Environmental protection as a corporate philosophy
As a global player, our company is very aware of its responsibility when it comes to dealing with the issues of global resources and climate change. Environmentally-aware engineering at ebm-papst is therefore by no means restricted to finding economical and efficient drive units but also embraces the entire service life of a product from manufacture through to recycling.
In addition to energy-saving EC technology, HyBlade® makes a significant contribution to environmental protection, with a substantially improved energy balance with regard to primary and secondary energy. The substantial reduction in weight of the finished fans also helps to cut down the fuel required to transport them to their intended destination. However, the really significant saving in energy is achieve during production of the eminently recyclable plastic raw material and the further processing operations which culminate in the finished product: in all respects, vastly superior to results achieved by comparable fans based on conventional designs. More?
The electrical power consumed in the production of 1 kg of primary aluminium amounts to approx. 15.4 kWh, without taking into account the fossil fuel required to generate that power. (source: materials efficiency: cost-saving potentials in the manufacture and use of energy-intensive basic materials. Federal Ministry for Business and Employment).
In contrast, it only requires approx. 1.8 to 1.9 kWh to produce 1 kg of plastic (PA6) (source: European Commission JRC, EU status Oct. 2006).















