At this year’s Drives and Controls Exhibition, part of Smart Manufacturing Week (NEC, Birmingham, 4-5 June 2025), Netherlands-headquartered JC-Electronics is launching a sustainable impact calculator that enables customers to view the CO2, resource and cost savings of refurbishing HMIs, rather than replacing with new. 

Parts obsolescence has long-posed a challenge for industry, often leading to unnecessary waste when older components are discarded prematurely. Coupled with mandatory reporting procedures for the largest organisations under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), businesses are being driven to find new ways to improve their sustainability credentials and reduce carbon emissions.

Chief commercial officer Caspar Botter explains: “Many companies struggle with the product lifetime management policies of the big OEM machinery manufacturers and feel forced to spend considerable time and expense on new upgrades. At the same time, they are being encouraged to reduce their use of raw materials and consider reuse where feasible.”

He continues: “We want to show customers that there’s an alternative through the purchase of refurbished industrial automation spare parts. When they choose JCertified refurbished electronics, they save on water, raw materials and the CO2 needed for the production of new electronics and benefit from a two-year warranty. When combined with our new sustainable impact calculator, we can give our customers clear, at-a-glance information on the cost, CO2 and resource savings that can be achieved.”

In a comparison between a typical mid-sized HMI and a refurbished unit, JC-Electronics can demonstrate that the refurbished part saves 80% of CO2 equivalent, 99% of metals and minerals use, and 86% of water use.

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