www.pesmedia.com Production Engineering Solutions June 2024 3 It’s been five years since I last visited Ceratizit’s sites in Germany and Austria so a press event planned for April this year would be a good barometer of the company’s progress and development. And there certainly was plenty to see – evidenced by my cover story on pages 20-22. In fact, the tooling giant has invested literally hundreds of millions of Euros in new facilities in Reutte, Austria, and Kempten in Germany. With the former, there’s a brand-new production factory in Kreckelmoos (located in the Tyrol region of Austria), and in Germany there’s a new Logistics Centre AND a new sales headquarters and Technical Centre. It’s generally accepted that if you don’t invest in your business, you effectively stand still at best, or fall behind the competition at worst. Ceratizit certainly can’t be accused of that! There’s lots of good stuff going on, but the company’s commitment to sustainability and the environment is a thread that touches everything it does. Not surprisingly the subject underpinned proceedings at the press event: Ceratizit has adopted an ‘umbrella’ term to describe its environmental endeavours: ‘connACT – Together for Sustainability’. The tooling manufacturer is taking its responsibilities very seriously indeed. At the press conference, board member Melissa Albeck declared the company’s vision to become “the leading company for sustainability across the entire carbide industry,” describing it a mission rather than a goal. As carbide is such a valuable resource, reclaiming it from scrap, both internally and from customers is a priority for Ceratizit. R&D director Dr Uwe Schleinkofer went so far as to describe scrap carbide as “the new gold in our business.” And this isn’t simply paying lip service to its environmental responsibilities or falling foul of unscrupulous greenwashing practices. Drilling down (no pun intended) into its tooling ranges, the company has introduced a Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) rating on all its products. In basic terminology, a carbon footprint is used to calculate how much greenhouse gases are emitted by a person, company, or country – and CO2e is a metric used to standardise the climate impact of different greenhouse gases. With its PCF ratings, Ceratizit effectively calculates how much CO2e is emitted during the production process across its product range meaning it can determine the specific carbon footprint in kg CO2e per kg product. The calculation is made by taking all upstream direct and indirect emissions into account. Indirect emissions are all released gases along the upstream supply chain, as well as energy suppliers. Direct emissions are the release of climate damaging gases within the production process. Importantly, the calculation (and subsequent A to F rating) encompasses every step in the production cycle, from raw material extraction to the final steps in the production process. So when a customer buys a tool from Ceratizit, the buyer knows its carbon footprint – the PCF rating has been integrated into the company’s billing system and can be found on every invoice. Why is this important? Well as businesses around the world evaluate their own respective carbon footprints, it’s all about transparency up and down the supply chain. I think this is a really positive initiative from Ceratizit and it’s one that all manufacturing companies need to adopt. Dave Tudor Editorial Director A common thread that drives all successful companies is an unrelenting desire to evolve, adapt to ever-changing market conditions and consistently invest in people and technology. For some businesses however, like the Ceratizit Group, it’s much more than evolution – it’s a passion, as Dave Tudor discovered during a recent international press event held at its sites in Austria and Germany. See pages 20-22 Cover story COMMENT/CONTENTS year and is distributed free of charge to applicants in the UK meeting the publisher’s criteria. Subscriptions are also available at £80 per annum to UK readers or £148 overseas. Whilst every care is taken to provide accurate information, the publishers cannot accept liability for errors or omissions, no matter how they may arise. Authors’ opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher. All rights reserved. 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