How Seco’s digital tools drive smarter manufacturing and sustainable operations

Seco Industrial Sustainability Assessment

Seco continues to strengthen its position as both a technology partner for manufacturers and a sustainability leader by introducing digital tools that simplify complex processes and create long-term value. Two recent initiatives highlight this dual focus, showcasing how Seco is driving innovation not only for its customers but also within its own operations.

Customer-Facing Innovation: Seco Component Guidance

The Seco Component Guidance tool represents a leap forward in customer support and digital manufacturing. This web-based application enables manufacturers to upload 3D part models and instantly receive tailored tooling recommendations. Using advanced feature detection technology, the system automatically identifies pockets, holes, edges, and other part features before generating optimized tooling strategies that fit the part’s unique design.

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Seco Component Guidance provides tailored on-demand tooling recommendations

Beyond accuracy, the tool also emphasizes cost efficiency. By recognizing opportunities to produce multiple features with the same tool and by factoring in a customer’s purchasing history, Component Guidance minimizes procurement costs and maximizes the use of existing resources. For manufacturers, this means faster, more accurate cost estimates, smoother bidding processes, and reduced waste in day-to-day operations.

Operational Sustainability: Seco’s Industrial Sustainability Assessment Tool

While Seco is empowering customers with smart digital solutions, it is also advancing sustainability internally through the Sustainability Assessment Tool. Developed for Seco’s global production units, the tool provides a structured framework to evaluate and improve sustainability performance across multiple dimensions:

• People and Communities: Health & Safety, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, working environment, and community involvement.

• Climate, Biodiversity, and Circularity: Efficient resource use, emissions reduction, and waste management.

• Site-Specific Factors: Integration of sustainability practices into production, infrastructure, and facilities.

• Supplier Responsibility: Oversight of supplier performance and accountability.

Initially tested at sites in Sweden and the Netherlands, the tool was first launched in Excel before being digitized in MyPages, creating a more efficient, mobile-compatible, and user-friendly experience. It enables sites to assess their current sustainability maturity, track progress toward Seco’s ambitious global goals—including 90% circular waste by 2030 and Net-Zero operations by 2035—and share best practices across regions. Importantly, Seco is also exploring the development of an externally adapted version, offering potential value to customers and stakeholders seeking structured approaches to sustainability.

A Unified Strategy: Digitalization for Efficiency and Responsibility

Together, these initiatives reflect Seco’s integrated approach to digitalization. On one side, Component Guidance delivers immediate operational value to customers by streamlining tooling selection and reducing costs. On the other, the Sustainability Assessment Tool equips Seco’s own production sites with the insights needed to achieve long-term environmental and social impact.

By addressing both external and internal priorities, Seco positions itself as a forward-thinking partner in the manufacturing ecosystem—one that not only helps its customers stay competitive but also leads by example in embedding sustainability across its operations.

Conclusion

The launch of these two tools underscores Seco’s broader vision: making manufacturing smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable across the value chain. Whether by optimizing tooling strategies for customers or guiding production units toward ambitious environmental goals, Seco demonstrates how digital solutions can drive both profitability and responsibility. In doing so, the company strengthens its role as a trusted partner for manufacturers navigating the twin challenges of digital transformation and sustainable growth.