Sustainability Magazine August 2019 | Page 106

ARMACELL
106 drive sustainability benefits ,” she says . “ Autonomous trucks will let you better handle fuel usage , there ’ s less starting and stopping , you can have a bigger fuel tank without a driver , and of course an autonomous truck will be able to provide much more accurate track and trace capabilities .”
Gathering data from a fleet of autonomous trucks may be years away for Armacell , but Jesic stresses how vital data from other sources has become for the company today , and the importance of having the analytics to draw actionable insights . “ We ’ re in the design and development phase of using forecasting tools that will provide predictive analytics which will be used in our production planning and inventory management to better service our customers ,” she explains .
As the leader in the $ 13.5bn equipment insulation market , Armacell is constantly striving to pursue its multi-pillar growth strategy . Its dedicated R & D teams are continually driving the company ’ s portfolio growth of intellectual property , having more than doubled the number of patents in the company ’ s name over the past five
AUGUST 2019