1. Forging Links with Malaysian Manufacturers
Director of NIMRC
Professor Nabil Gindy
Professor Of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
University of Nottingham 1

2. Overview Reasons for our mission What is Sustainable Manufacturing?
Why Sustainable Manufacturing
Centre for Sustainability in Global Manufacturing- SGM
Vision
Key Issues
Benefits

3. Why are we here ?
Forging Links with Malaysian Manufacturers
In General
With UNMC
Increasing awareness about Sustainable manufacturing
issues
Invitation to participate in the activities of the
centre for Sustainability in Global Manufacturing - SGM

4. What is Sustainable Manufacturing?
Manufacturing Methods and systems that minimizes waste and pollution through product, process and system design.
It is a Philosophy not a standard.

5. Sustainable manufacturing
Development of innovative manufacturing technologies
and systems which address world wide resources
shortages and excess environmental load to enable an
environmentally benign life cycle.
Energy Efficient manufacturing technology for improving
efficiency and reducing the carbon footprint in energy
utilisation for manufacturing and operational processes.
Closing the product information loops (Design, Reuse,
Remanufacture, Recycle, Disposal) to improve Product life
cycle management.

6. Demonstration outside the North American International Auto Show in Detroit - January 13, Reuters
No More Plastic Notebooks From Apple new laptop enclosure will be crafted of aluminum and stainless steel.

7. Why Sustainable Manufacturing?
Industry is under increasing pressure from customers, investors, employees, legislators, financial institutions to embrace social and environmental responsibility.
In 2004 the business sector shouldered 65% of environmental regulatory costs, with manufacturers paying an average of $4,850 per employee. (Small Business Administration report )
Every company should work to conserve natural resources for future generations

8. How can manufacturers mitigate the cost of environmental compliance?
Become more proactive in conducting research to develop products, manufacturing technology and systems which minimise environmental impact.

9. Centre for Sustainability in Global Manufacturing - SGM
The University of Nottingham Campus in Ningbo, China.
The University of Nottingham Campus in Malaysia.
The University of Nottingham, University Park Campus, UK

10. Centre for Sustainability in Global Manufacturing - SGM
India
China UK
Malaysia US
Europe ?

11. Centre for Sustainability in Global Manufacturing - SGM
A Multi-Disciplinary Research and Educational Partnership Between Academia, Industry and Government.

12. SGM Vision
To contribute to creation, development, and implementation of new innovative technologies, systems and decision support tools that enable industry to increase its competitiveness, productivity, capturing new business opportunities and achieve more sustainable operations.

13. Open to individuals, companies, academia and government
Membership
Our strategy is to form strong collaborative partnerships between
the centre and decision-makers in companies, government
agencies to solve the most important current and future
challenges.
Open to individuals, companies, academia and government
agencies with interest in sustainable manufacturing issues.
Free Membership

14. Benefit of Membership Include:
A forum to share and research new ideas, technologies and applications
around sustainable manufacturing and links to world-wide research.
cost-sharing mechanism for companies to participate in SGM research.
The opportunity to provide input on research direction and suggest
specific research programs.
Access to:
University laboratories
University researchers, undergraduate and post graduate students
SGM research projects
Working papers
Access to Government research grants through collaborative university
research proposals.
Opportunities to test and acquire software and decision support tools.
Attendance at members meetings, conferences on line portal facilities for
communication between members and interaction with researchers.

15. Thank You for Your attention