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Through the analysis and calculation of “carbon fingerprints” and “carbon footprints”, Fastems can take an important step in understanding how automation can enable sustainable production and how to help factories reduce their own environmental impact. In addition, Fastems can also clarify how automation solutions serve and support the three pillars of sustainable development, namely environment, economy and society.
Use fewer machine tools to achieve the same production capacity
Fastems and industry leader Gaia, a consulting company in China, worked together to establish a calculation model to measure the carbon emissions saved by the average investment in a flexible manufacturing system (FMS). The result of this calculation is the “carbon fingerprint” mentioned above. The results show that an average investment in a flexible manufacturing system can help save 538tCO2e (per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent) of carbon emissions, which is equivalent to traveling 76 times around the earth by driving.
Fastems CEO Mikko Nyman made further comments on the results Explanation: "Automation can increase the utilization of machine tools by three times, so the above calculation results are not unexpected. The annual metal cutting time of a standard non-automated machine tool is only about 2,000 hours, while automation can help the machine tool achieve 6,000 or even 8,000 annual production hours. This means that 2 automated integrated machine tools can achieve the production capacity of 6 non-automated machine tools.
These data are derived from the typical size milling machine integrated by Fastems, the net difference in carbon emissions between traditional production methods and automated solutions. What's more gratifying is that the space savings of automation investment also saves about 34 tCO2e (per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent) carbon emissions per year in the energy use of heating and air conditioning.
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For Fastems, the presentation of the above data results is only a small part of the blueprint for manufacturing. "We will build a more sustainable future industry under the guidance of smart manufacturing.Based on this, we help manufacturers to deal with production materials, energy and personnel issues more intelligently. We hope that manufacturers in the manufacturing sector can not only maximize their production potential, but also reduce unnecessary costs in the production process. "Nyman added.
Automation and digital intelligence ensure higher resource utilization, more lean production, less waste and better product quality, making the above-mentioned beautiful vision possible. At the same time, yes. For operators, their work is safer and more meaningful than ever. Any country can enhance the market competitiveness of its own manufacturing industry through automation; manufacturing is an important cornerstone of any country’s economic prosperity and a prerequisite for benefiting the people.
understand and reduce the " carbon footprint" in the production process
When referring to the calculation of the "carbon fingerprint", we will inevitably talk about the "carbon footprint", which is related to the company's production process It’s related to carbon emissions in the production process. Accurately measuring the “carbon footprint” is a crucial entry point for the factory, so that the factory can prescribe the right medicine and find a breakthrough point to reduce carbon emissions.
According to the direct carbon emissions in the production process We found that the largest proportion of carbon emissions comes from industrial electrical and industrial heating, which is equivalent to two-thirds of the total carbon emissions of the factory. After calculating the factory’s direct carbon emissions, Fastems’ next step is to calculate the factory’s indirect carbon emissions (GHG agreement emission category 3), especially business travel, and hope to reduce it by formulating a travel plan for 2021. “Carbon footprint”.
“Although business travel accounts for a small proportion of indirect carbon emissions, it is one of the most important components. After the calculation results this fall, we will have an environmental impact Have an overall understanding of carbon emissions and can set emission reduction targets for this," Nyman concluded: "Calculating the'carbon fingerprint' and'carbon footprint', understanding the significance of the three pillars of sustainable development to us , And formulating corresponding emission reduction targets can enable us to grow into a more environmentally friendly company and achieve a manufacturing future that is more in line with sustainable development. ”
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Figure 1: Automation can help reduce the number of machine tools and Achieve the same output; the average investment in a flexible manufacturing system can save 538tCO2e of carbon emissions, which is equivalent to traveling 76 circles of the earth by self-driving
Figure 2: Automation and digital intelligence ensure higher resources Utilization rate, more lean production, less waste and better product quality make the above-mentioned beautiful vision possible. For operators, their work is safer and more meaningful than ever.
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