Environmental News Bits

MARCH 21, 2022

Read the full story in New Food Magazine. Three experts discuss the future of sustainable product development powered by digital fusion technologies, and how tools such as digital twins can help drive lower emissions and product success. Read more →

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2022

million in Government funding to help improve energy efficiency, productivity and sustainability of manufacturing processes. WasteMap, led by Topolytics – using machine learning to develop a visual map of useful, reusable manufacturing products that can be extracted from our waste system.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

About TIME TIME is the 99-year-old global media brand that reaches a combined audience of more than 100 million around the world through its iconic magazine and digital platforms. To learn more about Viatris' efforts and overall impact, visit Viatris' 2022 Sustainability Report to view more information.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2024

A new research hub – the TransiT Hub – led by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Glasgow, plans to use digital twins to determine how transport systems, from road and rail to air and maritime, can be decarbonised as quickly, safely and cheaply as possible.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2023

The research – ‘ Decarbonisation through Digitalisation’ – seems to show that manufacturing businesses are investing in digital technologies more than ever before and reaping multiple benefits, including productivity increases, product improvements, reduction in waste and labour efficiencies.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2024

The road to building a sustainable circular economy is now a digital issue. For it to become a reality, business, organisations, and governments must use digital to put in place their own low-waste circular approaches. A low code approach can play a key role in this process. The benefits are clear.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

Digital transparency company Everledger is developing and testing the app, which establishes a Battery Passport to track portable LIBs and support final recycling. While the scheme aims to digitally-enable new products, it also aims to tackle the billions of LIBs already approaching end of life. How does it work? That needs to change.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

A Horizon Europe-funded project is attempting to build a digital platform that will facilitate remanufacturing and circularity. Aerospace is one of the sectors target by the CREDIT project. The project, CREDIT, has received funding to the tune of €5.6 Million from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

As well as supplying new and rental CHP engines, the partnership will “empower existing engine owners to break free from expensive and restrictive service contracts and bring their legacy CHP into their digital era”. Motortech GmbH – International developer and manufacturer of gas engine components and accessories for all leading CHP brands.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

“Bringing much needed standardisation and digitalisation to the sector, cirplus connects manufacturers with recyclers and waste owners to close the loop for plastic based on the newly developed standard – DIN SPEC 91446 – for high-quality recycling.” million tons of recycled plastics listed for sale.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 18, 2022

Vestas has evolved from hydraulic crane production into the largest of all wind turbine manufacturers, responsible for nearly one-fifth of global installed wind power capacity. A digital version of the ranking, select national scorecards, and further contextual and methodological information is available at corporateknights.com/global100.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The software can also seemingly identify the most effective pumps to use on a given system – selecting the optimal size, type, quantity and configuration, right down to the manufacturer.

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3BL Media

JUNE 21, 2022

About Stanley Black & Decker Headquartered in the USA, Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) is the world's largest tool company operating nearly 50 manufacturing facilities across America and more than 100 worldwide. To learn more visit: www.stanleyblackanddecker.com . 3BL Media has managed the ranking since 2018.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

As part of a wider digitalisation of its operations, the council recently undertook a project to digitally transform and enhance its offerings across two key service areas: playgrounds and trees, with a third area, street cleansing, to follow later. The challenge. They are not being overwhelmed from the technical point of view.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2024

Mike is part of the Corporate Growth & Innovation team at Xylem, where he focuses on digitizing water through AI, machine learning, and digital twins. This specialised knowledge enables him to ease and accelerate the customer’s digital journey in optimising water assets and systems at scale.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

As well as the four Keynote presentations already announced, the team behind this prestigious gathering of pump executives, is delighted to now welcome Carolynn Bernier, Research Engineer at CEA, and the consortium coordinator of the CIRPASS project, in charge of defining the framework for the EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP).

