Powered by Google
EREK database of resource efficiency
Measures, Technologies and Good Practices
Do you want to know how much different measures and technological solutions would cost and how much money and resources they can save for your business? This database offers such data in a concise and comprehensive format.
Select Sector / Industry
Select Resource
Select Investment cost
Select Tags
Measure
Ecodesign to extend the useful life of products
Consumers are fully aware of companies deliberately reducing the useful life of products through planned or built-in obsolescence, along with its negative impact on the environment.
Extending the...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
- Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost
Measure
Ecodesign for remanufacturing
Remanufacturing is the process of returning a product or component to a state of quality equivalent or superior to that of the original product. After the product is discarded by its user and picked...
Sector / Industry:
- All manufacturing industries
- Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Water
- Waste
- Carbon
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 30-40 %
Measure
Machine tool management system
A machine tool management system is used to collect data for efficient production planning. For example, it records the tools used to dliver specific orders and their operating condition at any given...
Sector / Industry:
- Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
- Metal and plastic processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:
Medium cost 10-20 %
Measure
Additive manufacturing
Additive manufacturing includes many technologies, like 3D-printing, rapid prototyping, direct digital manufacturing, layered manufacturing, and additive fabrication. They all have one main thing in...
Sector / Industry:
- Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
- Metal and plastic processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost
Measure
Implementing minimum-quantity lubrication principles
In the machining process, cooling lubricants play an important role in carrying away metal chips, cooling the workpiece and lubricating the area between tool and workpiece. The lubricant usually runs...
Sector / Industry:
- Manufacturing of machinery and equipment
- Metal and plastic processing
Resources:
- Energy
- Materials
- Waste
Costs, savings, and payback time:
High cost 25-78 %