As digitalization partner to Koninklijke CBM, E-mergo built a sustainable and scalable solution in Mendix to support the circularity of wood waste in the furniture makers' chain. Koninklijke CBM is the trade association for interior construction and the furniture industry. "Getting more than 9,000 furniture companies and interior builders to produce only circularly after 2050, without wasting materials or raw materials." That is the mission of Dirk van Deursen, innovation manager at CBM.
E-mergo & CBM, circular together!
The Dutch furniture sector places a significant claim on the natural raw material wood. Around 635 kilotons of wood are consumed annually. Unfortunately, 20% of this is lost during the production process, with the vast majority being MDF and chipboard. This loss can be reduced if the recycling of wood waste is organized on a larger scale, more easily, more purely and more efficiently. That's why CBM launched the Wood Loop initiative. Wood Loop is an innovative organization that enables every wood processor, retailer and board material producer to recycle MDF and chipboard easily and affordably.
The Result
Mendix
The low-code tool Mendix was chosen to build this solution. With low-code, developers can build applications through visual modeling. This makes app development more manageable, more flexible and much faster than developing it yourself with traditional coding.
The Wood Loop App
The app connects furniture makers and wood suppliers in the chain with each other and digitally supports the entire wood waste process. When logging in, the app recognizes which role a user has. Based on that role, the right pages and functionality are then shown.
Making the chain circular
Full crates are weighed to determine the pure mass of the wood waste. This is an essential contribution to making the chain circular. Each furniture maker's personal contribution to CO2 savings is tracked. In addition, CBM has insight into the data for the entire chain.
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