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Injection Moulder Integrity announces new software and operations deal

alantir Technologies, a builder of more than C$230 million in 2023 In- Palantir believes software has a criti-
Poperating systems for Integrity tegrity is setting up connectors to ex- cal role in ensuring the job security of
Mould & Tool, an injection mould- tract data from its machines; this ma- tomorrow's workforce and its tech-
ing company has announced a part- chine connectivity will be extended nology aims to amplify, not replace,
nership to deploy Palantir Foundry and augmented by Palantir. Potential human decision making.
across business functions at Integrity Paul DiGiovanni, Integrity's founder
to help support the company's growth and CEO said: "Thanks to our tal- David MacNaughton, president of
and cement its leading position in the ented and hardworking team, we had Palantir Technologies Canada said:
market. This multi-year, multi-million extracted all the potential out of our "Our partners at Integrity recognize
dollar deal is aimed to help optimise current system but wanted a more that software and technology are key
Integrity's operations from the factory advanced data platform to reach our for North American manufacturers
floor to sales, product design, sched- full potential Paul DiGiovanni, In- to compete globally and to preserve
uling and engineering. tegrity's founder and CEO. Palantir manufacturing jobs.This partnership
Foundry is aligned with our desire to shows how our cutting-edge technol-
Founded in 2000 by a mould maker, act with speed to push the boundaries ogy can benefit companies of all sizes,
Integrity has grown from a single plant of what is possible and will help take and we are proud to support Integ-
to five facilities in three locations in Integrity to a new level." rity's pursuit of excellence."
North America, projecting revenue of

Siemens, Together for Sustainability join forces on Product Carbon Footprint

project This tool connects companies with determined their carbon footprints,
all their suppliers. Scaling up the ex- they can then take targeted reduction
change of PCF data across the entire measures with a quantifiable effect.
industry is a crucial step towards the “Sigreen allows companies exchange
decarbonisation of the sector. emissions data from their supply chain
As a leading technology company and securely and confidently. With this
supplier of automation and industrial information, they can make better
software, Siemens will participate in decisions to reduce their carbon foot-
the pilot, using the learnings gener- print,” said Busch.
ated from the project to further its Depending on the degree of vertical
ogether for Sustainability (TfS) expertise in this space.
Tis a global initiative that aims to integration, the upstream supply chain
promote sustainability in the chemi- “The partnership with TfS is a major accounts for up to 90 percent of emis-
cal industry’s supply chain. Founded step for the global chemical industry. sions, according to the CDP 2022
in 2011, the initiative currently com- We're helping an entire sector be- Global Supply Chain Report.
prises 47 international companies, in- come more sustainable! This is a blue- “Sigreen will equip us with the solu-
cluding some of the largest chemical print for other industries,” said Roland tion for embedding our Product Car-
groups, seeking to assess, audit, and Busch, president and CEO of Siemens bon Footprint Guideline in operations
improve sustainability practices within AG. at scale. This will enable us to tackle
their global supply chains. Sigreen allows the exchange of PCF the chemical industry’s scope 3 chal-
data throughout the data chain in a lenge,” said Bertrand Conquéret,
TfS has now reached out to Siemens
to collaborate on a pilot project de- secure and trusted fashion. This in- president of Together for Sustainabil-
signed to demonstrate the scalabil- formation can then be combined with ity.
ity of PCF data exchange across the the data from a company’s own value- Sigreen is part of the open, digital
chemical industry using Siemen’s Si- creation processes to determine car- business platform Siemens Xcelera-
green emission management tool. bon footprints. Once companies have tor.

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