Resource efficiency potential through digitally supported circular measures
The transformation to a climate-neutral economy involves the transition from a linear economy to a circular economy, the aim of which is to use products, product parts, materials and raw materials for as long and as intensively as possible and to recycle them. Digitalisation is an important enabler of this.
The study identifies resource efficiency potential through digitally supported circular measures for SMEs in five structured work packages that build on each other. In addition, a target group-specific guide for industrial SMEs was developed, which includes a procedure and indicators for measuring the circularity efficiency of digitally supported circular measures.
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Ecological and economic Assessment of Resource Use: Water-miscible cooling Lubricants
Cooling lubricants (coolants) are of great importance in metal cutting and forming. They increase the productivity and cost-effectiveness of the processes. In companies in the metalworking industry, water-miscible cooling lubricants are used in around 90 % of machining processes. They consist of a mostly mineral oil-based base oil and an additive package.
© Kadmy/Fotolia.comResource Efficiency through Industry 4.0 – Potential for SMEs in the Manufacturing Sector
The digital transformation in industrial production offers considerable potential for increasing material and energy efficiency in companies. At the same time, the digitisation technologies used also require resources themselves: materials, including critical raw material, are used in the production of ICT components. Furthermore, the digital transformation can lead to higher energy consumption. The study "Resource efficiency through industry 4.0 - Potentials for SMEs in the manufacturing sector" focuses on this conflict between opportunities and challenges.
© VDI ZREEcological and economical Assessment of Resource Use: Stationary Energy Storage Systems in industrial Production
Stationary energy storage systems are a necessary component of a future power supply system with high shares of renewable energies. Used in decentralized industrial applications, they help to increase resource efficiency while minimizing the costs of power supply. Storage solutions for the short to medium-term storage of electrical energy are therefore seen as a contribution to the success of the energy transition being driven forward in Germany.
© Cybrain/Fotolia.comEcological and economic Assessment of Resource Use: Additive Manufacturing Processes in industrial Production
Additive processes as a key technology of digitisation are considered to be faster and more cost-effective. Among other things, because less scrap is produced and less waste is generated during manufacturing. Using a specific case study, the study compares the resource consumption of an additive manufacturing process with a conventional manufacturing process.
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