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There is a multitude of methods and tools that exist for different questions and problems and can be applied for the implementation of resource efficiency in the business. The Resource Efficiency Guide helps you to tackle resource efficiency measures in your business step by step and helps you to find the right method or tool for each step.
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This study provides an insight into the status quo of resource efficiency and the circular economy in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector in Germany in 2024. Companies in eight sectors with between 20 and 1,000 employees were surveyed.
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With the establishment of sustainable and environmentally friendly manufacturing processes, industrial cleaning is also increasingly becoming the focus of process optimisation. The brief analysis is intended to introduce SMEs to measures for increasing the resource efficiency of existing cleaning systems and support them in developing and successfully implementing effective and cost-efficient approaches for industrial cleaning.
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More and more companies are using artificial intelligence. This study is the first to systematically show possible fields of application for weak artificial intelligence to reduce the consumption of resources in companies. The focus is on the manufacturing industry.
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In terms of the ecological balance, local production can save natural resources. This means more production in the city or in the surrounding area. The aim is to support cities and companies in taking resource efficiency aspects into account in their planning.
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By 2030, 55% of plastic packaging in the EU is to be recycled to preserve its value. This study provides information on the extent to which recyclates are suitable for the production of high-quality packaging products and when it makes economic sense for SMEs to switch to R-plastics.
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The skilled crafts sector is a key pillar of the SME sector and therefore of the German economy. The brief analysis highlights the resource efficiency potential in the industry-related skilled crafts sector and uses good practice examples to show how companies can reduce their material and energy consumption.
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In the manufacturing industry, additive manufacturing processes are already considered a valuable addition to conventional industrial manufacturing processes. However, they not only offer opportunities and potential for SMEs, but are also associated with challenges. This is where the new VDI ZRE brief analysis comes in.
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Modern processes for recycling components and materials are an important block for improving the circularity of products. This brief analysis by VDI ZRE now presents new technologies for a resource-efficient circular economy.
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Remanufacturing offers the opportunity to keep products or components in the economic cycle – even beyond their originally planned service life, thereby contributing to the circular economy.
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Retrofitting instead of buying new: Modern systems are needed to make production in manufacturing companies fit for Industry 4.0. But instead of buying new equipment outright, many existing machines can also be adequately upgraded.
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The course for the most efficient use of natural resources is already set in the early planning phases of a building. With the help of Building Information Modelling (BIM), the entire planning process can be optimised and the use of natural resources minimised.
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The ESTEM final report contains results of the environmental analysis, discussions in workshops with the professional public, information concerning the actual development of methods and particular case studies. The final report is supplemented by the Excel®-based ESTEM tool and an associated guideline.
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The brochure provides an overview of the definition of resource efficiency and options for integrating resource efficiency aspects from planning to construction. It contains further information and helpful tools as well as best practices.
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Modern processes for recycling components and materials are an important block for improving the circularity of products. This brief analysis by VDI ZRE now presents new technologies for a resource-efficient circular economy.
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