7 Insights that emerged from the workshop include the importance of engaging more stakeholders from across the business early in the design process, quantifying the return on investment of possible design changes, shifting from transactional toward service-based business models, and focusing on repairability. We’ll use these insights as we develop the next generation of tools and features to support sustainable design across our products. The manufacturing process itself also presents opportunities. Time, money, energy, and materials are often wasted due to poor design and inefficient production cycles, creating bottlenecks, machine idling, and slow product runs. Manufacturers can reduce energy use by up to 25% and increase productivity through smart and connected manufacturing techniques. 14 This past year, Autodesk ® Fusion 360 ® software was enhanced with generative design for 2.5-axis manufacturing, cost estimating, and manufacturing extensions to help accelerate design decisions and improve the quality of production processes, which ultimately leads to less material waste and scrap. Utilizing automation to integrate design and manufacturing processes plays an essential role and helps designers and engineers achieve productivity boosts and deliver more sustainable products. The Autodesk ® Product Design & Manufacturing Collection and our cloud platform help customers deliver on these objectives. Autodesk ® CFD, Factory Design Utilities, Fusion 360 ® , Fusion Lifecycle, Inventor ® , Moldflow ® , Netfabb ® , PowerMill ® , and TruNest software Material efficiency and circularity • Improve materials efficiency, create lighter products, and reduce waste with generative design and composites • Make greener materials choices • Conduct simulations to test and design more durable products • Nest pieces to optimize flat sheet cutting and reduce waste • Pack products and use support material efficiently to reduce waste in additive manufacturing • Improve print accuracy and success rate to decrease waste in additive manufacturing • Minimize waste by repairing parts with hybrid manufacturing Energy efficiency and smart manufacturing • Design and create energy-efficient electronics and machines • Reduce energy use and waste in production by optimizing machine use and cooling cycles • Analyze and optimize factory building energy consumption Responsible supply chain • Audit suppliers to ensure product quality and compliance • Increase quality through failure analysis and reports • Comply with regulations with material and supplier declaration 14. McKinsey Global Institute, The Internet of Things: Mapping the Value Beyond the Hype . Learn more about how our customers are using Autodesk technology to make a better world. Customer examples Autodesk collaborates with Volkswagen Group on generative design in electric concept vehicle Learn more Recycling fly ash turns a lump of coal into sustainable, durable tiles Learn more How Honda ditched conventional thinking to design a lighter crankshaft Learn more