For many years Turck Banner has been working with customers to improve efficiency in areas ranging from saving energy by using LED lighting, through to identifying areas for improvement with OEE Kits.
A large proportion of the product range can be used in projects that fall within the category of sustainability, and although as a company they are not on an “Eco Crusade”, they recognise that they can play their part in supporting the environment.
Throughout the lifetime of Turck Banner, they have supported many charities, and for 2023 they have started an initiative to plant trees. While there are many great charities and organisations set up to plant trees all across the world, they have chosen to partner with Trees for Life, a charity established 25 years ago, dedicated to rewilding the Scottish Highlands.
The target is to plant a grove of 2023 trees in 2023.
They will plant at least one tree for every project with which they are involved, if it fits the sustainability category. Because the customer base includes everyone from the corner shop to huge multinationals, they haven’t set a fixed monetary criterion, i.e. one tree for every x number of pounds. However, they intend to plant a tree for all of them, regardless of the size of the project. Should they exceed our target, all further donations will be used in supporting Trees for Life’s other projects.
The grove can be seen at https://treesforlife.org.uk/groves/426450/
The following are some examples of projects that fall within the sustainability category.
Eliminating control cabinets:
Many products, that would typically require mounting in a control cabinet, have been hardened with extended temperature ranges and sealed to IP68 and IP69k. This facilitates mounting directly on the machine, without the need for heating or cooling to protect them from the work environment. Thus eliminating both the cost of the control cabinet and the recurring costs of heating and cooling.
Rejuvenating Legacy Machines:
Most brownfield sites have many machines that are functioning very well, but without the data output that is common on newer equipment. This data is critical in assessing the efficiency of the machine, to identify areas where improvements can be made and to provide condition monitoring to avoid unplanned downtime. Turck Banner have all the products necessary to enhance a machine providing the crucial data, without interfering with the established control system.
Reducing Downtime and waste:
Monitoring the condition, primarily temperature and vibration, of moving parts in equipment and utilising learning algorithms to predict when a part requires maintenance can significantly reduce costs. Repairing a part before a catastrophic failure also reduces waste, the maintenance can be scheduled which eliminates the unplanned downtime and the unnecessary costs of emergency repairs. Which often include special transportation of both people and equipment, adding to the environmental impact.
Tony Coghlan, managing director of Turck Banner Ltd said: “We have a huge amount of experience with these projects and are confident in the ROI, so it just feels right to be able to support both our customers and the environment.”
