From Waste to Intelligence: AI’s Role in Powering the Circular Industrial Economy
· Renewable Energy

From Waste to Intelligence: AI’s Role in Powering the Circular Industrial Economy

As industries race to meet sustainability targets, a quiet shift is taking place—one that moves beyond net-zero goals and toward circular economy thinking. No longer just a compliance checkbox, circularity is becoming a competitive advantage. And increasingly, AI is the engine, making it viable at scale.Today’s linear production models—extract, make, dispose—are no longer tenable in a world […]

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Circularity is Good Business: How Industrial Companies Can Profit from Sustainable Design
· Process Manufacturing

Circularity is Good Business: How Industrial Companies Can Profit from Sustainable Design

Circularity isn’t just a sustainability buzzword—it’s a smart business strategy. Speaking from Schneider Electric’s circularity-themed booth, Hany Fouda, SVP of Process Automation, outlined how circularity can deliver resilience, profitability, and operational efficiency for industrial companies.Why Circularity Matters NowThe global business environment is shifting rapidly. Customers are demanding not just supply chain resilience but operational models […]

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Why Circular Manufacturing Needs Automation, AI, and Modular Design to Compete
· Additive Manufacturing

Why Circular Manufacturing Needs Automation, AI, and Modular Design to Compete

At Hannover Messe 2025, Ali Haj Fraj, Senior Vice President of the Digital Factory at Schneider Electric, offers a compelling perspective on one of the most pressing industrial challenges: how to balance sustainability with global competitiveness. His answer? Don’t treat them as opposing forces. Instead, treat sustainability as a core driver of performance.Rethinking the Sustainability–Competitiveness Trade-OffToo often, […]

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