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Quest. 1: Do you know about the opportunities for fulfilling the legal requirements on solvent emissions using primary measures instead of exhaust air cleaning? help

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If primary measures are already being used in place of secondary measures (air purification for the reduction of solvents) of solvent emissions, resource efficiency rises while CO₂ emissions are avoided.

yes, we are continuously working on saving solvents
new trends have been recognised but implementation is rather difficult
customers have occasionally proposed modifications
our processes have not been changed for many years
no

Quest. 2: Are you working on a continuous reduction of energy deployment in your paint shop?

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yes
no, but we know what are our energy deployment is
no

Quest. 3: Do you regularly reduce the reject and reworking rates in your paint shop? help

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Rework means all measures that are executed on a defective product, so a salable state is reached. Causes of rework consist for example in insufficient production documents, in unsafe manufacturing processes, improper handling of materials, components and products in manufacturing or transportation or inadequate packing.

yes, the reject rate is very low and we hardly ever require reworking
no, but we do know what the rejection and reworking rates are
the rejection and reworking rate is only improved when we introduce technical innovations
no, but we carry out reworking very thoroughly

Quest. 4: Are you working on measures for recycling in your paint shop? help

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The reuse of recycled paints results in savings due to lower consumption of fresh paint or varnish – less waste must be disposed. Solvent-based or water-based recycled paints or inks can be reused if they are not too diluted and contaminated with cleaning products or if they deviate from the solvent in the diluent used. Where water-based coatings, paints and colors are used, it is possible to reuse the paint and color sludge, for example by use of ultrafiltration. Where mixing waste water is collected, the recovered paint or the printing ink can be re-used as an additive for paint, or black color. If the effluent is collected separately on each unit, the different colors are reused respectively in the same color. [UBA OL (2007); S. 426 u. S. 427]

yes, the recycling of paints, solvents and process water is an integral component of our process technology
no, but the subject has been recognised as a savings potential
does not apply
no

Quest. 5: Have you already introduced measures to improve application efficiency?

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we are continuously working on high application efficiencies
alternative techniques are known of but have not yet been implemented
no

Quest. 6: Are you already considering environmentally and raw material-protecting treatment and occupational safety aspects during storage, transport and handling of materials?

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yes, storage and storage management for all raw and auxiliary materials comply with the newest standards
over-long storage of paints does not occur in our works
storage conditions for raw and auxiliary materials play a secondary role; our core competence is painting
we regularly dispose of paints and lacquers that have been stored over long

Quest. 7: How are improvements in the process sequences in your company accepted and implemented by the staff?

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there are regular employee training sessions which also offer the opportunity for exchanging findings
employing motivated specialist personnel is very important for us
meetings covering product or process changes take place
we only work with trained employees

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