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Technologies
Sustainability assessment
Sustainability is essential for using resources efficiently, minimizing environmental impacts, and developing durable, circular products for industry. Therefore, sustainability shapes every decision we make – from material selection to design and processing. Our experts use well-founded life cycle assessment methods to analyze and predict the environmental impacts of materials, processes, and products in advance. This allows us to identify environmental hotspots, compare technologies, and integrate circular economy approaches to align ecological and economic goals. In doing so, we create sustainable value creation throughout the entire life cycle.
Competencies
Environmental impact analyses with modern LCA software
Measurement of energy and media flows in processing processes
Technology comparison based on environmental criteria
Holistic circular economy approaches
Data-based sustainability strategies
Processing overview
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Life cycle assessments are crucial for transparently quantifying, evaluating, and uncovering sustainable optimizations of the environmental impacts of products and processes over their entire life cycle. Our certified experts create detailed life cycle assessment studies according to DIN EN ISO 14040/14044/14067. Using Sphera's LCA software (LCA for Experts, formerly GaBi) and extensive databases, we model real systems. This allows us to systematically analyze the environmental impacts along the entire value chain and specifically identify critical environmental hotspots. These well-founded analyses form the basis for optimization potentials and sustainable improvements in all areas.
Technology Comparison
Our technology comparison is based on the precise measurement of energy and media flows – both at our facilities and directly at customer sites. Based on this data, we evaluate various processing technologies and optimize them according to product requirements while considering environmental criteria. This supports companies in selecting the most efficient and environmentally friendly solution for their specific requirements.
Material Comparison
The choice of the right material is crucial for the ecological and economic sustainability of a product. We analyze and compare various materials – from primary materials to recyclates and biobased alternatives – in terms of their environmental balance, technical properties, and economic aspects. This enables informed decisions for resource-saving and high-performance materials that are optimally adapted to the respective application.