(Siemens: Munich) -- Through its operation, Plastic Fischer not only develops and deploys technology to stop ocean plastic but also creates local jobs to carry out the end-to-end operations. Today, the company has stopped more than 800 metric tons of plastic in rivers and prevented it from breaking down into microplastic that would otherwise end up in our oceans. Alongside this vital work, the company could create more than 85 full-time jobs for underserved communities across its operations in India and Indonesia.

“Our mission is to develop simple technologies to stop ocean plastic effectively and efficiently when it is already in rivers,” says Aviel Itzhak, chief technology officer at Plastic Fischer. “Our TrashBoom systems can be built in the location of intended operation by local people. Avoiding imports allows us to implement fast and saves time, money, and carbon. The combination of Solid Edge and cloud-based collaboration enabled with Teamcenter Share will provide us with the engineering capabilities, scalability, and collaborative environment that we need to move our operations into their next stage of development and fuel our expansion to bring affordable, sustainable technologies to remove plastic from our planet’s rivers.”

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