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Twin transformation in mechanical and plant engineering: How digitalization and sustainability together enable new business models and make the industry fit for the future.
MES play a central role when it comes to intelligent processes for sustainable production. They are the technological basis for ecologically responsible production methods without losing sight of economic efficiency.
Carelessly discarded packaging pollutes oceans and landscapes worldwide. The images of environmental pollution are well known and the need for action is great. Every individual bears responsibility.
Digitalization and AI are revolutionizing production processes. Real-time data analysis, condition monitoring and predictive maintenance ensure greater efficiency and customer benefits. Discover the future of meat and protein processing!
Maximum performance in meat and protein processing: Optimized production processes, automation and flexible system concepts reduce costs and increase efficiency. Find out how OEE and TCO ensure your competitiveness.
The workshop series of the Effizienz-Agentur NRW (efa) provides practical support for the NRW mechanical and plant engineering industry when entering into circular business models - this offers enormous potential even in times of crisis.
Carbon management is a central key to achieving climate targets and highlights the important role of mechanical and plant engineering in implementing appropriate solutions.
The ‘Circular Production NRW’ funding programme is supporting innovative projects for sustainable, resource-efficient and circular value creation in SMEs with 21 million euros.
Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology offers a promising opportunity to reduce unavoidable CO₂ quantities. This involves not only capturing carbon dioxide, but also reusing it as a valuable raw material in industry.
The circular economy is one of the key areas of transformation with opportunities as an enabler for mechanical and plant engineering. The kick-off event presented selected business models.
The more material - for example metals or plastics - that is not part of the final product, the higher the total material consumption and the higher the total greenhouse gas emissions.
ProduktionNRW looks at different areas of the transformation megatrend. Practical examples from the mechanical and plant engineering sector are used to show how implementation can succeed and which success factors are important.
The old industrialised countries export their waste plastic packaging to third countries and emerging markets for disposal or recycling. However, these do not have appropriate infrastructure and technologies for sustainable recycling. As a result, considerable quantities of this waste ultimately end up in the sea via the major river systems of these countries.
With Active Packaging and Intelligent Packaging, the plastic packaging industry has two solutions at its disposal that help to reduce material usage and food losses.
Together with its members from companies, politics, associations and the media, Save Food [1] wants to drive innovation and create solutions to reduce food losses throughout the entire supply chain from field to consumer in dialogue with all stakeholders.
The aim of a recycling economy is not to dispose of the various materials as waste at the end of their useful life or service life, but to use them again as high-quality materials through intelligent processes. This saves energy and protects resources and the environment.
Packaging is one of the most important keys to protecting food from premature spoilage and to supplying people around the world with high-quality food - whether in industrialized, emerging or developing countries.
Resource efficiency is of great importance for the packaging industry. But what is meant by this and how are they determined?
How can we succeed in creating a circular economy for plastics? What opportunities does the packaging industry have? The initiatives for recycling management in the plastics packaging industry offer numerous impulses for improving the reuse of packaging.
Non-returnable or returnable packaging: why and for what purposes it is suitable and what to consider in the life cycle assessment.
The number of one- and two-person households is increasing worldwide. Market and consumer-oriented packaging formats make a significant contribution to reducing the amount of food that spoils and is thrown away.
What is the CO2 footprint? The carbon footprint indicates the amount of greenhouse gases released by an activity, process or action. But products also have a CO2 footprint.
Worldwide, about one third of all food is lost every year along its value chain, i.e. from the harvest to the consumer. This corresponds to approximately 1.3 billion tons. Not only food is lost, but also the resources used for cultivation, harvesting, processing, transport and storage. Packaging has a key role to play in the fight against food losses and the conservation of resources.
The life cycle assessment takes into account all environmental impacts of products, services or processes during their entire life cycle. There are some principles and rules to be observed and there are also challenges.
Sustainable solutions and materials are in demand for packaging. However, there is no such thing as sustainable packaging, because the products to be packaged are far too different and so are the packaging requirements.
Packaging under a protective atmosphere keeps food hygienically perfect and durable for longer without preservatives or thermal preservation. This protects against premature spoilage and thus the loss of food.
The production and use of packaging, whether made of plastic or another material, causes CO2 emissions. Which packaging material is more environmentally friendly? To determine this, it is necessary to compare the functional units of the packaging of certain products.
Better material properties, reduced wall thicknesses, lower film thicknesses, optimized shaping and processing techniques have resulted in plastic packaging becoming lighter and lighter over the years, while maintaining or improving packaging performance and stability. This is referred to as downgauging or lightweighting.
In 2020, the market environment for large-scale plant engineering was dominated by the effects of the Corona crisis and a slowdown in global economic momentum.
Blue Competence is the sustainability initiative of the mechanical and plant engineering industry.
Principle 5: We act in a resource-efficient manner and are committed to climate protection
Study by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on "Resource efficiency and the circular economy in Europe 2019 - even more from less; An overview of the policies, approaches and targets of 32 European countries".
The VDMA has compiled an "Oil & Gas, Petrochem Market Overview Malaysia" package. The package provides an overview of the structure and key players in the Oil & Gas and Petrochemistry industry in Malaysia. It covers the onshore and offshore sectors, the gas market and the petrochemical industry. Also included is the VDMA AGENTS List for Process Technology in Malaysia & Singapore. The sources are official publications by state authorities and industry agencies as well as a trade press article from 2017.
