According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, manufacturing accounts for one-fifth of the annual energy consumption in the United States—approximately 21 quintillion joules (20 quadrillion BTU) or equivalent to 3.6 billion barrels of crude oil. To reduce this staggering amount and improve sustainability, manufacturers need to accurately measure and evaluate consumption of energy and materials, as well as environmental impacts, at each step in the life cycles of their products.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2016-05-31
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/news/nist-partners-create-mfg-standards/
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