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Green Manufacturing Initiative

Green Manufacturing Initiative. Western Michigan University Manufacturing Research Center Dr. John Patten, Director. Welcome. Introductions (round robin) Update-Status since last meeting (Dec. 2010) Budgets Projects Companies Faculty and Students Web site Going Forward-Future.

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Green Manufacturing Initiative

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  1. Green Manufacturing Initiative Western Michigan University Manufacturing Research Center Dr. John Patten, Director

  2. Welcome • Introductions (round robin) • Update-Status since last meeting (Dec. 2010) • Budgets • Projects • Companies • Faculty and Students • Web site • Going Forward-Future

  3. BudgetsJanuary 2010 to April 2011 • DOE Grant $972,000 (awarded 2010) ($668,512) • Spent: $202,112 • Remainder $466,400 • Categories • Faculty/Staff/Students: $170,116 • Tuition: $9,244 • Contracted Services: $5,000 • Consulting: $2,012 • Supplies: $4,920 • Travel: $8,079 • Other: $2,741

  4. Projects • Completed • Chrome Plating, Electric Fork Lift, Building Envelope (heating)

  5. Projects continued • Ongoing • Assessments (site) • Autopheretics • Co-Tri generation • Oven-Dryer energy utilization/efficiency • Renewable Energy (solar and wind) • Waste to Fuel/Energy (wood and food, and batteries); Reuse and Recycle • Waste to Reuse: Polystyrene, Powder Paint and Mixed Polymers (pyrolysis) , Wood (thermo modification)

  6. Projects continued • To do • Site Assessment: Fabri-Kal

  7. Other Project Activities • Green Manufacturing Certification (SME and Purdue Univ) • Green Product Certifications and Standards • Building Green, LEED (US GBC), ISO, Green Seal, etc. • NSF I/UCRC with MSU • Software tools (analysis, DOE) • Financial incentives (energy) • Recycling (dumpster diving)

  8. Companies • Armstrong International • Bells Brewery • Borroughs • Erdman • FabriKal • Haworth • Herman Miller • Kellogg • Landscape Forms • Ottawa Gage • Post (Ralcorp) • SP Industries

  9. Companies being Recruited • Borg Warner • Cascade Engineering • Consumers Energy • Denso • Eaton • Heinz • IAC • Johnson Controls • Kalsec • L3 Communications • Perrigo • Steelcase • Whirlpool

  10. Faculty, Staff and Students • Faculty: John Patten and Dave Meade, Mike Barcelona, Claudia Fajardo, Murali Ghantasala, Margaret Joyce, Dave Middleton, Pete Parker, • Staff: Carey Schoolmaster • Students: Matt Johnson (Stryker), Steve Srivastava, Sean Derrick, Gary Nola, Nate Christensen, Ryan Kamm, Trevor Williams, John Ihling, Michael Brio

  11. Partners • Michigan State University (chemistry & packaging) • University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) • Michigan Industrial Energy Center (MIEC) • Grand Valley State University • Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center (MAREC) • US Department of Energy: Save Energy Now, ALLY • MMTC (Bill Small) • Sustainable Research Group (Bill Stough)

  12. Activities • Conferences • Publications • Presentations • Posters • News articles • Brochures and information

  13. Web site • http://www.wmich.edu/mfe/mrc/greenmanufacturing/index.php • Online Journal: Green Manufacturing Research Journal

  14. Future • DOE Funding: 2011-2012 • NSF I/UCRC • Other funding opportunities: • NSF GOALI

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