Making product creation sustainable
Designing safe and sustainable products requires a new approach to product lifecycle management.
It’s time to focus on reuse, recycling, and repurposing throughout development, manufacture, and maintenance.
Sustainable product creation is the process of designing and bringing products to market in a way that considers the environmental, social, and economic impacts of those products throughout their entire lifecycle.
We provide our customers with the knowledge, tools, and support they need to grow their business, and make product creation sustainable.
Addnode Group has selected six of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals that are most relevant for its business and in which its divisions have the possibility to make an impact.
We strongly believe that we need to reduce our environmental impact by constantly improving our internal operations. Our Quality & Environment policies provide guidance to continuously improve our processes, products, and services in order to meet or exceed customer requirements.
Benefits of sustainable product creation
Why should we develop and manufacture products with sustainability in mind?
Increase operational efficiency
With focused data insights on operational, material, and waste management.
Target regulatory opportunities
To rise above unavoidable challenges and stay ahead of the competition.
Strengthen brand reputation
With positive publicity that differentiates you from competitors and generates referrals.
Long-term business viability
Through innovation, scenario planning, and strategic analysis that goes beyond compliance.
Reach new markets
With suitable practices and marketing that reach sustainably-minded markets.
Improve risk management
By adopting more sustainable practices and gaining early insight on new operational standards.
Drive innovation
By taking this opportunity to challenge production processes and material sourcing.
Bring in new talent
Recruit and retain the next generation of engineers who will bring industrial sustainability into maturity.
Dassault Systèmes and partners are committing to carbon neutrality by 2040 with the Science-Based Targets initiative, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at every step in the value chain. Discover how we will achieve this goal thanks to our actions, from employees' commutes to fleets of electric vehicles or by transforming facilities to be more energy efficient.
Sustainable product development solutions
Digitalization
In the coming decade, sustainable product creation will become an absolute imperative. So, it’s understandable that many OEMs and suppliers are already deep into the rollout of their own digital transformation.
For those who are still in the planning phase, now is the time to act. But the first step toward more sustainable product creation is often the hardest to take.
Choosing the right tools for the task can hold your organization back. And, in the case of industrial digitalization through PLM (product lifecycle management), it’s not just about selecting the tools you need. It’s also about deciding on the right partner for your digitalization journey.
Digital twin
Digital twins are gaining recognition and popularity as a solution for digitally representing a product, building, or even a human being. This is enabling new opportunities to improve performance, operations, productivity, or quality of life.
A digital twin strategy to drive sustainability programs can be profoundly effective.
Digital twins offer significant benefits when planning, implementing, and realizing reduced energy consumption and the switch to more sustainable materials. They also provide several advantages in the recycling of a product based on a comprehensive and digital description, allowing for strong traceability and the efficient and controlled dismantling and recycling of material.
Lifecycle assessment
LCA (lifecycle assessment) provides a cohesive overview of the effect your company’s products and services have on the environment. It asks questions about product design and material choice optimization, energy sources, manufacturing processes, and distribution methods.
Embedding LCA within digital twin technology opens up a slew of new approaches for achieving a net-zero economy.
The 3DEXPERIENCE Sustainable Innovation Intelligence solution accesses the Ecoinvent lifecycle database to provide decision-makers with consistently accurate insights.
Companies that tie this actionable intelligence to a digital twin can assess and ensure the sustainability of all product-related decisions before implementing them.
Circular economy
We strongly believe a PLM system can be the best solution for managing a product’s lifecycle as part of a circular economy.
So, we’re developing new solutions that will make that a reality. For instance, a full overview over which materials are reusable will help companies make better decisions at an earlier stage of the manufacturing process.
To come up with the best solutions possible, we’re cooperating with companies and certification institutions to understand which features will best support a circular model.
We know many companies that are making the switch gradually, and we want to create modules that will help them schedule that work in the most efficient way possible.
Sustainable product creation is possible today
For every industry, from automotive to CPG and life sciences to industrial equipment.
Need help with Sustainability?
Johannes Storvik and team are on-hand to provide tailored guidance and support with a deep knowledge of the full Dassault Systèmes portfolio. Reach out for a free consultation today.
