Material efficiency
Reduce waste and consider recycled or lower-impact materials when they still meet the part’s requirements.
Understand the impact behind manufacturing.
Materials, energy, scrap, transportation and product life all shape manufacturing’s environmental impact. Carbon-aware decisions balance this impact with quality, cost and performance.
For product designers, engineers, buyers and manufacturing teams.
Build better environmental information into manufacturing decisions.
Carbon-aware manufacturing looks at how a part will be sourced, produced, finished, delivered and used, not only whether it can be made.
Early insight into materials, energy, scrap and logistics helps teams weigh environmental impact with quality, cost, lead time and performance.
Process and energy
Compare the energy and resources required by each process, including extra setups, finishing and inspection.
Sourcing and transportation
Consider how supplier location, inbound materials and outbound logistics affect estimated emissions.
Product lifecycle
Plan for durability, repair, reuse, remanufacturing and recycling where the product’s use allows.
Use data to make lower-carbon manufacturing decisions.
Our goal is to combine manufacturing data with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods to estimate where emissions occur across a part’s journey, from raw-material production and processing to manufacturing, finishing and transportation.
By connecting material, machine, energy, scrap, process and supplier data, SupplyBoard aims to help teams compare production scenarios and identify practical opportunities to reduce emissions without overlooking cost, quality, lead time or performance. Estimates will clearly show their data sources, assumptions and boundaries so they can support better decisions, not create a false sense of precision.
As higher-quality operational and supplier data becomes available, estimates can be refined using measured information rather than relying only on industry averages. The objective is simple: turn manufacturing data into credible, actionable insight that helps reduce carbon emissions over time.
Every manufacturing choice should earn its environmental cost.
Carbon-aware manufacturing helps you see where design and sourcing choices add material, energy, transport or waste — and decide whether each one is necessary for the part to perform.
Use material that the part needs
Match grade, thickness and stock size to the function. Excess material becomes scrap, extra machining time and avoidable transport weight.
Design to reduce scrap
Geometry, nesting, hole placement and internal features determine how much stock is discarded. Remove material only where the function requires it.
Keep production energy purposeful
Additional setups, deep features, tight tolerances and extra finishing all consume energy. Reserve them for surfaces that depend on them.
Weigh supplier location
A capable nearer supplier can reduce inbound and outbound transport. Capability, quality and lead time still have to fit the part.
Design for a longer useful life
Durable geometry, serviceable interfaces and clear material identification make repair, reuse and recycling more practical later.
Look for circular pathways
Recycled content, remanufacturing, repair and responsible end-of-life options matter when they still meet performance and quality needs.
One part. Two approaches to manufacturing impact.
Conventional approach
- Oversized stock and high scrap
- Extra setups and finishing
- Tight tolerances everywhere
- Distant material and production
- No plan for reuse or recycling
Carbon-aware approach
- Stock sized to the part
- Fewer operations and setups
- Precision where it matters
- Practical sourcing distance
- Repair, reuse or recycle considered
Give manufacturers the information needed to evaluate production and impact.
Impact review sheet
Part definition
- Final part geometry
- Material and grade
- Quantity
- Critical dimensions and tolerances
- Surface finish or coating
Production context
- Prototype or production intent
- Intended process, when mandatory
- Acceptable material or process alternatives
- Required delivery timing
- Inspection and certification needs
Impact context
- Recycled or specified material content
- Delivery location
- Repair, reuse or recycling intent
- Relevant end-use conditions
- Any required environmental documentation
Put carbon-aware thinking into action.
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