TÜV certificate for KHS glass filler
High energy efficiency confirmed for glass bottle filling system Innofill Glass
Dortmund, 11th February, 2015 – KHS GmbH has again received the internationally coveted certificate for energy-efficient machines and systems from TÜV SÜD in Munich, Germany, in accordance with TÜV SÜD's energy and media efficiency standard. The certificate has been granted to the innovative KHS Innofill Glass filling system for the glass bottling of soft drinks and beer.An audit was carried out in the fall of 2014 prior to certification, with the result that KHS is further entitled to use the TÜV SÜD energy and media efficiency quality mark for its glass bottle filler. With the certificate, valid until November 30, 2017, TÜV SÜD has confirmed the high level of sustainability inherent in KHS filling machines thanks to their consistently low consumption of water and electricity. KHS had already received a TÜV SÜD certificate for its Innofill Glass filling system in 2011.
The flexible filler is modular in design and offers high overall savings potentials regarding the amount of energy and media used. Extra resources can be saved in the production process at brewery operations by utilizing the Eco vacuum pump. This allows KHS to support its customers with its innovative, high-quality filling systems which help to considerably reduce production costs and create systems which are sustainable in the long term.
Careful husbandry of resources and raw materials is of great importance to the KHS Group. Any means of boosting energy efficiency and using environmentally-friendly processes are consistently exploited. The successful environmental and energy management practiced by all of the German KHS factories is confirmed by international ISO 14001 (environmental management standard) and ISO 50001 (energy management standard) certification. In the future these standards are also to act as a guideline for KHS' international locations. Furthermore, KHS has won a number of awards under the ECOPROFIT program (ECOlogical PROject For Integrated environmental Technology). This project aims to promote the ecological and economical use of resources through the implementation of appropriate environmental measures.
About KHS KHS GmbH is one of the leading manufacturers of filling and packaging systems for the beverage, food and non-food industries. Headquartered in Dortmund, Germany, the company has an international production network with over 4,500 employees worldwide. In 2014 KHS was presented with the Innovation through Research seal. With this the Stifterverband, a nationwide German patron of education and science, honors companies' outstanding commitment to research and development and their particular responsibility to state and society.
KHS GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salzgitter AG. With around 25,000 employees throughout the globe the German steel and technology group achieved a turnover of over €9 billion in the 2013 business year. Within the Salzgitter Group the KHS Group and two other special machine manufacturers make up the Technology Division and are part of the core business of the MDAX-listed corporation.
