Sustainable Manufacturing

Explore how digital technology and real-time operational data are helping manufacturers reduce their environmental impact

Reducing emissions is a top priority in manufacturing


Business leaders are increasingly being asked to account for the high levels of waste, pollution, and energy consumption attributed to manufacturing processes. Pressure is mounting for manufacturers to drive down their operational footprints, with a growing number of organizations committing to reduction timelines for carbon emissions and waste.

What is sustainable manufacturing?

Sustainable manufacturing is an eco-conscious and data-driven approach to manufacturing that aims to reduce as much waste, carbon emissions, and resource consumption from an organization’s operational processes as possible, without impacting production quality. This can include an organization’s direct Scope 1 emissions from on-site operations, indirect Scope 2 emissions from energy use, or Scope 3 emissions from wasted purchased materials and components.

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How is sustainable production achieved?

Digital transformation and modular design are helping businesses gain new insights into manufacturing operations and the impact they have on the environment. Technologies like PLM, IoT, and augmented reality provide many of the digital capabilities that manufacturers need to achieve more sustainable production processes, including closed-loop collaboration with engineering, real-time energy monitoring, and visual, configuration-specific work instructions.

With complementary software solutions that strategically optimize everything from your product designs to your operational processes, PTC can help your business deliver more sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective manufacturing outcomes for a lower environmental impact.

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Benefits of sustainable manufacturing processes

Minimize overhead

Overhead costs add up fast. PTC’s digital manufacturing solutions help businesses minimize overhead costs by improving energy efficiency, machine maintenance, and real-time operational performance.

Overhead costs add up fast. PTC’s digital manufacturing solutions help businesses minimize overhead costs by improving energy efficiency, machine maintenance, and real-time operational performance. Minimize Overhead

Reduce waste

The idea of reaching near-zero levels of waste used to seem out of reach, but technologies like IoT and augmented reality are now helping manufacturers optimize their processes to eliminate waste and rework.

The idea of reaching near-zero levels of waste used to seem out of reach, but technologies like IoT and augmented reality are now helping manufacturers optimize their processes to eliminate waste and rework. Reduce Waste

Drive energy efficiency

Efficient energy use helps drive down electricity costs. PTC’s ThingWorx IoT technology synthesizes data from production lines and connected machines to provide manufacturers with comprehensive energy management insights.

Efficient energy use helps drive down electricity costs. PTC’s ThingWorx IoT technology synthesizes data from production lines and connected machines to provide manufacturers with comprehensive energy management insights. Drive Energy Efficiency

Business case for sustainable manufacturing

Improve quality and efficiency

Discover how a strong digital foundation can inform and validate your sustainability initiatives while promoting the benefits of enterprise collaboration.

Improve Efficiency

Create a competitive advantage

Build a sustainable competitive advantage through industry-leading products and processes, workforce productivity, and brand reputation.

Gain an Advantage

Attract and retain talent

Discover why sustainability and digital transformation are becoming increasingly important for attracting and retaining manufacturing talent.

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Reduce manufacturing emissions and waste with PTC technology

Digital performance management

Using the power of AI, ThingWorx Digital Performance Management monitors and analyzes your production performance to flag bottlenecks and identify their root causes.

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Industrial IoT

Before you can reduce your manufacturing footprint, you need to know where most of your impact is coming from. ThingWorx provides these kinds of insights to help you manage energy and resources more efficiently.

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Augmented reality

Industrial augmented reality (AR) can help your business reduce waste and rework by overlaying visual work instructions on your frontline employees’ work environment.

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Product lifecycle management (PLM)

Get higher-quality products to market faster by providing a seamless flow of real-time, accurate information between engineering and manufacturing.

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