Global Compact International Yearbook 2016

“Platooning” lets trucks take advantage
of the slipstream of the vehicle in front,
boosting efficiency and saving fuel.
After sorting, the used parts are washed to
remove grime and oil. Only then it is possible
to see which parts can be remanufactured
as MAN Genuine Parts ecoline.
Awards 2015
International Bus Planner Sustainability Prize for the MAN Lion’s City GL CNG
municipal bus with natural gas drive
Green Ship Technology Award for fuel-saving and environmentally friendly
ship-propulsion solutions with the concept “Slow Steaming Optimization with
Derating and Propeller Upgrade”
European Transportation Prize for Sustainability for the MAN Genuine Parts
ecoline as well as the climate-efficient vehicle-leasing program by MAN and
EURO-Leasing
European Excellence Award for the MAN Corporate Responsibility Report
lenge – a test drive in which the trucks
are linked by digital data transmission.
Two or more trucks follow each other
at a close distance, allowing them to
take full advantage of the slipstream
of the vehicle in front. The driver of
the lead vehicle sets the pace and the
direction, with the following vehicles
in semi-automated driving mode. Driver
assistance systems such as adaptive cruise
control and autonomous emergency
braking systems ensure that one vehicle
can safely follow another with no risk
of a collision, despite the short following
distance.
These compact and energy-efficient formations
have a marked positive impact
on the flow of traffic, while diesel consumption
and CO 2
emissions are cut by
up to 10 percent. Platooning is a clear
example of the extent to which the transportation
sector will change, with fully
connected trucks making the roads safer
and the air cleaner.
Returned to the product lifecycle
The climate footprint of a vehicle depends
to a large extent on the length
of its service life. A long service life for
the individual technical components not
only makes economic sense, but also
leads to a reduction in CO 2
emissions and
resource consumption in the production
of new ones.
With our MAN Genuine Parts ecoline
initiative, we extend the service life of our
genuine parts – such as coolant pumps or
crankshafts – by returning used parts to
the use phase. A comprehensive remanufacturing
process in our plant in Nuremberg,
Germany, completely restores the
functionality of used original components.
The first step is a thorough cleaning. The
components are dismantled, cleaned in a
wash bay, sandblasted, recoated – and, in
some cases, rejected. The cleaning process
reveals which parts are still usable and
which are only good for recycling. The
next step is to remanufacture the functional
components and replace any worn
parts. Following remanufacturing, MAN
installs the components and tests their
functionality. The quality standards are
high, with MAN Genuine Parts ecoline
products covered by the same warranty
conditions as new parts – but at prices
up to 50 percent lower. Here, economy
and ecology go hand in hand.
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