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How Schneider Electric Standardized Eco-Design Workflows

A global leader in energy management and automation unified fragmented materials databases, hazardous substance tracking, and component validation logs into a single digital platform using TEEXMA.

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Implementation

To eliminate compliance verification bottlenecks across its global R&D network, Schneider Electric implemented TEEXMA to serve as the unified global repository for materials properties, chemical compliance data, and eco-design documentation. The platform establishes a structured digital environment designed specifically around complex environmental taxonomy, metallurgical properties, and international supplier reporting standards. The technical implementation introduces specific capabilities to secure process governance and accelerate engineering lifecycles:

Centralized Eco-Design Database: Storing comprehensive component material declarations, REACH/RoHS compliance statuses, and recycling profiles within a single digital space.
Configurable Technical Templates: Allowing environmental compliance managers to adjust tracking variables, substance threshold limits, and reporting layouts internally without custom code development.
Intelligent Regulatory Filtering: Connecting raw laboratory testing results and supplier declarations directly with changing international chemical restriction lists to automate product risk validation.

Challenges and Solutions

Transitioning to a unified materials data repository provided Schneider Electric with complete operational control over its global environmental design data assets. Consolidating technical documentation into a centralized digital ecosystem eliminated data redundancy and allowed engineering and compliance teams to leverage validated component metrics across all product portfolios.

Challenges

  • Siloed chemical declaration logs delayed the immediate identification of restricted substances across separate international product development centers.
  • Disconnected engineering repositories restricted the ability of design teams to rapidly cross-reference component lifespan metrics with changing environmental laws.
  • Burdensome data collection workflows prolonged the manual aggregation of technical materials pedigree required for global environmental declarations.

Results

  • Accelerated product certification cycles by providing design teams with an interconnected database where legacy material compositions and chemical safety logs are instantly searchable.
  • Guaranteed regulatory data pedigree by housing all supplier substance declarations, laboratory validation files, and audit records within a secure point of truth.
  • Complete technical autonomy by utilizing an adaptable platform architecture that internal environmental teams can reconfigure as global eco-design laws evolve.

About Schneider Electric

  • Industry Sector: Energy Management, Industrial Automation, and Sustainable Engineering
  • Corporate Scale: Operates in over 100 countries, employing an expansive workforce across international R&D hubs and manufacturing facilities
  • Sustainability Focus: Recognized consistently as a global leader in corporate sustainability and circular economy initiatives
  • Core Offerings: Medium and low voltage electrical switchgear, industrial automation control systems, critical power infrastructure, and enterprise energy management software architectures
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