SUSTAINABILITY
Responsible Manufacturing
Stewards Of The Environment
In 2019, we purchased 175,557,236 Ibs. of steel, all of which came from recycled steel and alloys. Additionally, in one form or another, we recycle any steel not sold to our customers. As a result, roughly 61.8 million Ibs. of unused product, or scrap, were recycled this past year: from the scale formed during forging to the leftover material or turnings from the machining process. Furthermore, we recycle other consumables from our shop such as used or damaged machine inserts, saw blades, electronics, batteries, gloves, paper and other office materials.
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At Scot Forge, continuous improvement is key, so our teams are consistently looking for ways to make our assets more efficient. Here are just three examples.
Our History
We designed our 16,500-ton press to have three times the tonnage of our 5,500-ton press while using less average power through our energy saving tactics.
Our History
We converted old air compressors to far more efficient compressors in our Franklin Park plant and changed the hammers from steam to compressed air.
Manufacturing Facilities
We have converted our presses to hydraulics to achieve minimal heat creation and energy use during production.
Scot Forge
Environmental Sustainability Facts
On Carbon Footprinting, Water Footprinting, Energy Efficiency and Waste
Our assets are built with a zero-leak structure foundation to ensure no spillage into the ground that could potentially contaminate the groundwater
We recycle any steel not sold to our customers, equaling roughly 61.8 million Ibs recycled in 2021
We use a triple filtration pond system to ensure the water used in our plant is cleanly returned to the river from which it came
Our ESOP Council picks up garbage along our adopted road and searches for opportunities to further help our environment
LED lighting in our plants save more power than what is used by 450+ homes per year
Our optimized forge furnaces preheat themselves to save approximately 43% of the natural gas-operated with a traditional combustion system
In 2019, we purchased 175,557,236 Ibs of steel, which all came from recycled steel and alloys
Our 16,500-ton press uses less average power than our 5,500-ton press due to our proprietary energy-saving tactics
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