Energy saving and high efficiency: Green automation becomes a new trend in the industry

May 06,2025

With the continuous advancement of the "dual carbon" goal and the world's high attention to sustainable development, the field of industrial automation is undergoing a profound change. Automation, which used to focus on "improving efficiency and increasing production", is now moving towards "energy saving and emission reduction" and "green sustainability". Industry experts pointed out that green automation has become an inevitable trend in future industrial development, and major automation equipment manufacturers are also accelerating the pace of green technology innovation.

The concept and driving force of green automation

The so-called green automation refers to technologies and solutions that take into account environmental friendliness, resource conservation and efficient energy utilization while achieving production automation. This is not only the optimization of equipment energy consumption, but also includes green design of the entire process, such as reducing raw material waste, improving system energy efficiency, recycling and reuse.
There are many reasons for driving the development of green automation. On the one hand, governments of various countries have successively introduced more stringent environmental protection regulations, requiring industrial enterprises to control carbon emissions and pollutant emissions; on the other hand, the market demand for sustainable products has increased significantly, and enterprises have also actively sought greener production solutions for brand competitiveness and long-term development considerations.

New technologies accelerate green transformation

In recent years, advanced automation technology has provided strong support for green manufacturing. Industry giants such as Siemens, ABB, and Schneider have launched energy-efficient inverters, servo systems, and smart sensors. For example, Siemens SIRIUS 3RW series soft starters use energy optimization algorithms to effectively reduce motor startup energy consumption; ABB's intelligent building automation system uses AI technology to adjust energy consumption in real time to achieve "energy on demand".
At the same time, emerging technologies such as digital twins, AI, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are also promoting green manufacturing upgrades. Through data-driven predictive maintenance and production optimization, companies can monitor energy efficiency in real time, promptly identify and correct high-energy consumption links, and significantly reduce operating costs and carbon footprints.

Application scenarios are gradually deepening

The application scenarios of green automation are developing from single-point breakthroughs to system integration. Taking the automotive manufacturing industry as an example, a well-known car company introduced an energy efficiency management platform based on the Industrial Internet of Things to achieve transparent energy consumption management from production lines to power systems, reducing overall energy consumption by 15%. In traditional high-energy-consuming industries such as chemical, metallurgical, and electronic manufacturing, green automation transformation is also progressing steadily.
In addition, green automation also plays an important role in building automation, smart cities and other fields. Energy efficiency adjustment of smart lighting and air-conditioning systems, as well as intelligent management of urban infrastructure, all show great potential for green automation.

Challenges and opportunities coexist

Despite the broad prospects, the promotion of green automation still faces certain challenges. On the one hand, the initial investment in green technology is high, and many small and medium-sized enterprises face financial pressure when implementing it; on the other hand, the standard system is not yet perfect, resulting in a lack of unified reference for enterprises when choosing solutions.

However, in the long run, green automation not only helps enterprises reduce long-term costs, but also is an important way to enhance corporate brand value and market competitiveness. It is generally believed in the industry that with policy incentives and technological progress, the speed of popularization of green automation will continue to accelerate.

Conclusion

Green transformation is the only way for the future development of industry, and green automation is undoubtedly the key engine of this process. Industrial automation solutions that emphasize both energy saving and high efficiency are in line with the trend of the times and will become an important fulcrum for enterprises to achieve sustainable development. In the future, as the green concept is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and technology continues to innovate, green automation will release greater potential worldwide and help the manufacturing industry move towards a new era of low-carbon and intelligence.

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Energy saving and high efficiency: Green automation becomes a new trend in the industry

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