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Recent developments in manufacturing processes and automation have led to the new industrial revolution termed “Industry 4.0”. Industry 4.0 can be considered as a broad domain which includes: data management, manufacturing competitiveness, production processes and efficiency. The term Industry 4.0 includes a variety of key enabling technologies i.e., cyber physical systems, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, big data analytics and digital twins which can be considered as the major contributors to automated and digital manufacturing environments. Sustainability can be considered as the core of business strategy which is highlighted in the United Nations (UN) Sustainability 2030 agenda and includes smart manufacturing, energy efficient buildings and low-impact industrialization. Industry 4.0 technologies help to achieve sustainability in business practices. However, very limited studies reported about the extensive reviews on these two research areas. This study uses a systematic literature review approach to find out the current research progress and future research potential of Industry 4.0 technologies to achieve manufacturing sustainability. The role and impact of different Industry 4.0 technologies for manufacturing sustainability is discussed in detail. The findings of this study provide new research scopes and future research directions in different research areas of Industry 4.0 which will be valuable for industry and academia in order to achieve manufacturing sustainability with Industry 4.0 technologies.
Anbesh Jamwal; Rajeev Agrawal; Monica Sharma; Antonio Giallanza. Industry 4.0 Technologies for Manufacturing Sustainability: A Systematic Review and Future Research Directions. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 5725 .
AMA StyleAnbesh Jamwal, Rajeev Agrawal, Monica Sharma, Antonio Giallanza. Industry 4.0 Technologies for Manufacturing Sustainability: A Systematic Review and Future Research Directions. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (12):5725.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAnbesh Jamwal; Rajeev Agrawal; Monica Sharma; Antonio Giallanza. 2021. "Industry 4.0 Technologies for Manufacturing Sustainability: A Systematic Review and Future Research Directions." Applied Sciences 11, no. 12: 5725.
Nowadays, the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is more and more recognized as a crucial process to be properly managed and continuously improved by every organization. Primarily addressed to prevent workers’ injuries and diseases, it positively impacts on productivity, competitiveness and reputation as well as it contributes to cost savings in general. OHS management is grounded upon the risk assessment results, on the basis of which defining corrective measures to be taken to reduce risks to acceptable values. In this regard, the paper proposes a Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) based methodology addressed to the occupational risks prioritization. In order to overcome the shortcomings of the traditional risk matrix, the new methodology considers three evaluation criteria differently weighted by the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. Among criteria, one specifically refers to the contribution of human factors to the occurrence of accidents, and a combination of Human Error Assessment and Reduction Technique (HEART) and Standardized Plant Analysis Risk-Human (SPAR-H) techniques is used to this aim. Afterwards, the Vlse Kriterijumska Optimizacija Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) method is applied to rank risks. The proposed approach is implemented in a Sicilian manufacturing company that produces and commercializes wooden products, together with the sale of outdoor furniture. The comparison of the obtained results with the ones arising from previous risk analyses performed by the company highlights the higher ability of the proposed methodology to differentiate risks.
C.M. La Fata; A. Giallanza; R. Micale; G. La Scalia. Ranking of occupational health and safety risks by a multi-criteria perspective: Inclusion of human factors and application of VIKOR. Safety Science 2021, 138, 105234 .
AMA StyleC.M. La Fata, A. Giallanza, R. Micale, G. La Scalia. Ranking of occupational health and safety risks by a multi-criteria perspective: Inclusion of human factors and application of VIKOR. Safety Science. 2021; 138 ():105234.
Chicago/Turabian StyleC.M. La Fata; A. Giallanza; R. Micale; G. La Scalia. 2021. "Ranking of occupational health and safety risks by a multi-criteria perspective: Inclusion of human factors and application of VIKOR." Safety Science 138, no. : 105234.
