SILMEC S.R.L. Sustainable EDM and Microdrilling

SILMEC S.r.l. is committed to fostering respect for and protection of the environment, carefully monitoring the impact of its activities and planning targeted goals to ensure continuous improvement.

For a manufacturing company, being sustainable today means integrating practices that respect the environment, support social welfare and promote economic sustainability throughout the value chain. This translates into concrete actions, such as:

1. Optimising production processes:
  • through the adoption of cleaner technologies and the use of renewable energy to reduce emissions
  • the optimisation of raw materials with consequent reduction of waste
2. Responsibility towards employees and the community:
  • ensuring a healthy, fair and inclusive working environment and promoting safe working conditions
  • training and sensitising employees to professional improvement
3. Commitment to the supply chain:
  • we look for suppliers who share our sustainability values
  • we monitor production stages to ensure ethical and transparent practices
4. Innovation and technology:
  • we pay particular attention to the operational efficiency of our machines through periodic maintenance cycles to ensure more precise production, reduce downtime, waste and defects
  • we monitor production steps in real time to optimise performance
 
Being sustainable for SILMEC S.R.L. is not only a matter of ethics, but also a strategic lever tor:
  • improve corporate reputation and market competitiveness
  • reduce operating costs and regulatory risks 
  • improve market positioning
     

Clean Energy

In 2021, we joined RePower's ‘Verde Dentro’ project, obtaining the Certificate of Origin for electricity, which certifies that we use energy produced by the Grosio (SO) Water Plant, an example of the use of water as a renewable energy source.

Diga
The Fusino Dam in the Grosina Valley-Source Wikipedia)

Photovoltaic plant

In 2021, the project to install a 00 kW photovoltaic plant on the roofs of our factory was approved. Installed in 2022, it covers our entire energy needs.