Sustainable Process Solutions

Businesses across all industries are increasingly recognizing the need to work together to address issues such as global warming and climate change, the scarcity of raw materials, and the importance of good working conditions. As a member of the Hosokawa Group, we are actively focusing on sustainability and circularity in multiple ways: both within our own operational processes at our facilities, and – through our ongoing R&D work – for our existing and future customers.

For instance, as outlined below, we contribute to reducing energy consumption and the carbon footprint, improving productivity, recycling raw materials and enabling waste streams to be reused.

At our own facilities

At Hosokawa Micron, we are involved in numerous initiatives related to sustainability and circularity, including:

• Reducing our own energy consumption by installing solutions such as LED lighting and a central pressurized air system.
• Reducing our carbon footprint, such as by modernizing the CNC machine park, improving our internal logistics and redesigning our supply chain network.
• Optimizing our Environmental Management System.

Sustainability and circularity are key considerations in our ongoing R&D work. We are continually investing in the development of equipment, production processes and integrated solutions that help our customers meet their own Corporate Sustainable Responsibility (CSR) objectives. Examples of recent innovations include:

• The use of a Hosokawa continuous drying system being more energy-efficient than spray drying.
• Continuous innovation of our drying systems to reduce the amount of energy lost or to enable the excess heat to be recovered and reused.
• Further increasing the mixing line capacity, such as by optimizing the product flow and line cycle times.
• Use of IoT technology to tap into the sustainability benefits of 'smart' control. Additionally, this enables us to offer remote service, which not only saves time and money but also reduces the carbon footprint by eliminating much of the travel involved in routine maintenance and repairs.