The paradigm of Industry 4.0 allows to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the production. Companies that will implement advanced solutions in production systems will increase their level of competitiveness and will be able reach high market shares. The present paper is focused on the development of advanced digital solutions to be implemented on a close power loop test bench designed to test high power transmissions for naval unit. In particular, the test configuration consists of a back-to-back connection between two identical mechanical reducers. Since the efficiency of these systems are very high, it is not necessary to use large electric motors, thus managing to contain the operating costs of the testing phase. The particular test bench allows to size the electric motor simply based on the dissipated power by the kinematic mechanisms. By means of suitable sensors installed on the test bench it is possible to extrapolate countless technical data. The implementation of Industry 4.0 enabling technologies allows to evaluate the increase in efficiency compared to traditional systems in terms of reduction of noise and vibrations, efficiency of lubrication, reduction of consumption, installation and maintenance cost of the entire system.
Antonio Giallanza; Giuseppe Aiello; Giuseppe Marannano. Industry 4.0: advanced digital solutions implemented on a close power loop test bench. Procedia Computer Science 2021, 180, 93 -101.
AMA StyleAntonio Giallanza, Giuseppe Aiello, Giuseppe Marannano. Industry 4.0: advanced digital solutions implemented on a close power loop test bench. Procedia Computer Science. 2021; 180 ():93-101.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonio Giallanza; Giuseppe Aiello; Giuseppe Marannano. 2021. "Industry 4.0: advanced digital solutions implemented on a close power loop test bench." Procedia Computer Science 180, no. : 93-101.
In this study, a three-echelon fuzzy green vehicle routing problem (3E-FGVRP) is considered for designing a regional agri-food supply chain on a time horizon. To account for the variability associated with the quantities requested by customers, it is assumed that the demands are fuzzy numbers simulated by a time-dependent algorithm. Moreover, the vehicle fleet and distribution centres are considered with a defined capacity. The credibility theory of fuzzy sets is used to implement a multi-objective fuzzy chance-constrained programming model, where the total costs and carbon emissions are minimised. The resolution of the 3E-FGVRP is conducted by using a non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm. The multiple-criteria decision-making ELECTRE III method is applied to select the best solutions belonging to each Pareto front. Finally, the validity of the model is demonstrated by performing an optimisation procedure with three different initial random sets of populations. The application of the model to a case study of the Sicilian agri-food context confirms the robustness of the model, and the optimal configurations of the three-echelon supply chain can be found.
Antonio Giallanza; Gabriella Li Puma. Fuzzy green vehicle routing problem for designing a three echelons supply chain. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 259, 120774 .
AMA StyleAntonio Giallanza, Gabriella Li Puma. Fuzzy green vehicle routing problem for designing a three echelons supply chain. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020; 259 ():120774.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonio Giallanza; Gabriella Li Puma. 2020. "Fuzzy green vehicle routing problem for designing a three echelons supply chain." Journal of Cleaner Production 259, no. : 120774.
The hydrofoil is a craft where the weight is entirely supported by the lift generated by the submerged part of wings. The particular structure of the craft requires a thorough study of the architecture of the hull, whose structure differs from others high speed vessels since the lift on wing surfaces are transmitted to the hull in limited areas (wing attacks). The authors have developed a research to optimize geometry of hull and wing system on a hydrofoil capable to carry 250 passengers at a speed of 35 knots, operating among Sicilian island. The principal goals of the new hydrofoil concern both the fuel reduction that the improvement of the comfort in terms of seakeeping and levels of acoustic vibrations. In order to reduce the power engines and the acoustic vibrations and to increase the seakeeping during the cruising route and the takeoff, a thorough study of the bow sections (whose profile contributes during this step to exert a thrust which, added to that provided by the wing surfaces, drastically reduces takeoff times) is conducted. Several experimental tests, performed at the towing tank, have allowed to better define the shapes of the hydrofoil and the profile of the wings. An economic assessment was carried out in order to demonstrate that the innovation effort contributes to reducing both construction that operating costs.
Antonio Giallanza; Giuseppe Marannano; Ferdinando Morace; Valerio Ruggiero. Numerical and experimental analysis of a high innovative hydrofoil. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) 2019, 14, 43 -57.
