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Profluid
Profluid is the French association of manufacturers of pumps and mixers, compressors and valves. In 2011, the valve sector has represented a turnover of more than 2.7 billion euros; for the pump sector, the turnover was 2.3 billion euros ; finally the turnover of compressor sector was 1.6 billion euros (info INSEE 2011). All these sectors are exporters. The professional activities represented by'' Profluid' have 170 companies and employed 28 000 persons in 2011 . Main mission of the trade association is to represent its members in discussions with the administration (French and/or European). PROFLUID also has a networking role : between members and with the end-user organizations. Besides, the association is heavily involved in the development of concrete actions for reducing the environmental impact and carbon footprint of the products for its members. They participated in the development of an ecodesign methodology for mechanical products, which was published in France and is b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comité Européen De L'Industrie De La Robinetterie
The Comité Européen de l'Industrie de la Robinetterie, mostly known as the CEIR or the European Association for the Taps and Valves Industry, is the European trade association for the taps and valves industry. History It was formed in 1959. The taps and valves industry is currently worth €19 billion. Structure Within the 13 member national trade associations it has 340 member companies - 95 for sanitary valves, 60 for building valves (Solenoid valve, gas, water and Fire hydrant, fire-fighting valves), and 185 in industrial valves (including valve actuators). It is located in the same building as Pneurop. The European Association for the Valves and Taps industry is truly democratic, no national association can veto decisions. Like a true democracy and in a way that mirrors the European Union dynamic, the decisions at Board level are taken in consensus. These industries cover products such as industrial valves, butterfly valves, valve actuators, relief valves, Pressure regul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pneurop
PNEUROP is the European Association of manufacturers of compressors, vacuum pumps, pneumatic tools and allied equipment, represented by their national associations. History The compressed air trade associations of France, Germany and the UK formed a trading organization in 1958. In 1960, more countries joined and it became PNEUROP. PNEUROP celebrated its formal 50th anniversary on 6 November 2008 by organizing a conference in Brussels with its programme and presentations by the different committees. Function PNEUROP speaks on behalf of its members in European and international forums concerning the harmonisation of technical, normative and legislative developments in the field of compressors, vacuum pumps, pneumatic tools and allied equipment. The association is cooperating with and contributing to several ISO committees including TC 112 (Vacuum Technology) and TC 118 (Compressor). PNEUROP is committed to develop energy efficiency and environmental protection among its member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europump
The European Pump Manufacturers Association, mostly known as Europump, is the European association for pump manufacturers. History Europump, the European Association of Pump Manufacturers, was established in 1960. Structure It represents 18 National Associations in 15 EU Member States, Turkey, Russia & Switzerland. Europump members represent more than 450 companies with a collective production worth more than €10 billion and employing 100,000 people in Europe. The ever-improving performance of liquid pumps increases the productivity of end user sectors and contributes to competitiveness and growth. It is located in the same building as Pneurop, Comité Européen de l'Industrie de la Robinetterie or Orgalime. These industries cover products such as water pumps, circulators, waste water pumps, pumps for the chemical industry or agriculture. The constituent organisations include: * FMMI Fachverband MASCHINEN & METALLWAREN Industrie * Agoria * Czech Pump Manufacturers' Associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carbon Footprint
A carbon footprint is the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an individual, event, organization, service, place or product, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). Greenhouse gases, including the carbon-containing gases carbon dioxide and methane, can be emitted through the burning of fossil fuels, land clearance, and the production and consumption of food, manufactured goods, materials, wood, roads, buildings, transportation and other services. In most cases, the total carbon footprint cannot be calculated exactly because of inadequate knowledge of data about the complex interactions between contributing processes, including the influence of natural processes that store or release carbon dioxide. For this reason, Wright, Kemp, and Williams proposed the following definition of a carbon footprint: The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has extended the range of gases. The global average annual carbon footprint per person in 2014 was about 5 tonnes CO2e. Although the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecodesign
Ecological design or ecodesign is an approach to designing products and services that gives special consideration to the environmental impacts of a product over its entire lifecycle. Sim Van der Ryn and Stuart Cowan define it as "any form of design that minimizes environmentally destructive impacts by integrating itself with living processes." Ecological design can also be defined as the process of integrating environmental considerations into design and development with the aim of reducing environmental impacts of products through their life cycle. The idea helps connect scattered efforts to address environmental issues in architecture, agriculture, engineering, and ecological restoration, among others. The term was first used by John Button in 1998. Ecological design was originally conceptualized as the “adding in “of environmental factor to the design process, but later turned to the details of eco-design practice, such as product system or individual product or industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Ecodesign Directive
