I4S 1/2024: Sustainability in Manufacturing

Sustainability is the most pressing issue of our time. Although many companies have aimed for climate neutrality as a target and already invested large sums in decarbonizing their production, there’s still a long way to go. It’s not only a matter of using sustainable materials or cyclical value creation. Software-supported process improvement has equally enormous potential in developing more efficient and less energy-intensive procedures. In this issue of Industry 4.0 Science, find out which processes are particularly promising—be they digital decision-making support, the definition of a company purpose, intelligent recycling or innovative resource efficiency thanks to 3D printing processes.

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