As a member company of the VDMA (German Engineering Federation), KHS GmbH, internationally active manufacturer of filling and packaging equipment for the beverage, food, and non-food industries, supports the Blue Competence sustainability initiative.
For KHS, sustainability has always been an essential part of development and production, combined with a high sense of responsibility for the environment and for subsequent generations. Participation in the VDMA Blue Competence Initiative is therefore logical on the one hand, and a duty on the other.
Quote from the Blue Competence Initiative (www.bluecompetence.net):
"By sustainability, we mean the balancing and integration of economic, ecological and social objectives. It is thus about responsibility in a wider sense, for instance for wealth, education and security, the natural world and the economic consequences of globalization, structural change or demographic trends Blue Competence defines credible and resilient sustainability criteria and standards that all those who join the initiative must meet. Blue Competence therefore ensures greater transparency, makes it easier for people to know what they are dealing with and provides certainty – for all those who are looking for sustainable solutions and products or companies that act in a sustainable way."
KHS therefore not only feels that it has a duty to provide trend-setting technologies which are essential for implementing many sustainability ideas, but also sees itself as a driving force in this field.
Here are some examples:
- Compared with conventional systems, the new Innofill Glass DRS-ZMS pressure filling system can save up to approx. 40% electrical drive power – TÜV-certified for Brau Beviale 2011.
- Energy cost savings of up to 50% and a reduction in CO2 emissions of up to 60% are possible in Innopack Kisters packaging machines with the version of the shrink tunnel that uses gas heating instead of the usual electric heating.
- Compared with the previous generation, a reduction in energy consumption of up to 25% is achieved with the new InnoPET Blomax Series IV generation of stretch blow molding machines. Preforms can be optimized down to the last tenth of a gram of PET material thanks, among other things, to the servo-motor-controlled stretching process.
- Or Petainer Kegs: these competitively priced, non-refillable kegs, for which KHS supplies filling and packaging systems in the form of the Innokeg product range as part of a collaborative venture, are 100% recyclable. Compared with the classical steel keg version, less cleaning agent is required, transport distances and therefore logistical and storage costs are reduced, and there are no repair costs whatsoever.
These innovations are examples of the systems and solutions which are already used by KHS today as part of its environmentally conscious and resource-conserving approach. As a partner company in the Blue Competence Initiative, KHS once again underlines its expertise as a provider of sustainable, environmentally friendly, market-oriented and technically leading technologies.
