AMETEK Solidstate Controls is taking 2026 by storm. With the idea of New Year’s resolutions in mind, we have thought a lot about the impact we make on our community and environment. Knowing the way our role in the manufacturing world has a ripple effect on the environment around us, we are taking the New Year as an opportunity to focus on our sustainability efforts more than ever before.
To give a brief background of our long-standing efforts, AMETEK Solidstate Controls has been recycling raw materials for years; in 2025 alone, we recycled over 45 tons of metal that would have otherwise gone to the landfill. This effort has stood as a priority alongside our transition to digital platforms to save paper and motion sensor light switches to save electricity. It has been a continued effort to keep the resource spending at our plant to a minimum.
Over the past 18 months, we have also implemented new initiatives to emphasize environmentally friendly business efforts. One of our main goals recently has been to increase manufacturing efficiency to minimize general waste. Over the past year, AMETEK Solidstate Controls has made a 41% reduction in the waste sent to landfills compared to January of 2024. Beyond this, we have also made efforts to transition over to LED lighting. In 2023, this transition reached 50% coverage. Fast forward to this November, we can now proudly say our factory lighting is 100% powered by LEDs.
In addition to these two efforts, we have implemented recycling bins around our plants for the proper disposal of cans, bottles and plastic grocery bags. This encourages our employees to do their personal part to reduce waste. Lastly, AMETEK Solidstate Controls has continued expanding our protected nature path on the property to support pollinators.
As far as plans for 2026, AMETEK Solidstate Controls plans to shift our training center towards digital platforms and initiate further investigations into the following:
- Renewable energy (both on-premises and grid-supplied)
- Energy efficiency
- Water efficiency
- Diversion of waste to recycling facilities
This is just the beginning of our sustainability efforts, and we encourage you to join our New Year’s Resolution in making the world we live in a better place.