The final episode in the current Smart Manufacturing podcast series covers sustainability, a significant global topic across many industries that minimize adverse effects and takes action to contribute to the business and improve the industry's impact on the environment.   Chris Pennington, Global Industry Marketing Leader for Industrial Machinery at Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined by Rahul Garg, the Vice President of the Industrial Machinery and Mid-market Program at Siemens Digital Industries Software. They will help us understand how sustainability is becoming a critical across many industries, including manufacturing. In this episode, you will hear how sustainability in manufacturing includes several factors.    Learn in this episode the following pertinent concepts about sustainability: The energy to run the production process The circularity and recycling of the product and machinery to produce it Recycling of raw materials (bright products) that have value to improve company financials and reduce negative environmental impact A focus on machine design and energy efficiency An improvement in supply chain energy consumption and recycling practices to ensure parts are available. The development of workflows and productivity, supply chain, carbon neutrality, traceability in supply chain and circular economy tracking Creation of energy-efficient machines with lower operating costs Leveraging digitalization to optimize energy-efficient systems Connect with Rahul Garg: LinkedIn Connect with Chris Pennington: LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.