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(2) Process change Benefits of Cleaner Technology
- Input material change involves the use of high-quality, Cleaner technology can increase manufacturing capacity and
eco-friendly, uncontaminated, and reusable raw materials industrial competitiveness, thus encouraging constant
in manufacturing processes and in compliance with good improvement. Its benefits can be classified into 4 aspects as
agricultural practice (GAP). Toxic substances in raw follows:
materials should first be removed before the beginning of 1. Benefits for consumers: the technology promotes good
production processes to ensure effective control of physical and mental health for consumers since fewer toxic
environmental impact from the upstream. substances are released to or remain in the nature, consequently
- Technology improvement involves changes made leading to better consumer lifestyle and quality of life. Additionally,
to manufacturing mechanism or methods. Also, production medical expenses are reduced, consumers pride themselves
machinery can be upgraded to increase overall effectiveness more for making positive contributions to the society, and the
and lower potential loss. This approach includes, for quality levels of industrial products are also elevated.
instance, design change, inclusion of automated system, 2. Benefits for communities: cleaner technology promotes
improvement of operational limitations, and enhancement unity between communities and manufacturing plants as problems
of equipment’s quality. In addition, some modern are better understood, and there is more cooperation to seek
technologies can also be implemented: location change of co-solutions such as resource management for optimized
equipment or pipelines for steam inlet attached to food resource usage and waste reuse or recycling, which will help
processing machinery to improve energy usage and promote a more livable society where natural resources abound.
minimize loss, use of food processing conveyors to optimize 3. Benefits for the industrial sector: cleaner technology
energy usage in transportation, improvement of enables effective use of water, raw material, and energy as well
manufacturing processes to minimize cleaning water and as lowers pollution through recycling and reuse. As a result, it
water waste, or improvement of food processing equipment optimizes performance effectiveness as personnel’s health and
to ensure optimal use of energy, especially for energy- sanitary conditions are better maintained while operation-related
consuming machines such as evaporator, dehydrator, accident risks are reduced. Moreover, it also contributes to better
autoclave, blast chiller, automatic frying machine, and product quality, an important factor for industrial manufacturers
temperature-pressure controller, which can be programmed in international markets. Pollution reduction at source will improve
to automatically stop once the production ends. Additionally, product quality, enhance effectiveness, and boost profitability.
installation of motors in food mixers and effective control Optimized use of raw materials and energy reduces manufacturing
of mixer motors’ speed can also reduce energy loss and costs, refines competitiveness, decreases industrial waste,
substandard products. facilitates more efficient waste management, pushes waste
- Operational improvement is a system-based management costs down, improves brand’s public image, and
approach that involves planning and production control to tightens community-factory relationship.
optimize production processes and lower manufacturing 4. Benefits for the country: this technology also relieves the
costs and pollution. System control is carried out in various government from the burden of supervision, helps fulfill the
stages, including production, operation, maintenance, objectives of the national social and economic development plan,
inventory management, training, manpower management, and boosts Thailand’s reputation in environmental management
and production resource management. Manufacturing as well as its capacity to export ecological products to overseas
processes can also be streamlined to allow for improved economies.
convenience and speed: clear operational and maintenance
protocols, effective operation management, efficient
training, adequate practice, and implementation of first in-
first out warehouse system to reduce product losses, clearly More Information Service Info C011
planned maintenance of machinery and equipment, and
prevention of inadequate mixing of non-compatible waste
products. เอกสารอ้างอิง / References
2. Reuse or recycle is a waste management method that กรมควบคุมมลพิิษ. (2563). ค่�มือ การออกแบบบรรจุุภััณฑ์์เพิื�อสิ่ิ�งแวดล้อม.
can be implemented in various steps. Waste originating สิ่ืบค้นเมื�อวันที่่� 9 ม่นาคม 2567. จุาก https://www.pcd.go.th/wp-content/
from one point may be put to use in another or even in the uploads/2020/05/pcdnew-2020-05-20_08-23-03_542427.pdf.
same place of origin.
(1) Reuse allows manufacturing waste or some reusable จุิตลดา หมายมั�น. (2555). เที่คโนโลย่การผลิตที่่�สิ่ะอาด. วารสิ่ารวิชาการ
resources to be used again in the same manufacturing มหาวิที่ยาลัยอ่สิ่เที่ิร์นเอเช่ย ฉบับวิที่ยาศาสิ่ตร์และเที่คโนโลย่. 6(1): 34-39.
process or other processes without compromising the สิ่ำานักงานสิ่�งเสิ่ริมวิสิ่าหกิจุขนาดกลางและขนาดย�อม. (2550). รายงานฉบับ
product’s quality or the manufacturing system. Coolant, for สิ่มบ่รณ์ โครงการ “การเสิ่ริมสิ่ร้างศักยภัาพิผ่้ประกอบการขนาดกลางและ
instance, can be reused within the system.
(2) Recycle is a process in which waste undergoes ขนาดย�อมเพิื�อพิัฒนาการจุัดการสิ่ิ�งแวดล้อมแบบองค์รวม”. สิ่ืบค้นเมื�อวันที่่�
further processes and turned into reusable value-added 9 ม่นาคม 2567. จุาก https://www.sme.go.th/uploads/file/environ
by-product. Recycling should be implemented at the place ment(8)-20171019171653.pdf.
of waste origin where it can be done most easily, and it also สิ่มที่ิพิย์ ด�านธี่รวนิชย์. (2554). การจุัดการสิ่ิ�งแวดล้อมด้วยเที่คโนโลย่การผลิต
helps reduce contamination risks during transportation. For ที่่�สิ่ะอาด. สิุ่ราษฎร์ธีาน่: คณะวิที่ยาศาสิ่ตร์และเที่คโนโลย่อุตสิ่าหกรรม
example, water used for industrial steaming of canned tuna
can be recycled as ingredient for seasoning sauce. มหาวิที่ยาลัยสิ่งขลานครินที่ร์ วิที่ยาเขตสิุ่ราษฎร์ธีาน่.

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