{"id":10705,"date":"2023-01-19T08:30:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T08:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.optimas.com\/?p=10705"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:11:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:11:47","slug":"sustainable-industrial-appliance-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optimas.com\/en_gb\/sustainable-industrial-appliance-manufacturing\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Considerations for Sustainable Industrial Appliance Manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sustainability is at the forefront of the minds of many manufacturers, especially those in the industrial appliance industry.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Not only is there a <\/span>general demand<\/span><\/a> for industrial appliances, from utility boilers to commercial dishwashers, but demand is surging specifically for eco-friendly products. With both consumers and governments prioritising energy efficiency, many appliance manufacturers are looking to source, produce and distribute sustainably to <\/span>curb carbon emissions<\/span><\/a>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Here are three ways that businesses can achieve sustainable industrial appliance manufacturing processes:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. On\/Nearshoring<\/span> Fasteners<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The process of onshoring is when a manufacturer sources supplies from their own country, whereas nearshoring involves sourcing from nearby countries. Both onshoring and nearshoring can significantly improve a business\u2019 carbon footprint, as local sourcing requires much less transportation. <\/span><\/p>\n

    With <\/span>17% of global greenhouse gas emissions<\/span><\/a> coming from goods transportation, local sourcing should be a top priority for those trying to achieve sustainable industrial appliance manufacturing processes.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Aside from this, <\/span>onshoring and nearshoring<\/span> minimise supply chain risk by reducing shipping delays and customs charges, as well as offering closer collaboration between suppliers and manufacturers.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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    2. Sustainable Fastener Production<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

    One way appliance manufacturers can lower the overall emissions of their production processes is by sourcing their fasteners from a sustainable manufacturer or distributor. Fasteners may be some of the smallest parts used in an industrial appliance, but they\u2019re often the most numerous and can massively impact product quality.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

    One example of sustainable manufacturing is <\/span>cold-forming<\/span>, a production method that involves forming metal into different shapes through force, and without heat. Cold-forming requires much less energy than many other fastener production processes, and ensures minimal waste of raw materials, with 0% sent to landfill.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

    Evidently industrial appliance fasteners need to be corrosion, heat and stain resistant, and cold-forming produces very durable, stainless-steel and alloy fasteners that can then be coated with materials like galvanised zinc.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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    3. Partnering With an Eco-Friendly Fastener Distributor<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

    As suppliers and manufacturers often have a symbiotic relationship, it\u2019s important that manufacturers prioritise partnering with a supplier with clear, achievable sustainability targets to help reach their own.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

    At Optimas, <\/span>sustainability is a driving force for what we do<\/span><\/a>, from manufacturing to distribution. All of our UK facilities are powered by renewable energy and, building on the momentum of our ISO 14001 accreditation, we\u2019ve put in place a tangle sustainability roadmap for our facilities around the world, aiming to power 70% of them with renewables by 2025.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

    Not only do we have our own eco-friendly aspirations, but we\u2019re dedicated to those of our partners. As the only fastener manufacturer with cold-form facilities on both sides of the Atlantic, we aim to help our partners onshore or nearshore at every opportunity. <\/span><\/p>\n

    We also use reusable packaging for the distribution of our parts, rather than single use plastics and cardboard.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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    Offering both sustainable manufacturing and distribution practices, we can help you reach your environmental targets. <\/span>Work with us<\/span><\/a> to meet the demand for energy efficient and low-emissions industrial appliances.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10791,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60,120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manufacturing-assembly","category-sustainability"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimas.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimas.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimas.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimas.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimas.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/optimas.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimas.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/optimas.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimas.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optimas.com\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}