Control Global Features PDA’s Approach to Sustainable Operations

Control magazine’s July sustainability issue features PDA president Jeremy Anderson discussing how sustainability goals are reshaping process control work. The article covers how automation and data analytics help manufacturers cut waste, adopt renewable energy sources, and manage tradeoffs around recycled packaging materials.

Anderson talks through real examples from PDA and Krones projects, including servo-controlled flow valves that cut CO2 consumption by 10% and aseptic filling technologies that reduce energy use on the line. He also touches on the lifecycle thinking behind sustainability decisions, from sourcing to end of life, and how gathering the right data lets manufacturers find efficiencies that go beyond incremental fixes.

Read the full article at Control Global.