Concepts of Sustainable Machining Processes

Sustainable production as a global word, content important elements on all the fields as well as machining processes. Machining can be performed either on conventional or nowadays modern CNC way. Novel machining processes are based on CNC programmable technologies containing elements as CAD, CAM, etc. To define sustainable production as the creation of goods, using processes and systems, we have to provide working conditions for all the employees, satisfying: non-pollution, energy and natural resources conservation, economical elements, safety and employees healthful communities, socially and creatively conditions, etc. This relationship, known as three pillars of sustainability: environment, earth society & people, and economic profit, have to be synergistically related [1]. After world industrial crises, started in 2007, is maybe not the first thing to do, keep reaching high economical growth (GDP – plus 5 %) from year to year. The solution lies in reaching the sustainable development strategies, even on an account off the short term negative economical result [2].