Original story in Swedish in Dagens Industri.
Digitalization brings increased sustainability in industrial applications. By allowing machines and systems to communicate with each other, the industry can reduce its energy dependence and carbon footprint.
"By enabling communication between machines and systems, we can help our customers improve their sustainability. At the same time, digitalization provides access to valuable data in real time, which leads to better informed decisions, more efficient resource utilization and increased flexibility, says Staffan Dahlström," CEO of HMS Networks.
Today, there are three areas where industrial communication can really lead to reduced climate impact, says Staffan Dahlström.
"We strongly believe in the so called Smart Grid, where new technology makes it possible to build smart solutions where energy sources and energy consumers can communicate with each other. This contributes to more efficient resource utilization and puts more sustainable energy sources into use.
Another major environmental culprit is heating and cooling systems in buildings, which are not always synchronized. Through better communication between the systems, so that for example heat is switched off when cooling is needed, which is not always the case today, it is possible to reduce energy consumption substantially."
The third area where industrial communication is of great benefit is remote connectivity to machines.
"This is an important technology that enables remote service of machines around the clock, which leads to more efficient maintenance and less downtime. The technology reduces the need for service trips, which has a major impact. For example, our Ewon remote solutions help our customers save 839,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year according to our latest calculation," says Kristina Altner, Sustainability Manager at HMS.
As a supplier to the industry, it is also very important for HMS to work internally for increased sustainability.
"Our goal is to be net positive regarding CO2 by 2025. It is a tough environmental goal, but it felt important for us to set such a tough goal. We are basically a product development company that works with sustainable innovation for our customers, and then we must also be able to show customers that we walk the talk," Kristina Altner concludes.
