Today reducing the carbon footprint is a daily task for every company. Efforts need to be made to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in all areas of operation where this is possible. As regards our operations, the goal is to halve the carbon footprint in 2025 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 at the latest.
In addition to our own operations, we are willing and able to help our customers reach their carbon footprint objectives. To support the design activities of our customers, we offer our in-house expertise, timely utilisation of which can contribute to reducing the end products’ carbon footprint in many ways.
Material choices and manufacturing technology matter
Our customers’ products must be suitable for many specific purposes and applications.
“Lighter and thinner material and reducing material waste during production are excellent ways to reduce the carbon footprint.”
Because of this, in the design phase, the product can be modified quite significantly from the viewpoint of manufacturing. For example, we can suggest different material options for the product. Lighter structure, thinner material, and reducing material waste during production are excellent ways to reduce the carbon footprint.
With the help of the modern deep-drawing technology available at our Äänekoski plant, we can, for example, make products with less manufacturing steps, with less components and out of lighter materials using stiffening shapes. This also reduces the need for welding. Through design, we can also contribute to packaging of nested products and thus transporting even less air.
“The annual steel consumption of one of our customers decreased by 150,000kg due to the utilisation of modern deep drawing technology.”
A good example is one of our customers whose annual steel consumption decreased by 150,000kg due to the utilisation of modern deep drawing technology. For another customer, relying on design, we managed to reduce the volume of welding works significantly by using only two deep-drawn parts to assemble the cab floor of a work machine that used to consist of 26 components.
Design has a huge impact on both the functionality of your products and on your carbon footprint. Before production starts, you can still influence things and make a difference, so involve us in the design of your products from the earliest stage possible.
Contact us, we’ll gladly help you!
