Sustainable Manufacturing is focused on Renewable Energy sources and Digital optimized Processes

A sustainable driven Manufacturing approach can help to reduce the impact on the environment and it will shape a positive brand image while leading the way into a Circular Economy...

Use Smart Technology to optimize Energy and Waste Management and to Digitalize Manufacturing Processes in a Circular Economy

Manufacturing is a very energy consuming domain within a company’s value chain. Even if sustainable-driven companies are focusing on new energy sources (e.g. sun, water, wind) we have to bear in mind that these are fluctuate sources and it is rather hard to store the energy to fuel all of the factories and shop floors. So better and more efficient energy management is needed in the plants - and is possible today. By using modern technologies like Machine Learning and IOT companies can optimize energy consumption and storage (based on real life demand), prevent peaks in demand, simulate and predict energy consumption, reduce costs and create visibility into real life energy flows. All these actions at the end will help to build a positive brand which will appreciated by the customers as it will reduce the impact on the environment and the will foster wellbeing. The impact on the environment can be further reduced if companies get real-time insights into shop floor routings and material flows, optimize processes and equipment usage and reduce waste and optimize recycling. Data Intelligence can be used to optimize manufacturing planning, to perform impact analysis and to improve decision making. Digital Manufacturing Platforms in the Cloud can help to connect manufacturing partners globally. Smart Technology can help to create manufacturing business networks where every relevant process domain, from Research&Development, Supply Chain Planning, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Logistics and Asset Management can collaborate in a closed loop approach in order to share processes, data, materials, expertise, and employee skills in order to benefit from each other and to jointly reduce the impact on the environment and to do something good for people and the planet.

🌎 Understand the impact of your manufacturing processes and facilities

🌎 Elaborate the benefits of using better and more efficient energy and waste management

🌎 Introduce manufacturing methods of closed loops which allow all your business partners to benefit

I believe it is time to revolutionize the way we do business. It is time for a Purpose-driven Wellbeing Economy. But to achieve this goal we need new manufacturing methods which reduce the impact on the environment, provide more transparency and allow new manufacturing practices which support a true Circular Economy. What do you think?