The European Union's Ecodesign Directive (Directive 2009/125/EC) establishes a framework to set mandatory ecological requirements for energy-using and energy-related products sold in all 27 member states. Its scope currently covers more than 40 product groups (such as boilers, lightbulbs, TVs and fridges), which are responsible for around 40% of all EU greenhouse gas emissions . The 2009 revision of the Directive extended its scope to energy-related products such as windows, insulation materials and certain water-using products. The ultimate aim of the Ecodesign Directive is that manufacturers of energy-using products (EuP) will, at the design stage, be obliged to reduce the energy consumption and other negative environmental impacts of products. While the Directive's primary aim is to reduce energy use, it is also aimed at enforcing other environmental considerations including: materials use; water use; polluting emissions; waste issues and recyclability. The Ecodesign Direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation And Restriction Of Chemicals
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is a European Union regulation dating from 18 December 2006. REACH addresses the production and use of chemical substances, and their potential impacts on both human health and the environment. Its 849 pages took seven years to pass, and it has been described as the most complex legislation in the Union's history and the most important in 20 years. It is the strictest law to date regulating chemical substances and will affect industries throughout the world. REACH entered into force on 1 June 2007, with a phased implementation over the next decade. The regulation also established the European Chemicals Agency, which manages the technical, scientific and administrative aspects of REACH. Overview When REACH is fully in force, it will require all companies manufacturing or importing chemical substances into the European Union in quantities of one tonne or more per year to register these substances with a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Construction Products Directive
Construction Products Directive (Council Directive 89/106/EEC) (CPD) is a now repealed European Union Directive which aimed to remove technical barriers to trade in construction products between Member States A member state is a state that is a member of an international organization or of a federation or confederation. Since the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) include some members that are not sovereign states ... in the European Union. The directive is now replaced by Regulation (EU) No 305/2011. The directive was replaced in order to simplify and clarify the existing framework, and improve the transparency and the effectiveness of the existing measures. It sought to "ensure the free movement of all construction products within the European Union by harmonizing national laws with respect to the essential requirements applicable to these products in terms of health and safety." An additional objective of the directive was to "sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Organization For Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO ) is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. Membership requirements are given in Article 3 of the ISO Statutes. ISO was founded on 23 February 1947, and (as of November 2022) it has published over 24,500 international standards covering almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing. It has 809 Technical committees and sub committees to take care of standards development. The organization develops and publishes standardization in all technical and nontechnical fields other than electrical and electronic engineering, which is handled by the IEC.Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. 3 June 2021.International Organization for Standardization" ''Encyclopedia Britannica''. Retrieved 2022-04-26. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and works in 167 countries . The three official languages of the ISO are English, Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orgalime
Orgalim (derived originally from the French Organisme de Liaison des Industries Métalliques Européennes) represents Europe's technology industries, comprising 770,000 companies spanning the mechanical, electrical and electronics, and metal technology branches. The industry employs about 10.97 million people in Europe, generating an annual turnover of €2,497 billion and represents one-third of the manufactured exports of the European Union. Since November 2019, Rada Rodriguez, CEO of Signify GmbH, has been the President of Orgalim. History Orgalim was formally created in late 1954, therefore pre-dating the official European Union project. Founding associations came from Austria, Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. Meetings and informal collaboration between industries had begun in 1948, and although initially created as an informal club without any financial demands, the organisation became increasin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agoria
Agoria, previously known as Fabrimetal, is a Belgian employers' organization and member of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises. Description Agoria connects over 1900 technologically inspired companies active in Belgium (2019) that strive for progress based on the development or application of innovations. Their goal is to increase the success of their member companies and assure their environmental sustainability. History Fabrimetal, short for the Federation of Enterprises in the Metal Industry (Dutch: Federatie van de ondernemingen der metaalwerkende nijverheid, French: Fédération des entreprises de l'industrie des fabrications métalliques, Fabrimétal), was established in 1946 on the foundations of the Federation of Manufacturers (Dutch: Federatie van Fabrikanten, French: Fédération des constructeurs), founded in 1906. At its peak, Fabrimetal represented 1200 enterprises in the metalworking industry, electronic construction and the processing of plastics. The nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VDMA
The VDMA (Mechanical Engineering Industry Association) represents about 3,500 German and European companies of the mechanical engineering industry. The industry stands for innovation, export orientation and medium-sized businesses. The companies employ around four million people in Europe, more than one million of them in Germany. Mechanical and plant engineering represents a European turnover volume of around 800 billion euros. With a net value added of around 270 billion euros, it contributes the highest share of the entire manufacturing sector to the European gross domestic product. Turnover of mechanical engineering in Germany is EUR 221,3 billion (2021), German machinery production is valued at EUR 216,0 billion (2021) and the export rate of Germany's mechanical and plant engineering sector is 82 percent; 2021). The association was founded in 1892. Core topics VDMA concentrates its efforts on eight key topics: Markets and economy – VDMA provides its members with countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
