GreenTech: The Green Company.
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The Green Company. The engineer’s choice

A symbol that defines standards. Green through and through GreenTech follows a rm philosophy. In order to underline our philosophy, efforts and achievements when it comes to environmental protection, we have put them all in a nutshell with GreenTech. The benefits of GreenTech mesh with one another from the GreenTech is pro-active development. GreenTech pays off for our customers. initial development of our products through to their use – and they form a circuit that finishes right where it began: with the philosophy that we shall soon build another, even more eco-friendly and economical...

Dear reader, It is UNESCO that decides when a region is to be declared a World Heritage Site. The idea goes back as far as the 18th century and to Henri-Baptiste Grégoire, Bishop of Blois (France). The awareness that we need to conserve our environment is nothing new. But it has been intensified by “Conferences on Climate Change”, by declining oil reserves, by rising energy prices and by global CO2 discussions. The issue is no longer about giving special protection to isolated geographical areas, it is about protecting our own living space! What can be better than saving energy? Energy...

GreenTech follows a firm philosophy. Green means: environmentally optimising every new product. Tech means: making it economically 4 indispensable.

The GreenTech idea reflects a simple but clear philosophy that goes back to our company principle: “Each new product that we develop has to be better than its predecessor in terms of economy and ecology.” And that is not always an easy task when you have more than 14,500 different products in your range. And yet our colleagues all round the world have been thinking and acting in accordance with this principle for decades – even before the word “ecology” became a catchword crossing the boundaries between generations. Year after year, they input a great deal of knowhow, commitment and great...

GreenTech is pro-active development. Green means: thinking of the environment during development. Tech means: writing 6 history with hybrid materials.

Sustainability is something quite normal for us when we develop new products and technologies. Even during the concept phase we optimise our materials and processes to achieve maximum environmental compatibility, energy balance and recyclability. While we are permanently working on improving motor technology, electronics and fluid mechanics, at the same time we are working on reducing energy consumption. Our S-Force high-performance fans, for example, which overshadow all our competitors in terms of power, air performance and efficiency, would not have been possible without the perfect...

GreenTech is environmentally responsible production. Green means: making clever use of energy resources. Tech means: apart from fans, producing our own renewable energy. 8

GreenTech also stands for intelligent economy with maximum energy efficiency in the production process. That starts with the fact that ever since the 1960s we have run a shuttle-bus service to bring our employees to work from more distant areas of the district of Hohenlohe. That is not only convenient. It also saves countless litres of fuel every day. On the other hand, for the purchase of company cars neither engine power nor pure economy is what plays the decisive role, but minimum C02 emissions. And this applies to the entire ebm-papst Group. However, our production sites themselves are...

GreenTech is recognised and award-winning. Green means: setting standards in environmental protection. Tech means: exceeding future standards today. 10

Whenever our commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly products is publicly appreciated, that shows us that we are on the right track. Ultimately, the efficiency of GreenTech is measurable. For example by satisfying the strictest limits for energy-powered products that the EU has passed to date. These planned limits are not scheduled to come into force until 2015, but our EC fans already undercut them by far. Moreover, we are pleased that our entire production chain regularly stands up to the scrutiny of environmental specialists. Awards such as – the Environmental Prize and Environmental...

GreenTech pays off for our customers. Profitable through and through Environmentally friendly, technologically highly developed products always represent an investment for the user. This is just as true for our products as it is for any others. But not all users are convinced that they are doing the right thing economically by investing ecologically. On the basis of different industries, we have calculated five typical examples that underline just how beneficial it can be to invest in our highly efficient products. Of course, specific factors such as range of applications, energy costs and...

Green means: investing in efficient products. Tech means: saving 12 costs for the entire lifespan of a product.

The heart of GreenTech beats in ebm-papst’s extremely energy-efficient EC technology. And this is where the first direct benefit to the customer can be found. If less energy is consumed, costs for electricity will be lower. But that is just the start, for EC technology also means that the motors and fans can be controlled, regulated, and are thus able to respond flexibly to the performance requirements actually encountered. And that makes a big difference, for nothing is more economical than a unit that switches itself off when it is no longer needed. Another bonus of the electronics is...

29% Savings 6 fans work in one heat exchanger. At an average duty cycle of 75 % this means an annual savings potential of over 24 MWh. This corresponds to approx. 14.4 tonnes of CO2 and saves 2,814 euro*. e. g. A3G800 axial fan A small supermarket operates 40 fans in the 67% Savings refrigeration counters. The lower intrinsic heating of the energy-saving motor allows a 30 % shorter working time. Over a year, that means a savings potential of more than 9.4 MWh and 5.6 tonnes of CO2. Cost saving: 1,080 euro*. 79% Savings 22% Savings e. g. W1G200 axial fan In a medium-sized factory are 50...