The Comparison, Measuring & Labelling of Energy-efficient Textile Machinery
The size of the bubbles is proportional to the value of the total energy costs in USD per metre of woven fabrics.
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International Production cost comparison 2010, International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF)
companies are just 5 to 8% of annual
sales. Increasing competition and
rising energy prices bring the energy
cost account nevertheless into focus
for cost savings/investment decisions.
In assessing the energy efficiency of
a machine or process, it is important
to specify the marginal conditions and
balance envelopes. A textile machine
is not a consumer product that is
designed for standard applications and
easily comparable user requirements.
For the debate on this issue, the VDMA
wishes to question the necessity and
feasibility of the energy efficiency
labelling of textile machinery and
present the framework for the
comparative assessment of the energy
efficiency of textile machines.
The challenge of energy efficiency
There is an increasing number ofbuyers for whom a prudent use of
resources is becoming more important
– be it from responsibility for the
environment or out of concern for the
lives of their own children, even when
purchasing textiles and clothing.
Therefore well-known clothing
manufacturers are adapting to the fact
that in the future purchasing decisions
by customers will be affected to a
greater extent by environmental
considerations. This is reflected in the
purchasing policy shaped by the
corporate social responsibility of
forwardthinking clothing manufacturers
and whose requirements affect the
entire production chain. Sustainability
will play an increasing role for the
purchase of textiles in general.
A further factor is that in more and
more countries there are already
aspirations or political targets related
NCM-APRIL 2020
51“Modern control systems and
software solutions enable
active energy management,
e.g. to avoid peak loads and
assist in the implementation of
DIN EN 16001 & ISO 50001.”
Bernd J. Kremer,
Technical Director,
SETEX Schermuly Textile
Computer GmbH
to increasing energy, raw material and
material efficiency. The VDMA Textile
Machinery Association and its
members welcome the ambitious
energy and climate policy objectives
of the eu and all countries that have
similar guidelines for the conservation
of resources.