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Nature, gastronomy and hospitality in harmony
Hotel offers 30-60 % organic food and beverages
Focus on purchasing local resources and decreasing their portions to reduce food waste
15 % of total...
Gold star for S&T centre
Science hub rebuilds with recycled concrete
Earns a 'gold certificate' for the sustainable efforts
Heilbronn, a city in Germany, opened in 2015 a science and technology...
Sector / Industry:
Construction
Resources:
Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:Low cost0 Year(s)
Colourful solutions
German painting and coating specialist explores new techniques to boost quality
Less faults translates into material and energy savings
The German paint and colour company Karl...
Recycled concrete (RC concrete) comes from construction waste which results from the reconstruction, demolition or dismantling of buildings, roads and other infrastructure using concrete.
A first...
Sector / Industry:
Construction
Resources:
Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:Low cost0 Year(s)
A machine tool management system is used to collect data for efficient production planning. For example, it records the tools used to dliver specific orders and their operating condition at any given...
Sector / Industry:
Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
Metal and plastic processing
Resources:
Energy
Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:Medium cost10-20 %
Additive manufacturing includes many technologies, like 3D-printing, rapid prototyping, direct digital manufacturing, layered manufacturing, and additive fabrication. They all have one main thing in...
Old meets new...
Foundry explores new digital monitoring technology
The new approach saves the company about 243 600 kWh of electricity per year
The German foundry Kemptener Eisengießerei has taken...
Sector / Industry:
Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
Metal and plastic processing
Resources:
Energy
Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:High cost1 Year(s)
A sintering success
Tool-maker investigates ways to cut its material waste and boost efficiency
A type of 3D-printing technique proves effective
The German company Jomatik GmbH produces prototypes...
Forging ahead
German engineering firm explores new technologies to save resources
3D printing and laser melting techniques are employed to great effect
Rosswag GmbH is a German metal-working company...
Firm grip on production
Leading German manufacturer reviewed its production in search of efficiency gains
By introducing a one-piece-flow system significant material savings were possible
The German...
A better 'grada' of plywood for eco-design
An ecological thermos-formable plywood material is made for ecological designs
Benefits of the material include a faster manufacturing process and...
As good as new... or better
A Finnish engine manufacturer has maximised material efficiency by combining modular product design to remanufacturing
Remanufactured engines can be better than the...