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Sustainability at KraussMaffei

Everyone is talking about sustainability. We want to talk less and act more. Because that is our corporate duty. But for us, it's much more than that: it's a great opportunity: 

  • The chance to develop and establish new machines and systems - and thus help our customers to meet legal requirements and increase sustainability in their supply chain and operations. 

  • The opportunity to rethink and optimize production methods - and thus give all employees a much more attractive workplace. 

  • The chance to keep our planet livable - for us and future generations. 

Out now: The KraussMaffei Sustainability Report!

KraussMaffei has published its first sustainability report under the motto “True Blue”. On more than 93 pages, we highlight the tools and measures we use to fulfill our corporate responsibility in the areas of business, the environment and society. 

Download the sustainability report 

We are strengthening our leading position in process engineering for plastics recycling through innovative technologies, particularly in the area of digitalization. To this end, we also work closely with research and science. 

We supply machines and systems that enable substantial savings in energy consumption and thus reduce operating costs and CO2 emissions. 

We are doing everything we can to make our own business division carbon-neutral by 2030. Our products should also be carbon neutral by 2035. We are already implementing appropriate measures on the way there today.     

With our Code of Conduct, we also require our suppliers and partners to comply with high standards. These include compliance with human rights, social and occupational health and safety standards and the fulfillment of our environmental requirements. We regularly check all our suppliers for the risk of a possible violation of these standards. 

Technological Excellence 

We have the greatest leverage for greater sustainability through our machines and systems. Here are some current examples of how we use them to help our customers achieve their own sustainability goals. 

The BluePower servo drive optimally controls the pumps according to current demand and energy requirements. This significantly reduces the power requirement - and therefore lowers operating costs and CO2 emissions in production. 

A processes with which post-consumer recyclate (PCR) can also be used for thermoplastic foam injection molding This reduces the component weight by around 12% with corresponding emission benefits.

A software-based tool with which users can determine the specific CO2 savings potential of a machine individually for their respective application and over the entire life cycle. 

We were able to reduce the clamping units of our large injection moulding machines in the MX series by around 20 t thanks to an optimized platen design. This means less material is required and significantly improved emission values during transportation and operation. 

This method combines the thermoforming of organic sheets and injection molding in a single process. The result is particularly light and at the same time very strong fiber-reinforced plastic components. These are primarily used in vehicle construction and aviation, where they can replace valuable - and energy-intensive to process - materials such as steel or aluminum. 

Sustainability starts with our own behavior  

  • Seal of approval from the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) for the Laatzen and Parsdorf sites 

  • Commissioning of one of Europe's largest rooftop PV systems with an output of 9.1 MWp at the Parsdorf site By 2023, we will have generated 46% of our electricity requirements ourselves at the new Parsdorf site 

  • Optimization of the compressed air system at the Sučany (SK) site  

  • Definition of the requirements “energy efficiency” and “emission reduction” as elementary components of all development processes for machines and systems  

  • Introduction of the environmental management system in accordance with DIN 14001 at the Laatzen site and recertification of the environmental management system in accordance with DIN 14001 at the Parsdorf site  

  • Savings of approx. 4,428 kWh p.a. by switching to LED lighting at the Abbiategrasso site (Italy)  

  • Recycling rate of waste and leftover production materials amounted to 85% at the Allach and Parsdorf sites in 2023 (this rate also includes all waste and other production materials generated as part of the move from Allach to Parsdorf this year)