CO2-Neutral Thanks to Holistic Planning

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It is emission-free from the outset and it is the blueprint for future production facilities of the tech company.</div> <div class="zfcai-author-name"> Frank Thoma, </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="zfcai-author-profile"> <div class="zfai-author-image"> <img src="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/authors/ZF_Frank-Thoma_magazine_author.jpg" alt="author_image" /> </div> <div class="zfai-author-caption-wrapper"> <strong>Frank Thoma</strong> has been corporate editor at ZF since 2011. With a degree in journalism, he has been planning, writing and editing articles for all of the company鈥檚 internal, external media. <div class="zfai-social-media"> <div class="zfai-social-media-text-row"> </div> <div class="zfai-social-icons-row"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="zfcai-author-intro"> How time flies! Almost four years ago to the day, ZF opened a state-of-the-art plant for future technology in Pan膷evo, Serbia. Since then, ZF has been producing electric drives as well as transmission selectors and microswitches for a wide variety of vehicles in Pan膷evo, a city with a population of around 80,000 located about 15 kilometers northeast of Belgrade. Now, the second ZF plant, which was already planned in the immediate vicinity at the time, is nearing completion. Here, too, products for electromobility will be produced: 400-volt and 800-volt-based power electronics for plug-in hybrids as well as for pure electric vehicles. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>    <div class="zfctm-text-media zfctm-text-media-full-width zfctm-text-media-text-only " id="tm_seq1_879058" > <div class="row"> <div class="zfctm-text-media-heading-wrapper"> <div class="zfctm-text-copy zfcui-prometo-light"> <p>"Our two plants in Pan膷evo and the on-site research center, which has been active since 2021, are an important part of ZF's global production network for implementing the company's vision of 藡Next Generation Mobility藠", says Stephan von Schuckmann. He is in charge of electromobility on the ZF Board of Management.</p> </div> </div> <div class="zfctm-text-media-content-wrapper"> </div> </div> </div>    <div class="zfcfsv-full-size-video zfcfsv-video-normal" > <div class="zfcfsv-video-wrapper null zfcfsv-crop- "> <span class="zfcfsv-image-copyright"></span> <data-video data-id="auto" class="zfcfsv-landing-video video-js" width="100%" data-video-id="6329342136112" data-account="665003325001" data-player="179hai48L" data-embed="default" controls="" > </data-video> </div> <div class="zfcsv-video-title-overlay zfcui-color-white"> <div class="zfcsv-video-title-overlay-content "> <span class="zfcfsv-video-icon zfcui-icon zfcui-icon-movie"></span> </div> </div> </div>    <div class="zfcatm-article-text-media zfcatm-media-quote zfcatm-invert" id="tiq_seq2_879059" > <div class="row"> <div class="zfcatm-title zfcatm-media-title"></div> <div class="zfcatm-title zfcatm-text-title"> <h2 class="zfcui-prometo-medium">ZF鈥檚 Next Generation Plant</h2> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="zfcatm-text-content"> <div class="zfcatm-text"> <div>Soon, almost 600 employees will be producing environmentally friendly driveline technology on 24,000 square meters of the new plant. Its construction took just eleven months. But speed is not the only superlative in this project, Milan Grujic reveals. "Plant 2 will be the first zero-emission production plant in ZF's Electrified Powertrain Technology division. It will set a new standard for sustainable manufacturing throughout the Group", says the site manager. The entire building infrastructure is designed for maximum sustainability and efficiency. </div> </div> </div> <div class="zfcatm-quote zfcatm-media-content"> <div class="zfcatm-quote-wrapper"> <div class="zfcatm-quote-text zfcui-prometo-medium">"Plant 2 will set a new standard for sustainable manufacturing throughout the Group." </div> <span class="zfcatm-quote-author zfcui-prometo-light">Milan Grujic, Site Manager of Pan膷evo</span> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="zfcatm-article-text-media zfcatm-media-image" id="tiq_seq2_1_879060" > <div class="row"> <div class="zfcatm-title zfcatm-media-title"></div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="zfcatm-text-content"> <div class="zfcatm-text"> <div>This ranges, for example, from the construction of the building with improved thermal insulation to energy generation, the handling of water and wastewater, lighting technology and the use of state-of-the-art heating, ventilation, and cooling technology. If heating and cooling are provided exclusively by heat pumps, heat recovery and demand-oriented ventilation also ensures the lowest possible energy consumption. The solar modules for charging parked electric vehicles also contribute to saving energy. While Plant 1 in Pan膷evo will be emission-free in terms of energy supply from 2025 onwards by dispensing with heating with natural gas, Plant 2 will already achieve this goal at the start of production.