Sustainability Four software solutions for the PCF calculation

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The demand for sustainable product development is becoming increasingly urgent and is first reflected in design and development. We present four solutions for calculating CO2 emissions.

Analyze and compare plastic injection molding products

As part of its ECO-Consulting service, Barlog Plastics offers a new resource for assessing and minimizing the CO₂ balance of plastic products. By estimating the carbon footprint early on, focusing on material, production process (focus on plastic injection molding) and transportation of the product, this tool allows for the analysis and comparison of data bases for different product variants. Development engineers can thus be supported in product development towards sustainability.

With our new PCF tool, we are setting an important milestone towards sustainable product development and offering our customers a data-based foundation to make their products more environmentally friendly. We are convinced that this tool will not only open our customers' eyes to sustainable material alternatives, but also accelerate the development process from idea to series production of individual components towards more efficient and sustainable plastic products.

Tobias Haedecke, Director of Engineering at Barlog Plastics

Document CO2 footprint with calculation tool

The new EU directive CSRD on sustainability reporting has been requiring many large companies to document more information about the ecological footprint of their production since the beginning of this year than was previously the case. To facilitate this, Carmo has developed a calculation tool called Carmo Carbon Footprint Calculator.

This allows users to accurately calculate and document how the individual areas of production contribute to the total CO₂ footprint of a product. This includes the climate impact of the electricity consumed by the machines, transport emissions, the production of raw materials, and the amount of production waste that will be created in the finished product. The tool provides customers with design suggestions and improvement suggestions. In addition, changes can be simulated using the CO₂ calculation method.

PCF software for medium-sized manufacturing companies

Greenable's PCF software has been developed for medium-sized businesses and significantly simplifies the calculation. Compared to conventional, often custom-made, spreadsheet solutions, the solution is much faster and more cost-effective. It links materials, transport emissions, production steps and the energy mix, and calculates the CO₂ emissions based on algorithms. The software provides a comprehensive calculation of product-specific CO₂ footprints as well as valuable insights into production and supply chain.

From the CAD model to the footprint

The Classmate Plan software from Simus Systems calculates both the future manufacturing costs and the Product Carbon Footprint of mechanically manufactured components and assemblies, including post-treatment. The relevant data is automatically obtained from customizable raw material and technology databases and is already available during the design of components.

For each CAD model, the manufacturing costs are displayed according to batch sizes, including the cost drivers. Likewise, the machining-related energy consumption according to the current energy mix is displayed and the emission impact is illustrated. The different machine states during production are taken into account. With clear representations, cost-efficient and environmentally conscious product development is achieved without extra effort.