Sustainability Assessment of Advanced Machining Technologies

Advanced Control Technologies for 5-Axis Machining

Demand for 5-axis machine tools has grown rapidly with the appearance of high-performance machines and growing requirements for high-efficiency to enhance competitiveness. To meet market needs, FANUC provides innovative CNCs, including the FS30i-A and FS31i-A5, that control up to 24 axes simultaneously with maximum paths of 10 enabling high-speed and high-precision multiple-axis and path contro...

Sustainability Impact Assessment of Waste to Energy Technologies in Iran

Introduction: Current energy sources are coming to end and one of the main priorities of the country’s management is the energy recovery from renewable energy. Considerable quantity of municipal solid waste (MSW) is one of the most serious urban pollution sources. Impact assessment matrix is a new and fast tool for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Materials and Methods: In this regard, r...

Sustainability Assessment of Technologies – An Integrative Approach

Social sustainability assessment of conversion technologies: Municipal solid waste into bioenergy using Best Worst Method

The majority of sustainability assessments of the bio based industries are primarily focused on the environmental and economic aspects, while social impacts are rarely considered. While overlooking social dimension can have a serious harmful impact across supply chains. To address this issue, this study proposes a modified systemic approach for a social sustainability impact assessment of the te...

Assessment of Advanced Technologies for Loss Estimation

This document provides an assessment of the current state of advanced airborne and spaceborne remote sensing and ground-based technologies applicable to the analysis of seismic risk and vulnerability of buildings and lifeline systems. Continuous Global Positioning System (GPS) ground deformation monitoring and seismological networks provide critical measurements for understanding the earthquake...