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Environment & SafetyENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:it’s not just the environment that benefitsThe sizeable investment required for the introduction and maintenance of an EnvironmentalManagement System is justified by the considerable benefits that derive from it, both materially and interms of company image. Berco is fully aware of this fact and works constantly to ensure that itsEnvironmental Management System (EMS) is ever more integrated and effective.The aim of EnvironmentalManagement Systems isto identify the mainenvironmental factors of acompany, keep them undercontrol and coordinateall the activities that impactthe environment, withthe assignment ofspecific responsibilities.Environmental problemsthus become an integralpart of companymanagement, with thesetting of voluntary goals,the attainment of which ismonitored by the companyitself. Berco has been ISO14001 certified since 2000and had its third inspectionfor renewal in October 2008.The inspection forconformity to theISO14001:04 Standard wasparticularly thorough andthe three inspectorsgathered objective evidenceof conformity (ornonconformity) to the Standardrequirements by means of checkingdocuments, surveys in departments,observation of activities and staffinterviews. On completing their visit,the inspectors concluded that therewas a growth in the professionalexpertise of the Environment andSafety group and in the maturity of theEMS, but that this now had to bedisseminated to all areas/departments.For this, they suggested nominatingorganisational reference persons forenvironmental questions in the variousdepartments-areas. They also pointedout the need to redefine roles andresponsibilities with the drafting of anew company organisation chart. Inoverall terms, the assessment of thecompany was positive, and theprogress made in reducing energy, oiland solvent consumption and in themanagement of atmospheric emissionswas acknowledged. But we mustn’t reston our laurels: the certifying agencyspecified an exacting course of actionto follow if we are to improve ourenvironmental performance at Berco.Having an Environmental Management System, infact, means taking on important commitments interms of time, energy and capital, not only in theimplementation stage, but also and above all inthe maintenance stage. Given that developing anEnvironmental Management System and operatingaccording to its principles is a voluntary choice ofthe company, you may ask why an organisationdecides to bear these considerable costs. As wellas being aware of environmental problems, acompany that makes this kind of choice knowsthat it will get a range of different benefits. Theimmediate advantages are "environmental ", suchas reducing impact, lessening accident risk andbeing more sure of compliance withenvironmental standards, thus reducing the riskof legal action.The medium and short term benefits that standout are the lower supply and waste disposalcosts, derived from savings in raw materials andenergy and lower waste production. Finally, thereare the benefits of a more "strategic" type, bethey external, with the creation of a better imagewith the public, institutions and customers, orinternal, with the improved employee efficiency,motivation and participation.Saverio SalviEnvironment and Safety ManagerMAIN BENEFITS DERIVING FROM COMPLIANCE WITH ISO 14001:04 SYSTEMLegal safeguard: Observance and documentation of all national, regional and local requirements, eliminating the risk of incurringcriminal or civil penalties.Reduced accident risk: Identification of inefficiencies in production processes thanks to better information on potentialhazards and correct management of plant, work procedures and emergencies.Cost saving: Thanks in particular to the optimisation of processes, these being: energy, raw materials, water supply, wasteproducts and the related optimisation of the raw materials used in the processes, energy consumption and pollutantatmospheric emissions.Competitive advantages: The gaining or maintaining of market shares, especially in countries with a strong environmentalculture, where the selection of products or suppliers is decided by the final customer.Improved company image: Better credibility with other economic actors, thanks to the use of the ISO 14001:04 logo.Improved relations with the authorities: When granting authorisations or making inspections, controlling authorities areable to take into account the efforts made by the company and the responsible attitude to the law, as evidenced by the certification.Staff motivation: Greater sense of responsibility and involvement of personnel in the attainment of eco-compatibleefficiency, thanks to the information provided and awareness shown by company management.10BN56 > december 2008
Products & ServicesThe LYNX2000GRINDERarrives in BRAZILIt gives us great satisfaction to see a companylike ThyssenKrupp Metalúrgica Campo Limpoamongst the customers that have chosen tointroduce a machine tool like the Lynx2000 intoits production processes.ThyssenKrupp Metalúrgica Campo Limpo is aThyssenKrupp Technologies company, part of theMechanical Components division, like Berco.TKMCL, together with the ThyssenKruppCrankshasft Co. and ThyssenKrupp Gerlach, is amember of the ThyssenKrupp Forging Groupwhich, with its factories in Europe, North andSouth America and Asia, is one of the leadingproducers of shafts and engine componentsin the world.TKMCL recently installed a double motorised headversion of the Lynx2000 grinder in its CampoLimpo factory, for final crank pin grinding on amachining line for 4 and 6 cylinder heavytransport engine crankshafts.Before shipment, the grinder had to go through apre-acceptance stage in the Berco factories,which involved the grinding of a hundred or socrankshafts with capability testing.Capability testing is a statistical technique foranalysing the capability of a production processto comply with requested design/drawingspecifications. During the subsequent machiningof the acceptance batch shafts, dimensional andform checking was done in our laboratory, withparticular reference to the roundness, linearity,cylindricity and angular and radial position ofthe crank pins.This type of analysis is particularly stringent as itrequires high precision machining with stabilityover time.The machine passed the test and was shipped. InOctober our engineers, working together withTKMCL engineers, completed the installationand started production with the grinder.The machine installed, a Lynx2000DW-Crank, isthe double motorised head version withautomatic workpiece clamping by means offloating jaws and is particularly suitable forgrinding medium ad large size crankshafts.Workpiece drive, in fact, is on both the workhead and tailstock side, thus guaranteeinghigh precision control of the shaft positionduring machining.The special features of this machine mean thatthe workpiece rotation and the position ofwheel in its orbital movement make it possibleto obtain extremely high precision in the crankpin roundness.With the conviction that this first order will bethe basis for further collaboration between thetwo companies in the development ofsubsequent production-line crankshaft grindersdesigned to customer specifications, we wishto thank TKMCL as of now for the opportunitythey have given us.We would also like to take this opportunity tothank Scuderia Ferrari, who installed aLynx2000 in 2004 for machining F1 singleseatercrankshafts. The continuousdevelopment of the machining process, in fact,allows us to extend our knowledge and furtherrefine grinding technology in a market whereabsolute quality has no limits.Orazio CappellatoDesign Service DivisionBN56 > december 200811
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