Post by Manojkumar Saundatti

As we head into spring vacations and soak up the first real sunshine of the year, it’s great to see people back at the beach — until you notice plastic debris washing up on the shore 🌊 It’s easy to point fingers at plastics, but the reality is more complex. Only 9% of plastic waste is ever recycled — and we haven’t done enough to develop materials with their full lifecycle in mind. That’s what we’re changing at Dassault Systèmes, starting at the material level. With industrial AI and virtual twins built into 3D UNIV+RSES, our AI-powered ecosystem that blends the virtual + real (V+R), now we can: • Identify and assess more sustainable polymer alternatives — grounded in science and industrial know-how • Trace plastics across the entire value chain, from raw input to recycling and end-of-life outcomes • Quantify impact at the design stage, where decisions matter most • Spot and reduce unnecessary single-use plastics • Predict and minimize plastic scrap during manufacturing before it even happens This is what happens when plastics and the materials around them are engineered differently. Less waste, less scrap and materials that perform as sustainably as they’re designed to ♻️ If this made you pause for a moment, I’d say it’s worth checking out here: http://go.3ds.com/nN7x #MaterialsInnovation #3DUNIVERSES #IndustrialAI #Sustainability