Hamm has been actively promoting environmental protection for years through sustainable solutions, and achieving the ISO 14001 environmental certification at the end of 2020 marked a milestone. Describing the company's motivation, Dr Stefan Klumpp, member of the Executive Board, HAMM AG, has said, "Protecting the environment is vital for us. This applies not only to our operations as a manufacturing company, but also to our products.
It goes without saying that we, therefore, comply with the statutory regulations. Through our environmental management system, we have also identified further potential for improvement that will enable us to reduce our consumption of resources and energy." One of the company’s flagship projects to date is the construction of a geothermal system. It has been heating and cooling the administration building since 2013, yielding savings of around 86 tonne of CO2 per year. At the plant in transport capacity and recycled plastics are used wherever possible for constructing rollers. Environment friendly products and compaction solutions The company follows the objective of "developing lowconsumption machinery and machine control systems that ensure an efficient and, therefore, resource-friendly work process on the construction site," for their products, explains Dr Axel Römer, Head of Research and Development. For example, compaction with oscillation to emit little noise and conserves resources; process optimisation through digital tools and networking; and consumptionreducing technologies in the area of the power train. Hamm rollers can be operated with non-fossil fuels such as biodiesel or hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO).
Environment friendly operation and service for long machine life This is where Hamm's telematics system comes in to play: service life of the rollers is extended through regular maintenance and with optimal availability. Additionally, the company supplies its customers with spare parts for all models ever built. Moreover, most spare parts can be ordered separately – not just in assemblies.
Tirschenreuth, the energy demand for lighting was almost halved in 2019 by switching to LED lights. This also saves over 80 tonne of CO2 every year. Optimisations in the compressed air cycle also reduce electricity and energy demand by 50,000 kWh, amounting to about 5 tonne of CO2.
Intelligent solutions instead of materials Special transport racks render much of the packaging superfluous, and due to a 4PL strategy, there are virtually no empty runs when supplying purchased parts and semi-finished products. Additionally, suppliers are selected based on their environmental certification and training of employees with a focus on environmental protection. Through dialog with the Design and Production departments, Hamm has also been reducing excess packaging, optimising
(Communication by the management of the company)
