At Cannon, we emphasize environmental responsibility through continuous technological development aimed at addressing current and future sustainability challenges. Our portfolio aligns with several UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Clean Water & Sanitation, Affordable & Clean Energy, Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure, Responsible Consumption & Production, and Climate Action. This commitment drives our continuous innovation efforts to reduce our environmental footprint and directly benefits clients through advanced technology solutions.
Goal 6: Clean Water & Sanitation
For manufacturers in water-scarce areas, efficiency and reusability are top priorities. They guarantee water is treated with the highest possible care so waste remains at an absolute minimum. At Cannon Artes, our expert team of engineers design all of our industrial water and wastewater treatment solutions with this in mind — regardless of their final destination. As of today, only 11% of the world’s treated wastewater is reused, and around half of the world’s untreated wastewater still enters rivers, lakes, and seas(*). Our equipment treats more than 500 million m3 of water every year, and thanks to our commitment to designing water-efficient treatment plants, over 20% is reused.
(*) source UN Environment Programme
Goal 7: Affordable & Clean Energy
Renewable energy will power the future. From batteries to wind power, these sources must offer competitive energy production to aid and accelerate the phasing out of fossil fuels. At Cannon, our top-notch technologies offer multiple innovative solutions to manufacture wind blades more efficiently as well as provide technology to enhance lightweight applications for e-mobility.
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure
One of the quickest and most effective methods to increase energy efficiency is through insulation, whether it is for a simple refrigerator or a new apartment building — the higher the quality of insulation, the less energy is lost, translating into a direct positive environmental impact and immediate financial savings. Polyurethane is synonymous with insulation at all levels. With more than 60 years of experience in this field, our engineers continue to innovate to offer the world novel solutions for more effective insulation and higher energy efficiency in various industries, from the cold chain to building renovation.
Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production
Our in-house R&D team is dedicated to optimizing the efficiency of all our equipment and plants. Monitoring energy efficiency and raw material use is a must for responsible consumption and production in industrial manufacturing, and the group relies on internal expertise for this.
Cannon Automata is at the forefront of intelligent control systems. Over the years, they have provided various Cannon equipment with sensors, monitoring systems, and HMIs to optimize consumption, increase productivity and savings—from industrial boilers to PUR continuous panel lines or sensorized mixing heads.
Cannon Bono steam generators can achieve 97.5% efficiency and cost-saving goals. Electric boilers are ideal for cleaner energy or to comply with stringent local emissions regulations, offering nearly 100% efficiency, precise control, fast response, and zero NOx emission.
Cannon Artes supports customers in reducing water consumption, supplying technologies that enable wastewater reuse to nearly double the average in the market.
Moreover, we are running several projects partnered with the European Commission to develop new ideas to reduce energy consumption, use sustainable and recycled materials, and create new value from former waste, allowing it to be reintroduced directly back into the production process. Last, but not least, our R&D department is actively involved in developing PU chemical recycling, with PU mechanical recycling already a state-of-the-art activity.
Goal 13: Climate Action
Taking a customer-centric approach means we are committed and attentive to their sustainability objectives in addition to our own. We tackle emission reduction on raw material and energy usage fronts, ensuring that both are optimized in our machines. These technologies allow our customers to manufacture their products with an elevated level of efficiency, which is subsequently passed on to their customers.
From machine and process control to managing entire production lines, we incorporate the latest technologies for automating operations, monitoring processes and the environment. This provides our customers with actionable data allowing them to further increase efficiency.