AMA StyleAntonio Giallanza, Giuseppe Marannano, Ferdinando Morace, Valerio Ruggiero. Numerical and experimental analysis of a high innovative hydrofoil. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM). 2019; 14 (1):43-57.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonio Giallanza; Giuseppe Marannano; Ferdinando Morace; Valerio Ruggiero. 2019. "Numerical and experimental analysis of a high innovative hydrofoil." International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) 14, no. 1: 43-57.
The problem of the active stabilization of ship motions is particularly important in the case of pleasure boats or in any case of passenger ships, since the commercial value of the ship is directly related to the comfort of the load transported in this case “people”, considered as stresses induced on them by the vessel movements, with particular attention to roll, given the ship geometric characteristics. Naval architects developed trough the years different solutions to reduce the roll of the ship, and consequentially to increase the passengers comfort, and the development of this solutions followed the progress of technology. Active fins have been the most used, but now the gyroscope solution is coming out with interesting solutions also for large yacht with displacement over 1000 t. The paper aimed at making a interactive comparison between the two systems: active fins and gyroscopes, trough the case study of a yacht of 77.77 m, in order to evaluate if, assuming the same capability to reduce the roll for each one of the two systems, there are other advantages or disadvantages from the point of view of the naval architecture, in particular the resistance of the hull. In fact the importance of the resistance on high Froude number hulls, like planning hulls it is well known, but the paper aimed at giving result useful for naval architects also on traditional displacement hulls, like the one considered here, in order to give also a contribution for preliminary design. The interactivity of the process has been realized using not a theoretical estimation of the gain resistance of the ship according to equations etc. but real tank tests on the hull, according to International Towing Tank Conference methodology, with and without appendages.
Antonio Giallanza; Tony Elms. Interactive roll stabilization comparative analysis for large yacht: gyroscope versus active fins. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) 2019, 14, 143 -151.
AMA StyleAntonio Giallanza, Tony Elms. Interactive roll stabilization comparative analysis for large yacht: gyroscope versus active fins. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM). 2019; 14 (1):143-151.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonio Giallanza; Tony Elms. 2019. "Interactive roll stabilization comparative analysis for large yacht: gyroscope versus active fins." International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) 14, no. 1: 143-151.
The use of light but strong materials is largely studied in various area of the shipbuilding, this because the need of reducing the weight, and especially the weight of all the structures above the main deck assume primary importance for the stability. Traditionally in fast boats like fast ferries, hydrofoils, patrol boats, the typical materials are Aluminum alloy or composites, both those materials have advantages and disadvantages, but the new development of technologies made possible to combine them, in order to have a new material, combining the advantages of both, in terms of fatigue resistance, firefighting characteristics. In this paper, predominant mode II fatigue delamination tests of fiber metal laminates made of alternating layers of 2024-T3 aluminum alloy sheets and unidirectional E-Glass/epoxy laminates are presented. Several experimental tests are carried out employing the End Notched Flexure fixture and a progressive damage model is used to simulate the damage accumulation in the aluminum-composite interface, in the localized area in front of the crack tip, where micro-cracking or void formation reduce the delamination strength during fatigue tests. In particular, the numerical model is based on the cohesive zone approach and on the analytical definition of a damage parameter, directly related to the fatigue crack growth rate da/dN. The numerical model, implemented in ANSYS environment, uses a fracture mechanics-based criterion in order to determine the damage propagation. In particular, the study has allowed to determine the damage model constants that are used for numerical verification of the experimental results.
Antonio Giallanza; Francesco Parrinello; Valerio Ruggiero; Giuseppe Marannano. Fatigue crack growth of new FML composites for light ship buildings under predominant mode II loading condition. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) 2019, 14, 77 -87.
AMA StyleAntonio Giallanza, Francesco Parrinello, Valerio Ruggiero, Giuseppe Marannano. Fatigue crack growth of new FML composites for light ship buildings under predominant mode II loading condition. International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM). 2019; 14 (1):77-87.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonio Giallanza; Francesco Parrinello; Valerio Ruggiero; Giuseppe Marannano. 2019. "Fatigue crack growth of new FML composites for light ship buildings under predominant mode II loading condition." International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) 14, no. 1: 77-87.
