(L-R) Dr Bungert, TÜV Süd, hands over the certificate stating energy efficiency of W&H blown film lines to Dr Falco Paepenmüller, general manager business unit extrusion equipment at W&H
TÜV Süd has given the ‘best available technology’ in energy efficiency award to W&H for its Optimex and Varex blown film lines in three to nine layer configurations.
The Vistaflex and Miraflex flexographic presses have been also been awarded TÜV certificates which state that W&H machinery completely meets the energy efficiency requirements.
Auditing blown film lines involved extensive measurements to determine energy consumption of the Optimex and Varex lines as well as to define a reasonable scope of the investigation. In a subsequent step, TÜV Süd examined the extent to which W&H strives for energy efficiency in both their corporate orientation and manufacturing processes.
According to the company, ‘This independent audit provides customers with the assurance that all components requiring electricity or compressed air on a W&H blown are equipped with the most up-to-date, cutting-edge technology.’
This certification can be presented to national agencies as documented proof of energy efficiency of newly purchased W&H blown film lines. In Europe, such documentation is useful for obtaining a certificate according to ISO 50001; the requirement is for the partial exemption from the Renewable Energy Reallocation Charge and future relief of the electricity and energy tax to those companies in the manufacturing sector.
