrastructure and lack of waste material specification barriers outlined by the Composites Strategy 2009.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationRybicka J, Tiwari A, Alvarez Del Campo P, Howarth J. (2015) Capturing composites manufacturing waste flows through process mapping. Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 91, March 2015, pp. 251-261en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0959-6526
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.12.033
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9854
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectMaterial flow analysisen_UK
dc.subjectComposites recyclingen_UK
dc.subjectWaste flow capturingen_UK
dc.titleCapturing composites manufacturing waste flows through process mappingen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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