Our Engagement for the Environment
For KraussMaffei, a healthy environment is the basis for sustainable economic activity. This applies particularly to us as a leading player in the plastics industry. We therefore minimize and continuously improve our environmental impact in all areas. Our vision of a sustainable environment guides our daily activities.
Our commitment to the environment is reflected in the continuous optimization of our products. Through ongoing improvements, we have been able to achieve a cost reduction in many products and applications while maintaining or improving product quality and reducing material usage. Of course, we pass these savings on to our customers. In addition, these adjustments lead to lighter machines and thus to the conservation of resources during transport.
The manufacture of large industrial plants naturally requires a high input of resources and energy. Our aim is to constantly reduce these efforts and make them as environmentally friendly as possible. At our own locations, we measure emissions, energy and resource consumption, as well as waste and water consumption, using clear key performance indicators.
Important Key Figures
November 9, 2022
Keep the recipe in check
The demands placed on plastics processors for traceability and transparency are growing just as much as the cost pressure. This is why the ZF plant in Vigo, Spain also wants to be in control of the polymers and relies on direct compounding. The new DCIM process from KraussMaffei is economically attractive for components from 50 to 2000 grams—and it has no impact on cycle time.
December 6, 2022
How MD ELEKTRONIK uses socialProduction
In the past, there were one or two coax cables in the car - for the radio. Now, due to e-mobility, sensor technology and assistance systems, there are up to 17. The cable specialist MD ELEKTRONIK knows how important digital data streams are and has had two new KraussMaffei machines equipped with socialProduction for production monitoring. The acceptance test was already carried out remotely.
April 26, 2023
The carefree complete package
The name indicates the origins: Promotool. When searching for a qualified moldmaker, the Pichler family of the Rudi Göbel Group took over the Austrian company in 2005. Since then, Promotool has developed from moldmaking to being a system provider and has been offering all production steps in-house since 2018, from development of parts to their manufacturing. 100 percent of the machines operating in the Promotool molding department are from KraussMaffei.