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<strong>Section</strong> 4Overview of the Three German CompaniesThe three companies visited were:• MTU - Wednesday 18 th May 2011• RAFI - Thursday 19 th May 2011• TOX - Friday 20 th May 2011MTUMTU has been in business for over 100 years, although they were being taken overon Thursday 19 th May 2011 by Daimler. They have a turnover of around €2.6bn andaround 6000 staff at the plant. They are a supplier of drive systems (mainly largediesel engines) for tanks, marine, rail, and plant such as electric power generationand nuclear backup. MTU import castings from China and machine into finishedengine blocks and parts. In total they machine and assemble around 28,000 enginesper year, ranging from a 4 cylinder 129kw motor, up to a massive 20 cylinder9100kw unit (as shown below).RAFIRAFI manufacture electrical components such as push buttons and signal lamps,and operating control systems such as wireless LAN routers and control panels forforklifts. Their control systems are widely used in the automotive, white goods,medical and telecommunications industries. They have an annual turnover of €300mand around 2000 employees working at the plant. RAFI has many plants worldwide,and do both the design and manufacture of their products according to thecustomers requirements.16
TOXTOX is a company that started over 30 years ago in 1978. They are a manufacturerof hydraulic and pneumatic press drives and presses, used in the sheet metal joiningindustry. They manufacture and supply machines, tools and components to theircustomers worldwide, with plants in Europe, China, India, USA, Australia and NewZealand, and employ over 700 staff with a turnover of over €70m worldwide. Thecompany has recently developed a new kind of metal joining method, which requiresno welding, rivets or bolts, and is very popular with their customers.17
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Page 9 and 10: PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITYContinu
Page 11 and 12: ENVIRONMENTAL VISIT10.02.11Energy
Page 13 and 14: o Inspectors visit annually to chec
Page 15: • Machines• Materials• Waste
Page 19 and 20: MTU view on Sustainability:Climate-
Page 21 and 22: Other questions asked:Do you monito
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Page 25 and 26: Answer: Yes, the amount of waste we
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Page 29 and 30: TOX EnergyEnergy efficiency is very
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Page 33 and 34: Tox is concerned about sustainabili
Page 35 and 36: ii) GE Aviation WalesTuesday 11 th
Page 37 and 38: Section 7Environmental Welsh Compan
Page 39 and 40: The only thing the firm can do for
Page 41 and 42: ii) GE Aviation Wales11.10.11Agenda
Page 43 and 44: Waste Questions1) What waste is pro
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Page 51 and 52: Section 10AcknowledgmentsAs a whole
Page 53 and 54: Appendix 1Germany VisitHere is a pi
Page 55 and 56: Towards the end of our visit to Ger
Page 57 and 58: Monday 10 th October• 7.30am - Ge
Page 59 and 60: AfternoonWelsh school, where childr
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