Better oversight of materials and energy using TOP 20 method in furniture industry

Better oversight of materials and energy using TOP 20 method in furniture industry

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Taking the next step to sustainability

  • Furniture-maker goes a step further to boost its energy and resource efficiency
  • Input-output analysis pinpoints hidden costs in production and beyond

Moretti Compact is one of the Italian market leaders in bedroom furniture production. The company had already invested in making its production more environmentally sustainable, but management was keen to go further.

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Input-output analysis helps Italian company cut energy and material consumption

Input-output analysis helps Italian company cut energy and material consumption

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How to top a scrap problem

  • Component-maker employs TOP 20 to evaluate where energy and material gains could be made
  • Targeted measures cut back on unrecovered scrap losses and identify new products

Stafer is an Italian company producing rolling shutter components with a staff of around 70 employees.

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Improving material and energy use through better accounting in packaging production

Improving material and energy use through better accounting in packaging production

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Three ways to lose money... one way to stop it

  • TOP 20 analysis highlights significant material and energy losses in packaging manfacture
  • Measures taken to improve boiler, insulate buildings and rethink production (design and technology)

FILL-PACK is a company operating in the Czech Republic with about 90 employees, producing packaging for automotive and electro-technical industries, as well as for agriculture.

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Input-output analysis helps Czech furniture company save energy and materials

Input-output analysis helps Czech furniture company save energy and materials

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The true value of data 

  • TOP 20 analysis reveals a major disconnect between physical and financial operations
  • New machinery and systems installed to counter material losses and improve energy management 

A TOP 20 input-output analysis was carried out in a furniture company from the Czech Republic to identify the potential for energy and material savings. The company produces metal and upholstered pieces for a range of applications and has about 50 employees.

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Survey on emerging industries in the area of digital-based services - European Cluster Observatory

In the framework of the European Cluster Observatory initiative VDI/VDE-IT and Technopolis Group are preparing a case study on factors that can influence the development of emerging industries in the area of digital-based services. To this end a survey has been launched.

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Clusters are being recognised on both sides of the Atlantic as boosters of the economy and a Cooperation Arrangement on Clusters, the first of its kind, was signed on 22 April in Washington D.C.

Survey on emerging industries in the area of healthcare - European Cluster Observatory

In the framework of the European Cluster Observatory initiative Technopolis Group is preparing a case study on factors that can influence the development of emerging industries in the area of healthcare. To this end a survey has been launched that we would be grateful if you could fill in.

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Stakeholder's Consultation on the European Data-driven Economy

DG CONNECT, Unit G3 "Data Value Chain" would like to get input to their stakeholder consultation that will contribute to the definition of future initiatives for the data-driven economy.