Gathering the biggest German textile industry organizations under its roof, VDMA continues to develop new solutions for manufacturers. Offering its sustainability initiative named BLUecoMPETENCE (Blue-Eco Competence) at Techtextil and Texprocess fairs, VDMA received a great deal of interest with its member organizations. The increase in energy and raw material prices and bureaucratic regulations became one of real competitive factors for retailers and consumers. Aiming at providing solutions to the problems of the companies experiencing troubles in this context, BLUecoMPETENCE Project, which was developed for the sustainable production, continues being the focus of the global market. VDMA is exerting efforts for solving the problem by introducing the project in almost all of the activities held on the global area. Maintaining this tradition at Techtextili and Texprocess fairs held in Germany, the institution gave information about ‘BLUecoMPETENCE’ initiative and 25 companies which are its members. German textile machinery manufacturers made special presentations about productivity. Important firms took part in the event where productivity and ways to reduce production costs were discussed.
‘Energy Efficiency’ Is a Matter That We Should Face
Delivering a speech in the meeting, Apparel and Leather Technology General Director of VDMA, Elgar Straub explained that ready wear and technical textile manufacturers approach to sustainability issue with caution due to ecological and environmental factors. Stating that awareness of companies has increased in terms of protection of resources, Straub emphasized that efficiency increase and institutional social responsibility are problems that the sector should face.
Textile Machinery General Director, Thomas Weidmann reported that the issues of “Protection of Resources – Ensuring Saving” which are on the agenda of VDMA continuously are deterministic factors to compare the energy efficiency of textile machines. Weidmann stated that: “We prepared the enery guide for easy use of complicated devices including consumer electronics and household appliances. This is because of the fact that there is no obvious assessment criterion in the market in relation to such activities. Thus, the guide was designed to provide a proper basis for knowledge sharing about energy efficiency.” Also speaking in the meeting, General Director of Brückner Trockentechnik Gmbh&Co KG Leonberg, Regina Brückner explained that smart technologies prevent unnecessary warming in stenters. Brückner added that this technology increased efficiency, reduced energy consumption and ensured less CO2 emission per kilogram in fabrics. Taking the floor after Regina Brückner, CEO of PFAFF Industry and Industrial Machinery, Cornelia Mast and Sascha Oehl from Veit Gmbh shared the benefits they obtained from BLUecoMPETENCE initiative with the participants.
