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Can blockchain help foster sustainability? Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash
Can blockchain help foster sustainability? Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash
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As sustainability and transparency become increasingly vital to global business practices, the European Union has introduced the Digital Product Passport (DPP)—an initiative that will reshape the manufacturing landscape worldwide.
The global order is shifting under our feet, and America’s role in that order may evolve significantly over the next 50 years. Photo by ThisisEngineering on Unsplash
The state of American manufacturing is in dire need of improvement. For decades, the U.S.
Knowing how to prepare for the certification process is essential. Credit: NSF
In a competitive manufacturing industry, meeting high standards is crucial to quality, sustainability, and safety.
“HHLA Terminal Burchardkai.” Credit: Pedro Albuquerque
Businesses are always searching for methods to improve supply chain operations and increase customer satisfaction in today’s smart business world.
“Being able to make your own materials domestically means that you’re not at the behest of a foreign monopoly,” says Phoenix Tailings co-founder Tomás Villalón, pictured here. Image courtesy of Phoenix Tailings.
At the heart of the energy transition is a metal transition. Wind farms, solar panels, and electric cars require many times more copper, zinc, and nickel than their gas-powered alternatives.
Simple conservation policies can be applied in manufacturing. Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash
Manufacturing is critical to our way of life. Without it, we wouldn’t have the supplies, food, clothing, electronics, and other things we use every day. However, manufacturing also produces waste that often ends up in landfills or oceans.
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The clock is ticking. Our planet is heating up, and with every passing day the stakes rise. Wildfires, floods, and storms are no longer distant headlines; they’re unfolding right on our doorstep. Humanity stands at a crucial turning point.
As dairies scramble to meet sustainability targets ahead of the first year of responding to the European Union Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, the significant losses in push-out processes have been identified as low-hanging fruit by many companies.
This PM-HIP can was printed on the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s MedUSA wire-arc additive manufacturing machine. The can will be used to create an impeller for a hydropower impeller to demonstrate a new approach for creating large-scale clean energy components. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Department of Energy
Researchers at the U.S.
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