ASTM E3012-20

Standard Guide for Characterizing Environmental Aspects of Manufacturing Processes

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This guide provides a systematic approach for characterizing the environmental aspects of manufacturing processes based on well-established formal languages.
Note 1: In computer science, a formal language is a language designed for use in situations in which natural language is unsuitable as, for example, in mathematics, logic, or computer programming. The symbols and formulas of such languages stand in precisely specified syntactic and semantic relations to one another. Formal representations are derived from formal languages.
Note 2: A UMP model is defined using formal languages, such as eXtensible Markup Language (XML) (1),6 Unified Modeling Language (UML) (2), or Systems Modeling Language (SysML) to facilitate data exchange, computability, and communication with other manufacturing and analysis applications. These capabilities support manufacturers in evaluating, documenting, and improving performance. This guide specifically incorporates UML and XML but does not limit implementations to these languages.  
4.2 This guide provides the structure and formalism to ensure consistency in characterizing manufacturing processes in a computer-interpretable way, thus enabling effective communication, computational analytics, and exchange of performance information.  
4.3 Fig. 1 shows how this guide is used to transition manufacturing resources, such as industrial robots, machine tools, and auxiliary devices, from the phycical world to the digital world through graphical and formal representations. In doing so, required information to perform engineering analysis, such as optimization, simulation, and life cycle assessment, is characterized in a manner that is complete, standardized, and efficient.
FIG. 1 Overview of Significance and Use of this Guide
UMPs store digital representations of physical manufacturing assets and systems to enable engineering analysis, for example, optimization, simulation, and life cycle assessments.
Note 3: This guide will promot...
SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides an approach to characterize any category of manufacturing process and to systematically capture and describe relevant environmental information.  
1.2 This guide defines the conceptual model of a unit manufacturing process (UMP) from which a formal representation can be specified.  
1.3 This guide defines the graphical representation of a UMP model that supports the systematic structuring and visualizing of manufacturing information.  
1.4 This guide defines a process characterization methodology to construct UMP models that characterize the environmental aspects of the manufacturing processes under study.  
1.5 This guide provides the necessary structure and formality for identifying and capturing key information needed to assess manufacturing performance, yet provides no details about an actual assessment of the process performance.  
1.6 This guide provides the conceptual definition for a system composed of multiple UMPs to represent a production system.  
1.7 This guide may be used to complement other standards that address sustainability and the product life cycle. This guide most closely relates to the inventory component as discussed in the ISO 14040 series (ISO 14044) standards, and resource management as discussed in the ISO 55000 series (ISO 55001) standards.  
1.8 This guide does not purport to address all of the security issues and the risks associated with manufacturing information. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to follow practices and establish appropriate information technology related security measures.  
1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.10 This international standard was developed...

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-2019
• ICS: 03.100.01 - Company organization and management in general
• Technical Committee: E60 - Sustainability
• Drafting Committee: E60.13 - Sustainable Manufacturing

