Life Cycle and Sustainability of Abrasive Tools

This monograph focuses on abrasive tools for grinding, polishing, honing, and lapping operations. The book describes the life cycle of abrasive tools from raw material processing of abrasive grits and bonding, manufacturing of monolithic or multi-layered tools, tool use to tool end-of-life. Moreover, this work highlights sustainability challenges including economic, environmental, social and technological aspects. The target audience primarily comprises research and industry experts in the field of manufacturing, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.

List of contents

Introduction.- Abrasives.- Bonding Systems.- Abrasive Tool Types.- Grinding Wheel Macrodesign.

Summary

This monograph focuses on abrasive tools for grinding, polishing, honing, and lapping operations. The book describes the life cycle of abrasive tools from raw material processing of abrasive grits and bonding, manufacturing of monolithic or multi-layered tools, tool use to tool end-of-life. Moreover, this work highlights sustainability challenges including economic, environmental, social and technological aspects. The target audience primarily comprises research and industry experts in the field of manufacturing, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Linke
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319283456
• ISBN: 978-3-31-928345-6
• No. of pages: 265
• Dimensions: 169 mm x 250 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 582 g
• Illustrations: XVII, 265 p. 133 illus.
• Series: RWTHedition; RWTHedition
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; Management, B, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, engineering, Environmental Social Sciences, Manufactures, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes, Production engineering, Machines, Tools, Processes, Sustainability Management, Business & the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Industrial management—Environmental aspects