LAKE FOREST, CA—Staar Surgical, a manufacturer of implantable lenses used in ophthalmic surgery, has inaugurated a 1.1 megawatt solar energy microgrid at its production facility here. The system was installed to reduce energy costs, improve sustainability, and safeguard production in the event of grid outages caused by extreme weather events.

Stainless steel fastener resists corrosive outdoor environment.

TUCSON, AZ—American Battery Factory (ABF) has begun construction of a new 2 million-square-foot headquarters and factory here to produce lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.

Servo presses are more energy efficient than pneumatic or hydraulic presses.

STOCKHOLM—STILFOLD has formed a strategic partnership with Alstom to make train manufacturing more environmentally sustainable.

Oregon startup increases productivity by improving design, getting lean, and automating assembly.

The basis for solving our economic, social and environmental challenges can be found in a surprising place: the Toyota Production System.

SOUTHFIELD, MI—New software from Dürr Systems Inc. can give manufacturers an overview of their consumption of energy, water and other resources across the entire production facility.

Manufacturers in multiple industries worldwide are increasingly thinking about sustainability, resource conservation and their impact on the environment.

LANDSHUT, Germany—The BMW Group’s light metal foundry here has been recertified by an independent party for its sustainable use of aluminum, meeting the standards of the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI), an international nonprofit organization supported by environmental and industrial associations, aluminum producers and processing companies. The ASI defines sustainability criteria for an environmentally and socially responsible aluminum value chain.