DELIVERING YOUR
SCOPE 3
At our core we remain focused on cost, quality, and delivery.
Our strategy to deliver advanced, automated and digitalised manufacturing across the whole internal value chain is helping our customer to achieve their SCOPE 3 commitments.
Below are the 4 key benefits you can expect with utilising 3T's unique capability.
BENEFIT
NET ZERO MANUFACTURING
SUPPORTING YOUR SCOPE 3 UPSTREAM
Purchased Raw Material & Goods
3T have uniquely integrated the entire supply chain needed to create finished parts, in one facility, with high levels of automation and digitalisation which provides many benefits.
Since 2023, 3T has been powered by 100% renewable energy, significantly reducing our carbon footprint. We continue to work on our Scope 1 decarbonisation plan by maximising operational efficiency through high levels of automation, full digitalisation, and energy reduction plans.
Our commitment is to achieve full net zero manufacturing by 2032, with every part we deliver set to have a digital net zero certificate.
BENEFIT
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE
CREATE STRONGER SUPPLY CHAINS WHILST REDUCING YOUR SCOPE 3 UPSTREAM
Transport
The success of future supply chains will depend on their ability to adapt quickly to changes with minimal disruption.
At 3T, we believe this can be achieved by utilising advanced, fully integrated, digitalised and, automated manufacturing facilities that are located close to the end user. This approach will significantly reduce the CO2 emissions associated with transporting parts and materials globally.
SUPPLY CHAINS LOCAL TO THE CUSTOMER
To achieve supply chain resilience, unexpected disruptions can be managed by leveraging a global network of identical manufacturing capabilities that will allow the digital manufacturing process to be transferred to the nearest available facility.
The flexibility of additive manufacturing enables the production of varying quantities of parts, from a single item to series production. It also allows for high flexibility in terms of part size and complexity, making it an ideal solution for a future-proof supply chain.
BENEFIT
REDUCED WASTE MATERIAL
SUPPORTING YOUR SCOPE 3 UPSTREAM
Waste
You need to mine 3 times less material because additive manufacturing uses powder feedstock that closely matches the final shape. Plus, powder that isn’t consumed is checked and reused creating very little waste. Any powder that falls under the reuse standard can be recycled back into the atomisation process.
3 x LESS MINING
MINING
Metal ore needs to be extracted from the ground to be processed into components.
FOUNDRIES
ATOMISATION
Photograph Courtesy of Sandvik AB
ADDITIVE
MANUFACTURING
USE LESS
Additive manufacturing uses metal powder to create very near-net shapes that are close to the final product, requiring much less input material than traditional methods like casting, billet, or forging.
This means less raw material needs to be mined, which also reduces CO2 emissions from mining.
8 x LESS MATERIAL
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
With the powder atomisation process, it is possible to re circulate the waste powder, support structure and machined swarf into back to the atomisation process, maximising the circular economic benefit.
Photograph Courtesy of Sandvik AB
BILLET
MACHINING
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
WASTE LESS
A typical part machined from a billet can waste up to 99% of the material, which turns into swarf.
With additive manufacturing, we typically only add 0-10% material stock, depending on the finished part requirements, minimising the amount of swarf created.
This can also be quantified as a CO2 reduction due to the reduction in machining time.
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING VS
BILLET MACHINING
48 x LESS MACHINING
BENEFIT
IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
SUPPORTING YOUR SCOPE 3 DOWNSTREAM
Product Optimisation & End of Life Waste
DESIGN FOR EFFICIENCY
Additive manufacturing is changing the way products are designed, allowing for more creative and unconstrained ideas, often inspired by nature.
3T’s expert team can help evolve your design for better performance, whether it's in terms of weight, conductivity, or durability. This design collaboration phase always looks to get the best balance of cost, quality and lead-time.
Using less material can allow for the use of higher performing materials that were once too expensive due to the amount needed to suit the conventional process. Our customers are seeing benefits from redesigning parts that last longer in operation, improving their end-of-life waste performance.
DESIGN FOR SIMPLIFIED SUPPLY CHAINS
Conventional methods of manufacturing often force a more complex design, involving complex sub-assemblies with multiple suppliers and complicated final assembly lines.
With 3T, our customers are combining multiple parts into one, making the supply chain and final assembly process simpler.
DESIGN FOR LEADTIME
Casting replacement is commonly used by our customers as they seek to replicate the casting condition of supply but at a fraction of the lead-time, often with better mechanical strength.
This enables our customers to develop new products faster and make design changes more quickly and cost-effectively than with traditional casting.
