{"id":972,"date":"2021-08-18T22:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T22:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flex-main.lndo.site\/resources\/3-ways-industry-4-is-driving-sustainability-in-manufacturing"},"modified":"2024-01-08T22:00:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T22:00:56","slug":"3-ways-industry-4-is-driving-sustainability-in-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/flex.com\/de\/resources\/3-ways-industry-4-is-driving-sustainability-in-manufacturing","title":{"rendered":"Drei Wege, wie Industrie 4.0 die Nachhaltigkeit in der Fertigung vorantreibt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"overscroll-top\" style=\"background-color: #eaeef4;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"resource-header block\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Homepage\" href=\"\/\">Flex<\/a>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M365.3 256l-22.6 22.6-192 192L128 493.3 82.7 448l22.6-22.6L274.7 256 105.4 86.6 82.7 64 128 18.7l22.6 22.6 192 192L365.3 256z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<a title=\"Resources\" href=\"\/resources\">Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\"><path d=\"M365.3 256l-22.6 22.6-192 192L128 493.3 82.7 448l22.6-22.6L274.7 256 105.4 86.6 82.7 64 128 18.7l22.6 22.6 192 192L365.3 256z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<a title=\"3 ways Industry 4.0 is driving sustainability in manufacturing\">3 ways Industry 4.0 is driving sustainability in manufacturing<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<h1>3 ways Industry 4.0 is driving sustainability in manufacturing<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date detail\">\n\t\t\t\tPosted on<br>\n\t\t\t\tAugust 18, 2021\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"categories\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"categories-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat-tag\">Blog<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cat-tag\" data-cat-level=\"3\" data-destination=\"\/solutions-and-services\/manufacturing?subcategories=industry-4-0#resources\" href=\"\/solutions-and-services\/manufacturing?subcategories=industry-4-0#resources\">Industry 4.0<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sidebar block normal-sidebar\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">As manufacturers continue to build green practices into their operations, Flex\u00a0shares the various ways advanced manufacturing technology can support their sustainability journey.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"id_69daed2f164da\" class=\"media block\">\n\t<div class=\"container media-center \">\n\t\t<div class=\"media\" style=\"left: 0px; min-width: 100%; max-width: 100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3 ways industry 4.0 is driving sustainability in manufacturing\" src=\"https:\/\/flex.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3-ways-industry-4-is-driving-sustainability-in-manufacturing-0.jpg\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<script>\n\t(function () {\n\t\tlet hasRun_id_69daed2f164da = false;\n\t\tfunction updateVideoDisplay_id_69daed2f164da() {\n\t\t\tconst youtubeVideoId = \"\";\n\t\t\tconst bynderID = \"\";\n\t\t\tconst mediaType = \"image\";\n\t\t\tconst mediaVideoElement = document.getElementById('media-video-id_69daed2f164da');\n\t\t\tconst bodyClass = document.body.className || '';\n\t\t\tconst match = bodyClass.match(\/translatepress-([a-z]{2})(?:_[A-Z]{2})?\/i);\n\t\t\tconst currentLanguage = match ? 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Reduce material waste<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It is unquestionable that digitization is a key lever on the path to sustainability. With&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/flex.com\/resources\/why-simulation-is-critical-for-driving-the-next-era-of-manufacturing\">simulation<\/a>, manufacturers can see a virtual view of the machines, lines, and factory before making a product. This advanced technology helps drive sustainable practices by enabling teams to create simulated views of material flow and analyze the equipment yield. Manufacturers can derive insights from these simulations to help them set up production flows to reduce material use and waste while providing more quality products to customers faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yield improvement and scrap levels are important metrics from a manufacturing standpoint, but also on the sustainability front now more than ever. 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Advanced manufacturing technologies like&nbsp;<a href=\"\/solutions-and-services\/manufacturing#industry-4-0\">simulation and digital twins<\/a>&nbsp;can help reduce energy consumption by creating the optimal equipment layout on the factory floor. Simulation can help teams set up lines that share high energy and heat-producing machines, like ovens, instead of utilizing multiple for each line. By sharing resources, manufacturers can improve efficiency and cost. Digital twins can then help the same teams replicate the design at other factories thousands of miles away. Fewer machines create less energy and heat, which also require less electricity from the air conditioners to cool down the factory floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, high-speed automation, sensors, and energy reduction devices can monitor processes to ensure machines operate at peak efficiency and utilize the least amount of electricity necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-font-size\" id=\"h-3-better-employee-experiences\" style=\"font-weight:600\">3. Better employee experiences<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no better way than harnessing the energy and excitement of <a href=\"\/careers#flex-stories\">our workforce<\/a> to come up with the best ideas and accelerate the implementation of our sustainable manufacturing practices. While sustainability focuses heavily on environmental improvements, it\u2019s also critical to consider how to improve employee experience. 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