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

2 This move to the cities goes hand in hand with increasing industrialization, which demands more water for manufacturing and generates more effluent. Perhaps most notably, digitalization gives water utilities the ability to transition to preventive or even predictive maintenance.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

In what seems a major step of recognition for the HERU energy-from-waste domestic heating system – a widely lauded British Greentech innovation – the firm has announced a new partnership with Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing company, Siemens.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 10, 2024

But thanks to our partnerships with leading European manufacturers such as RS Motor and Motortech, we always have a wide range of engine spares in stock at our Yorkshire HQ, ready for immediate dispatch to our UK client base. Since Brexit, getting access to OEM parts at short notice has become increasingly difficult,” explains James.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

We are pioneering a comprehensive, digital offering that makes it easier for our customers to extend the life of their current smartphone, or to buy and own a refurbished device.”. Sources are: Published manufacturer information on greenhouse gas emissions calculated using a life cycle assessment methodology.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 13, 2022

It replicates the complex forces to which tidal turbines are exposed at sea using unique digital and hydraulic technology systems developed by engineers at the University of Edinburgh. It is the first facility to open in a recently launched multi-partner innovation centre at Babcock’s Rosyth site.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 30, 2023

Technologies included water reuse, water recovery through zero liquid discharge and digital stormwater management. They all reflect the level and new wave of innovation happening now in digital and technological transformation.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 2, 2024

Finalists included Greyparrot Insights, which tracks waste in recycling plants to build a digital map of the packaging value chain. It received almost 300 entries from UK-led teams, with ideas ranging from renewable energy solutions to advanced materials manufacturing, agritech innovations to transport management tools.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) writes The Finalists in the 2023 Pump Industry Awards have been determined, following a judging session held virtually on 26 January. The Hilton at St George’s Park Hotel, Burton-on-Trent, will host the awards dinner on 16 March.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 22, 2022

This is particularly the case in relation to sustainability, digital transformation, and global competitiveness, as well as the need to overcome the crisis provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic. Industry’s Digital Transformation and Innovation (Relevant UN Sustainable Development Goal no. 12: Responsible Consumption and Production).

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Each of our digital activities comes with an ecological cost – and we perhaps shouldn’t discount those carried out under the blue glare of the chirpy bird icon. The IT sector accounts for 5% of global carbon emissions, composed of product manufacturing (66%), network traffic (19%) and data centers (15%).

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

About Stanley Black & Decker Headquartered in the USA, Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) is the world's largest tool company operating nearly 50 manufacturing facilities across America and more than 100 worldwide. To learn more about TerraCycle or get involved in its recycling programs, please visit www.terracycle.com.

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3BL Media

APRIL 24, 2024

About Saint-Gobain Worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets. The Observatory will continue to development in 2024.

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3BL Media

APRIL 24, 2024

About Saint-Gobain Worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and services for the construction and industrial markets. The Observatory will continue to develop in 2024.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

Pete joins Puraffinity from digital printing technology provider Domino Printing Sciences where he was Group Fluids Operations Director responsible for Domino’s global fluids manufacturing operations, including plants, in the UK, US, India and China. We’re thrilled to have him on board.” “It www.puraffinity.com

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Cisco CSR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Whether you’re expanding IoT within your manufacturing facility or need immediate access to specialized expertise to manage change and incident resolution across your infrastructure, this next release from Cisco Business Critical Services can help you do just that. Chief Executive Magazine, Sep. Specialized Expertise. ZDNet Week, Sep.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

Economic operators can prevent the production of hazardous waste by changing the way they design and manufacture products. Nevertheless, even when some substances are banned or strongly restricted in manufacturing processes, they will still be present in waste, also after many years, depending on the products’ life cycle.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

Lighting manufacturers, importers, contractors, end users and specifiers all have specific responsibilities under environmental legislation when it comes to dealing with waste – to be explored in an upcoming webinar. What is more, the legislation is changing, with new digital waste tracking due to start in 2025.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Four vanadium flow batteries, manufactured by Invinity Energy Systems, have recently been installed at the waste water treatment works that serve the city of Perth. The utility-grade vanadium flow batteries were assembled by Invinity Energy Systems at their manufacturing and assembly facility in West Lothian.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 31, 2020

Now it is VR-enabled, Lanes wastewater engineers can enter the 7m-wide facility and take part in training games by interacting with a digitally generated virtual environment called Thames World. Its sophisticated 4K projection system makes participants feel they are immersed right into the centre of the action.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Businesses are making a significant contribution to this growing problem, so it’s heartening to see the topic of digital pollution going through a revival. Also, the diversion of e-waste from landfill could benefit society beyond environmental protection and help to bridge the digital divide.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The integration of SEEPEX digital solutions with SCT AutoAdjust enables such adjustment to be made remotely from the pump, through the SEEPEX Pump Monitor and SEEPEX Connected Services. The power of digital. Remote adjustment: One click.

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