Thursday, October 15, 2009
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| From left: Michael Hehl (Managing Partner
Arburg), Marc Blöchle (Director Sales Industrial,
Communications and Industrial Solutions, Tyco Electronics
Corporation, Bensheim), Günther Hofmann (Managing Molding,
Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH, Speyer), Dieter Volk (Manager
Purchasing/Advanced Purchasing, Communications and Industrial
Solutions,Tyco Electronics Corporation,Bensheim) and Helmut Heinson
(Managing Director Sales Arburg.) |
The exclusive evening event was held at the Arburg exhibition
stand and was attended by around 30 invited guests. In his
welcoming speech, Michael Hehl, Managing Partner and Spokesperson
for the Arburg Management, outlined the purpose of Arburg's energy
efficiency award. "With this award, we annually show our
appreciation for companies who, like us, take an innovative,
holistic and international approach to the subject of energy
efficiency and who stand out on account of their corporate
philosophy and activities."
In his eulogy, Helmut Heinson, Managing Director Sales,
explained Arburg's reasons for choosing Tyco Electronics as the
recipient of the 2009 award: "The Arburg energy efficiency award is
presented to the group for its activities under the banner of
'Reducing Environmental Impact on a Global Level'. Our award is a
tribute to the targeted environmental strategy officially pursued
by Tyco Electronics throughout the entire world." Key aspects
mentioned included energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions,
water and waste waster consumption and material recycling. For
example, the decision was made to carry out the appropriate
measurements and to define global values and targets for the 2009
financial year. The measures include energy consumption audits and
the implementation of numerous projects to reduce energy
consumption at the company's sites throughout the world.
Energy-efficient electric machines for the production of moulded
parts contribute to this reduction.
It was explained that Tyco Electronics would invest solely in
electric machines in the future, if production and application
technologies allow. Accordingly, half of the 149 Arburg injection
moulding machines supplied to production facilities in Europe and
North and South America since 2006 have been electric Allrounder
Alldrive models.
The topic of energy efficiency was rounded off with a speech by
Thorsten Kühmann, Managing Director of the German Engineering
Federation 's Plastics and Rubber Machinery Association. He
explained the purpose of the Plastics and Rubber Machinery
Association and complimented the Arburg team on their
forward-thinking approach to energy efficiency and for the way in
which they have consistently applied the principles of energy
efficiency throughout their entire production. He said that, even
in the German machine construction industry, which is renowned for
energy efficiency and environmental protection, this is a unique
achievement that has earned the company considerable respect.
At the end of the official part of the event, Michael Hehl
presented the award to Marc Blöchle (Director Sales
Industrial, Communications and Industrial Solutions, Tyco
Electronics Corporation, Bensheim), who participated in the event
together with Dieter Volk (Manager Purchasing/Advanced Purchasing,
Communications and Industrial Solutions,Tyco Electronics
Corporation,Bensheim) und Günther Hofmann (Managing Molding,
Tyco Electronics AMP GmbH, Speyer).
Following the presentation, the guests stayed on to enjoy the
hospitality on offer in the pleasant surroundings of the Arburg
trade fair stand.
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