Solar and wind energy are the two most available renewable energy resources in the world. In this paper, a high-resolution analysis that allows sizing a hybrid photovoltaic-wind turbine-battery banks has been carried out. The analysis aims to minimize the annualized cost of the systems satisfying two reliability constraints. The solution has been obtained numerically by means of an iterative technique. The decision variables are the photovoltaic area, wind turbine radius, and battery capacity. A high-resolution model, based on fuzzy logic inference system, has been developed to evaluate the number of active occupants and the domestic electricity consumption. In order to allow a more accurate sizing of the system, a new reliability parameter named seasonal loss of load probability ratio that takes into account the seasonality of data has been defined. Seasonal loss of load probability ratio has been used in the iterative process in addition to the most common loss of load probability. Compared with traditional processes, the obtained results demonstrate that the introduction of the new parameter to iterative process causes a meaningful improvement of the system’s reliability and a slight increase of its cost on the other hand. The simulation, conducted in MATLAB® environment, has been carried out to supply power for a domestic dwelling located in three different locations of Sicily. Compared to reliability values arising from the traditional procedure, the obtained results show that a reliability improvement of 75% is reached by using the new sizing procedure. Therefore, the proposed methodology gives an important advancement on the current state of the art since it allows at designing renewable plants in a more efficient way.
Antonio Giallanza; Mario Porretto; Gabriella Li Puma; Giuseppe Marannano. A sizing approach for stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic-wind-battery systems: A Sicilian case study. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 199, 817 -830.
AMA StyleAntonio Giallanza, Mario Porretto, Gabriella Li Puma, Giuseppe Marannano. A sizing approach for stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic-wind-battery systems: A Sicilian case study. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 199 ():817-830.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAntonio Giallanza; Mario Porretto; Gabriella Li Puma; Giuseppe Marannano. 2018. "A sizing approach for stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic-wind-battery systems: A Sicilian case study." Journal of Cleaner Production 199, no. : 817-830.
In the last decade, the nutritional and health benefits of Opuntia (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.) were discussed by academic scientists and private companies. In particular, the introduction of this substance in frequently consumed foods, like, for example, pasta and bakery products, could have a wide diffusion due to its rich composition in polyphenols, vitamins, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and amino acids. The identified natural cactus compounds are responsible for biologically relevant activities including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, antimicrobial, and neuro-protective properties. The aim of this paper is the evaluation of the best combination of Opuntia quantity and process parameters (recipe) for the production of sustainable functional pasta. The results obtained show that the new functional pasta guarantees the presence of the Opuntia quantity necessary to be considered a healthy food without altering the organoleptic and physical properties of the final product. An important indicator of a sustainable food product is its capacity to contribute to public health while maintaining a high quality of the final product. The selection of the optimal recipe was carried out by means of a multi-criteria decision-making procedure, ELECTRE III. Finally, a sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess the stability of the obtained solutions varying the ELECTRE III thresholds, showing that the results obtained are stable under uncertain conditions. Food productions are often affected by qualitative judgments in terms of physical and organoleptic properties of the final product, making the ELECTRE III particularly suitable in an industrial application in which different points of view are involved.
Rosa Micale; Antonio Giallanza; Giuseppe Russo; Giada La Scalia. Selection of a Sustainable Functional Pasta Enriched with Opuntia Using ELECTRE III Methodology. Sustainability 2017, 9, 885 .
AMA StyleRosa Micale, Antonio Giallanza, Giuseppe Russo, Giada La Scalia. Selection of a Sustainable Functional Pasta Enriched with Opuntia Using ELECTRE III Methodology. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (6):885.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosa Micale; Antonio Giallanza; Giuseppe Russo; Giada La Scalia. 2017. "Selection of a Sustainable Functional Pasta Enriched with Opuntia Using ELECTRE III Methodology." Sustainability 9, no. 6: 885.