- Virtual trials on new coatings to significantly reduce the
weight of glass bottles to start in January 2022, with anticipated
product testing in summer 2022
- Virtual trials reduce the risks and timescales of the
development and testing process for glass strengthening and
lightweighting
- Reducing the weight of glass bottles reduces the raw materials
and energy used in the glass melting process and reduces emissions
in manufacture and transportation
- If successful, significant lightweighting could be
transformational for the glass industry on its journey to net zero
carbon emissions
Three industry leaders in sustainable solutions for the glass
industry are coming together to collaborate on innovative
technology to increase the strength and thereby significantly
reduce the weight of glass bottles. Dassault Systèmes (Euronext
Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Ardagh Group and EXXERGY will begin
‘virtual twin’ trials on Diageo’s iconic Johnnie Walker bottle in
January 2022 to research and develop a coating that will enable the
glass bottle to be lightweighted without compromising its strength
and shape – an industry first.
The virtual trial will pioneer science-based sustainable
innovations to reduce the time and cost needed to test glass
products, whilst also reducing the raw materials and energy used in
the process. A virtual twin is a real-time digital representation
of a product or process that is used to model, visualize and
predict new innovations before any physical trials take place. The
trial will research and develop a new external coating for the
glass bottle to reduce the micro-cracks in the glass surface, which
will allow the glass to be much lighter whilst maintaining its
strength. The lightweight glass bottle will maintain its 100%
recyclability and if successful in the virtual trial, will undergo
glass bottle testing from summer 2022.
Ardagh Group, a leading global supplier in sustainable packaging
solutions, will work with EXXERGY, an international consulting firm
active in the renewable and glass sectors, to research and develop
the coatings for global beverage leader Diageo, makers of Johnnie
Walker, Smirnoff and Gordon’s gin. Dassault Systèmes will provide
contract research services using its BIOVIA applications to create
a nanoscale virtual twin of the coatings, simulate their
interaction with the surface of the glass, and test their
efficacy.
John Sadlier, Chief Sustainability Officer at Ardagh Group,
commented on the upcoming product development: “Ardagh Group has
pioneered the lightweighting of glass and as a leading global
supplier of infinitely recyclable, sustainable metal and glass
packaging, we have a responsibility to respond to the
sustainability challenges we all face. Together with our customers
and supply chain partners, we are eager to explore the potential of
digitalisation to drive new and innovative lightweighting
solutions.”
Glass lightweighting is one of the solutions for reducing the
glass sector’s CO₂ impact and carbon emissions will be reduced in
both the manufacturing of the bottle and transportation of the
finished goods. Should this collaboration project be successful, it
will be a major breakthrough for virtual twin technology in
supporting the sustainability ambitions of the glass industry and
enabling the decarbonisation of the sector as a whole.
“There is a growing urgency to change our ways of production and
consumption. We need to rethink everything, and dare to imagine the
boldest sustainability initiatives,” said Florence Verzelen,
Executive Vice President, Industry, Marketing & Sustainability,
Dassault Systèmes. “Using Dassault Systèmes’ virtual twin
technology, companies can design and simulate radically different
new sustainable materials, products and processes in record time.
They can be right, but also sustainable the first time.”
“At Diageo, sustainability and particularly sustainable
packaging is a key priority. We’re excited to be part of this
pioneering trial that embraces the principles of our Diageo
Sustainable Solutions platform which encourages innovation and
collaboration in developing scientific solutions to the impact of
climate change. We’ve made a commitment in our Society 2030
strategy to have net zero carbon emissions across all operations by
2050 or earlier and should this trial be successful, it’s a great
step towards us achieving that,” said Lucy Fishwick, Head of
Procurement – Grain to Glass Sustainability, Diageo.
Notes to editors:
Dassault Systèmes’ commitment to sustainability:
https://www.3ds.com/sustainability
Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform, 3D design software, 3D
Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions:
http://www.3ds.com
About Ardagh Group
Ardagh Group is a global supplier of infinitely recyclable metal
and glass packaging for brand owners around the world. Ardagh
operates 57 metal and glass production facilities in 12 countries,
employing over 16,000 people with sales of approximately $7bn.
About Dassault Systèmes
Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, is a catalyst for
human progress. We provide business and people with collaborative
3D virtual environments to imagine sustainable innovations. By
creating virtual twin experiences of the real world with our
3DEXPERIENCE platform and applications, our customers push the
boundaries of innovation, learning and production. Dassault
Systèmes brings value to more than 290,000 customers of all sizes,
in all industries, in more than 140 countries. For more
information, visit www.3ds.com
3DEXPERIENCE, the Compass icon, the 3DS logo, CATIA, BIOVIA,
GEOVIA, SOLIDWORKS, 3DVIA, ENOVIA, NETVIBES, MEDIDATA, CENTRIC PLM,
3DEXCITE, SIMULIA, DELMIA, and IFWE are commercial trademarks or
registered trademarks of Dassault Systèmes, a French “société
européenne” (Versailles Commercial Register # B 322 306 440), or
its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries.
About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an
outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer
categories. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal,
J&B, Buchanan’s and Windsor whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel
One vodkas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanqueray and
Guinness.
Diageo is a global company whose products are sold in more than
180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the
London Stock Exchange (DGE) and the New York Stock Exchange (DEO).
For more information about Diageo, our people, our brands, and
performance, visit us at www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo’s global
responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information,
initiatives and ways to share best practice.
About EXXERGY
EXXERGY is a German-based network of leading expert consultants
specializing in the renewable energy and the glass industries.
EXXERGY has experience in technical optimization, business and
financial strategy development and implementation, organizational
development and change management. Two features of EXXERGY’s work
are its innovation capability, for example, the development of a
technical rating system for renewable energy assets and development
of the glass strengthening technology, and its contribution to the
public good, for example leading the development of conformity
assessment for renewable energy through IECRE.
EXXERGY has subsidiaries in Switzerland, in the USA, and in
China.
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