{"id":6309,"date":"2023-01-12T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/?p=6309"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:08:28","slug":"smart-manufacturing-and-sustainability-ep-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/podcasts\/digital-transformation\/smart-manufacturing-and-sustainability-ep-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Manufacturing and Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"embed-megaphone\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=TLFIE7644999195\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><!-- Megaphone -->\n\n\n<p>The final episode in the current Smart Manufacturing podcast series covers sustainability, a significant global topic across many industries that minimizes adverse effects and takes action to contribute to the business and improve the industry&#8217;s impact on the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 in manufacturing is becoming critical across many industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, you will hear how sustainability in manufacturing includes several factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Learn the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The energy to run the production process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The circularity and recycling of the product and machinery to produce it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recycling of raw materials (bright products) that have value to improve company financials and reduce a negative environmental impact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A focus on machine design and energy efficiency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An improvement in supply chain energy consumption and recycling practices to ensure parts are available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The development of workflows and productivity, supply chain, carbon neutrality, traceability in supply chain and circular economy tracking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creation of energy-efficient machines with lower operating costs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leveraging digitalization to optimize energy-efficient systems.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/07\/rahul-garg-03.jpg\" alt=\"Rahul Garg\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Rahul Garg<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Vice-president, Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment of Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rahul-garg-5562271\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Rahul on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bio-block row\">\n    <div class=\"col-3 order-first bio-pic\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2022\/08\/chris-pennington2.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Pennington\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col-9 bio-info\">\n        <div class=\"bio-header\">\n            <h4 class=\"speakerintro\">Chris Pennington<\/h4>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-biography\">\n            <p>Global Industry Marketing Leader &#8211; Industrial Machinery, Siemens Digital Industries Software<\/p>        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"bio-contact\">\n            <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-pennington-4948792\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with Chris on LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Siemens Xcelerator, the comprehensive and integrated portfolio of software and services from Siemens Digital Industries Software, helps companies of all sizes create and leverage a comprehensive digital twin that provides organizations with new insights, opportunities and levels of automation to drive innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Siemens Digital Industries Software products and services, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sw.siemens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">siemens.com\/software<\/a>&nbsp;or follow us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/siemens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Siemens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/siemensusa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/siemens\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. 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