Sheet metal stamping and the production of precision components require significant amounts of energy, which is why genuine environmental transformation in an industrial plant must be based on measurable results. Between 2021 and 2025, Mikrostyk reduced its total greenhouse gas emissions in Scope 1 and Scope 2 from 1,070 to 410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent. This represents a 61.7% reduction compared with the 2021 baseline year.
This result was achieved while maintaining the capability to deliver demanding projects for the automotive, lighting, battery, electrical, HVAC, electronics and other industries using mass-produced metal components.
Measurable decarbonisation of industrial production
Mikrostyk’s strategy focuses on the plant’s direct emissions and emissions associated with purchased energy. In 2021, Scope 1 emissions amounted to 59 tonnes of CO₂e, while Scope 2 emissions totalled 1,011 tonnes of CO₂e. Four years later, these figures had decreased to 47 and 363 tonnes of CO₂e, respectively.
The greatest impact came from reducing indirect emissions associated with electricity and purchased heat. For energy-intensive processes such as sheet metal stamping, punching, surface treatment, industrial washing and compressor operation, this means analysing energy consumption not only at plant level, but also across individual departments and machines.
The data for the following years show a consistent downward trend:
- 1,070 tonnes of CO₂e in 2021,
- 884 tonnes of CO₂e in 2022,
- 693 tonnes of CO₂e in 2023,
- 463 tonnes of CO₂e in 2024,
- 410 tonnes of CO₂e in 2025.
Sheet metal stamping with a lower carbon footprint
Reducing the emissions intensity of production must not come at the expense of process stability or component quality. Sheet metal stamping requires repeatable press parameters, correct strip feeding, appropriate lubrication, tool wear control and compliance with the required dimensional tolerances.
For this reason, Mikrostyk combines its environmental initiatives with continuous technological improvement. The plant uses, among other solutions, its own photovoltaic energy sources, monitoring of energy-intensive processes, systems designed to reduce compressed air consumption, heat recovery, energy-efficient lighting and technologies that improve the efficiency of heating and cooling in production halls. Previous measures also included lowering process temperatures in the electroplating department and using evaporative cooling.
The importance of emissions data for industrial customers
For industrial customers, a supplier’s carbon footprint is becoming an increasingly important supply chain assessment criterion. This is particularly relevant to manufacturers of vehicles, battery systems, electronics, electrical equipment, lighting and HVAC solutions that are developing their own decarbonisation and environmental reporting strategies.
Working with a manufacturer that monitors its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions facilitates:
- analysing the impact of purchased components on the organisation’s emissions,
- achieving supply chain emissions reduction targets,
- preparing data for supplier assessments and ESG reports,
- reducing risks associated with energy costs,
- selecting processes with continuously improving energy efficiency.
Mikrostyk plans to continue reducing its emissions, with a target of achieving an 80% reduction by 2030 compared with the 2021 baseline year.
Sheet metal stamping, an in-house toolroom and control over the entire process
An in-house toolroom makes it possible to combine the design and manufacture of stamping dies with their maintenance, refurbishment and optimisation throughout series production. Shortening the flow of information between designers, toolmakers, process engineers, production teams and the quality department helps reduce downtime, additional processing and material losses.
Mikrostyk carries out sheet metal stamping processes while taking into account requirements relating to component geometry, sheet metal grade and thickness, rolling direction, tolerances, surface quality and subsequent operations. Process stability is supported by a quality management system compliant with, among others, ISO 9001 and the IATF 16949 requirements for the automotive industry.
Combining tooling expertise, quality control and resource consumption monitoring means that sustainability is not treated as a separate project, but as an integral part of the production process organisation.
How are emissions reduced during series sheet metal stamping?
The greatest reduction opportunities come from decreasing energy consumption and process losses. This includes optimising sheet metal strip utilisation, reducing process scrap, selecting the appropriate press, preventing machines from running without load, monitoring leaks in pneumatic systems and planning production batches efficiently.
Sheet metal stamping can be more environmentally efficient when the component design, tool construction and production parameters are analysed together as early as the industrialisation stage. This approach helps reduce the number of operations, stabilise the process and decrease material and energy consumption throughout the project’s entire life cycle.
Mikrostyk’s reduction in emissions from 1,070 to 410 tonnes of CO₂e confirms that the development of series-produced metal components can be combined with tangible environmental results. Companies looking for a supplier offering sheet metal stamping, an in-house toolroom, quality control and measurable decarbonisation initiatives are invited to submit their technical documentation and request for quotation to the Mikrostyk team.