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E3012 −20
Standard Guide for
Characterizing Environmental Aspects of Manufacturing
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Processes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3012; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
1.1 This guide provides an approach to characterize any
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
category of manufacturing process and to systematically cap-
1.10 This international standard was developed in accor-
ture and describe relevant environmental information.
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
1.2 This guide defines the conceptual model of a unit
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
manufacturing process (UMP) from which a formal represen-
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
tation can be specified.
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
1.3 This guide defines the graphical representation of a Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
UMP model that supports the systematic structuring and
2. Referenced Documents
visualizing of manufacturing information.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.4 This guide defines a process characterization methodol-
E2114 Terminology for Sustainability Relative to the Perfor-
ogy to construct UMP models that characterize the environ-
mance of Buildings
mental aspects of the manufacturing processes under study.
E2986 Guide for Evaluation of Environmental Aspects of
1.5 This guide provides the necessary structure and formal-
Sustainability of Manufacturing Processes
ity for identifying and capturing key information needed to
E3096 Guide for Definition, Selection, and Organization of
assess manufacturing performance, yet provides no details
Key Performance Indicators for EnvironmentalAspects of
about an actual assessment of the process performance.
Manufacturing Processes
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2.2 ISO Standards:
1.6 This guide provides the conceptual definition for a
ISO 14040 Environmental management—Life cycle assess-
system composed of multiple UMPs to represent a production
ment—Principles and framework
system.
ISO 14044 Environmental management—Life cycle assess-
1.7 This guide may be used to complement other standards
ment—Requirements and guidelines
that address sustainability and the product life cycle. This
ISO 55000:2014 Asset management—Overview, principles
guide most closely relates to the inventory component as
and terminology
discussed in the ISO 14040 series (ISO 14044) standards, and
ISO 55001:2014 Asset management—Management systems
resource management as discussed in the ISO 55000 series
—Requirements
(ISO 55001) standards.
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2.3 UL Standard:
1.8 This guide does not purport to address all of the security
ULE 880 Sustainability for Manufacturing Organizations
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issues and the risks associated with manufacturing informa-
2.4 UNECE Document:
tion. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to follow
Recommendation No. 20 Codes for Units of Measure Used
practices and establish appropriate information technology
in International Trade
related security measures.
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1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
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Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability Central Secretariat, BIBC II, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier,
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E60.13 on Sustainable Manufac- Geneva, Switzerland, http://www.iso.org.
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turing. Available from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), 2600 N.W. Lake Rd., Camas,
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2020. Published March 2020. Originally WA 98607-8542, http://www.ul.com.
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approved in 2016. Last previous edition approved in 2016 as E3012–16. DOI: Available from United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE),
10.1520/E3012–20. Palais des Nations CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland, https://www.unece.org.
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E3012−20
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Designation: E3012 − 16 E3012 − 20
Standard Guide for
Characterizing Environmental Aspects of Manufacturing
1
Processes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3012; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide provides manufacturers an approach to characterize any category of manufacturing process and to systematically
capture and describe relevant environmental information.
1.2 This guide defines a Process Characterization Methodology that uses graphical and formal representations to support the
construction of the conceptual model of a unit manufacturing process (UMP) information models for characterizing the
environmental aspects of manufacturing processes.from which a formal representation can be specified.
1.3 This guide defines the graphical UMP information model as being comprised of four elements (input, output, product and
process information, and resources) that supports manufacturers in systematically identifying, collecting, structuring, and
visualizing representation of a UMP model that supports the systematic structuring and visualizing of manufacturing information.
1.4 This guide defines the formal representation of the UMP information model through the use of a modeling method and
language that can effectively convey the meaning and intent of processes they characterize.a process characterization methodology
to construct UMP models that characterize the environmental aspects of the manufacturing processes under study.
1.5 This guide provides the necessary structure and formality for identifying and capturing key information needsneeded to
assess manufacturing performance, yet provides no details about an actual assessment of the process performance.
1.6 This guide provides an approach to link individual UMP information models together to create a network or system of UMP
models that extends the characterization of environmental aspects beyond an individual process to a production system or the
product itself.the conceptual definition for a system composed of multiple UMPs to represent a production system.
1.7 This guide may be used to complement other standards that address sustainability and the product life cycle. This guide most
closely relates to the inventory component as discussed in the ISO 14040 series (ISO 14044) standards, and resource management
as discussed in the ISO 55000 series (ISO 55001) standards.
1.8 This guide does not purport to address all of the security issues and the risks associated with manufacturing information.
It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to follow practices and establish appropriate information technology related
security measures.
1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety safety, health, and healthenvironmental practices and determine the
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.10 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
E2114 Terminology for Sustainability Relative to the Performance of Buildings
E2986 Guide for Evaluation of Environmental Aspects of Sustainability of Manufacturing Processes
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E60.13 on Sustainable Manufacturing.
Current edition approved March 1, 2016Jan. 1, 2020. Published March 2016March 2020. Originally approved in 2016. Last previous edition approved in 2016 as
E3012–16. DOI: 10.1520/E3012-16.10.1520/E3012–20.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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