CATEGORY - SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING

ERJ readers are invited to identify, and comment on, entries they believe to be of particular significance for the industry. Your emailed feedback will guide our selection of the winners in each category, to be published in ERJ Sept/Oct 2024 issue.

Ecombine

Liquid-phase rubber mixing technology

The advanced liquid-phase mixing, enables the production of rubber compounds which ‘can be directly used in final mixing processes and so eliminate the need for multi-stage mixing,’ largely by by enhancing dispersion of fillers as well as filler-polymer interaction. The technology is said to significantly improve the rolling-resistance, wet-braking, and wear-resistance of tires and deliver a 35% reduction in total energy consumption across the production-chain.  

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Klockner Desma

Carbon footprint app for rubber injection moulders

Fridingen, Germany-based Desma has introduced an app that provides a detailed overview of the factors that determine the product carbon footprint PCF of rubber mouldings. The PCF Navigator Ecos also shows which measures can be used to achieve specific reduction effects “thus making an important contribution to understanding the connection between all influencing factors” across a wide range of elastomer types.   

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Siemens

SiGreen dynamic carbon footprint measurement tool

Siemens has developed this innovative management tool to enable dynamic PCF management across tire manufacturing operations. Called SiGreen, the system is designed to enable the industry to manage its PCF more effectively via a system that allows for frequent and pro-active updates of PCF data – including quantifying improvements by suppliers. Tire makers can, therefore, gain access to dynamic PCF calculations – towards accelerating the decarbonisation of their own operations as well of their supply-chains.  

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