As product engineering tools continue to morph and expand at speeds human expertise may not be able to endure, Revolutionary design technologies that span beyond industry borders, will prove their necessity for companies looking to take over their markets in the future. What will the future of design technologies and machinery look like? What will your digitalization story be? Where engineering meets tomorrow.
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As product engineering tools continue to morph and expand at speeds human expertise may not be able to endure, Revolutionary design technologies that span beyond industry borders, will prove their necessity for companies looking to take over their markets in the future. What will the future of design technologies and machinery look like? What will your digitalization story be? Where engineering meets tomorrow.
Driving Sustainability in Design: Insights from Nexpirit and Phoenix Contact
Next Generation Design
43 minutes
8 months ago
Driving Sustainability in Design: Insights from Nexpirit and Phoenix Contact
How can sustainability become an enabler rather than a burden? What role does digital transformation, lifecycle management, and environmental data play in modern product design?
In this episode of the Next Generation Design Podcast, host Greg Arnot speaks with Lucas Dann, Mechanical Engineer & Managing Director at Nexpirit, and Lennart Gorholt, Senior Project Manager at Phoenix Contact Group. Together, they explore how sustainability can be seamlessly integrated into the design process, how companies can leverage Siemens’ NX and Teamcenter to track and optimize environmental footprints, and why waiting for "perfect data" is no longer an excuse to delay action.
Lucas and Lennart share insights into how digital tools empower engineers to measure sustainability impacts early in product design, how Phoenix Contact developed an automated system for CO₂ footprint calculations, and the real-world impact of shifting sustainability efforts "left" in the design cycle.
Whether you're an engineer, product designer, or business leader, this episode will change how you think about sustainability in the context of digital design and lifecycle management.
What You’ll Learn in this Episode:
What Nexpirit does and how it integrates sustainability into PLM (07:00)
How Phoenix Contact balances sustainability, cost, and technical requirements (11:25)
How to integrate product design with sustainability (14:00)
The value of NX Sustainability Impact Analysis for product design (15:15)
How Nexpirit was involved in the development of the NX Sustainability Impact Analysis product (21:05)
How does Phoenix Contact handle the calculation of environmental product declarations? (26:10)
Future Technologies in sustainable development (30:55)
How Phoenix Contact empowers employees to make sustainability a daily priority (37:25)
Practical steps for startups and small businesses to integrate sustainability into product design (41:55)
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As product engineering tools continue to morph and expand at speeds human expertise may not be able to endure, Revolutionary design technologies that span beyond industry borders, will prove their necessity for companies looking to take over their markets in the future. What will the future of design technologies and machinery look like? What will your digitalization story be? Where engineering meets tomorrow.