</div> </div> </div> <div class="zfcatm-image zfcatm-media-content"> <div class="zfcatm-image-container"> <div class="zfcatm-image-wrapper zfcui-aspect-1-1" > <span class="zfcatm-image-copyright"></span> <img data-src="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2023/23_06/pancevo/Pancevo_Plant_02_1_1_422px.jpg" alt="" title="" /> </div> <div class="zfcatm-image-caption zfc-width-100"> <span>View of the inner part of the heat pumps that heat the building without the use of fossil fuels such as gas or petroleum.</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="zfcatm-article-text-media zfcatm-media-no-media" id="tiq_seq3_879061" > <div class="row"> <div class="zfcatm-title zfcatm-media-title"></div> <div class="zfcatm-title zfcatm-text-title"> <h2 class="zfcui-prometo-medium">Green Factories: Success Factor in Future Competition </h2> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="zfcatm-text-content"> <div class="zfcatm-text"> <div>Of course, sustainability also applies to the handling of water as a resource: Various savings measures, wastewater treatment, and the use of rainwater noticeably reduce both consumption and environmental pollution. Thus, not only the two ZF plants benefit from all the sustainability efforts, but the entire region. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <div class="zfctm-text-media " id="tm_seq3_1_879062" > <div class="row"> <div class="zfctm-text-media-heading-wrapper"> <div class="zfctm-text-copy zfcui-prometo-light"> <p>Summing up, Arno G眉llering, Head of Operations in the ZF Electrified Powertrain Technology division, says: "With our 藡Next Generation Factory藠 initiative, we set ourselves high goals for environmentally friendly and efficient production, which also includes lean processes and the digitalization of production and supply chains." For the entire ZF Group, this initiative and specifically the experience with the two plants in Pan膷evo serve as a north star in the transformation of manufacturing. After all, all those responsible know that in future competition, environmental responsibility and high productivity are among the top priorities.</p> </div> </div> <div class="zfctm-text-media-content-wrapper"> <div class="zfcci-image-container" > <div class="zfcci-image-wrapper zfcui-aspect-3-2"> <span class="zfcci-image-copyright"></span> <img alt="Heat Pumps Pacevo" data-src="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2023/23_06/pancevo/Pancevo_Plant_01_3_2_748px.jpg" > </div> <div class="zfcci-image-caption zfc-width-100"> <span><p>View of the outer part of the heat pumps on the roof of Plant 2 in Pan膷evo.</p></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <h3 class="zfc-separator " id="divider_879063"> <span class="zfc-dotted-line zfcui-prometo-light zfc-dotted-line-inherit zfcui-color-inherit">Sustainability Worldwide</span> </h3>   <div class="zfctt-teasers " id="tile_teasers_1_879064" > <div class="row zfctt-item-wrapper">   <div class="zfctt-item zfctt-teaser zfctt-teaser-s" > <a href="https://www.zf.com/mobile/en/sustainability/stories/green_materials.html" target="_self" class="zfctt-item-block"> <div class="zfctt-image-wrapper"> <img class="zfctt-image" data-image-name="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2023/23_03/green_materials/green_materials_stage_jpg.jpg" data-image-1-1="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2023/23_03/green_materials/green_materials_stage_jpg_1_1_422px.jpg" data-image-2-1="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2023/23_03/green_materials/green_materials_stage_jpg_2_1_820px.jpg" data-image-3-2="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2023/23_03/green_materials/green_materials_stage_jpg_3_2_748px.jpg" data-image-16-9="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2023/23_03/green_materials/green_materials_stage_jpg_Widescreen169.jpg" alt="Green Materials" title="Green Materials" /> <img class="zfctt-mobile-image" data-src="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2023/23_03/green_materials/green_materials_stage_jpg_3_2_748px.jpg" alt="Green Materials" title="Green Materials" /> <div class="zfctt-social-content-wrapper"> <div class="zfctt-content-social"> <div class="zfctt-content-social-heading"> <div class="zfctt-content-social-heading-container"> <span class="zfcui-icon zfctt-icon-social"></span> <div class="zfcui-color-grey-dark"></div> <h3 class="zfcui-color-cyan"> Make Your Supply Chain Greener now </h3> <span class="zfctt-btn-go zfcui-icon zfcui-icon-arrow-big-thin-r zfcui-bg-cyan"></span> </div> </div> <div class="zfctt-text-social zfcui-prometo-medium zfcui-color-grey-dark"> <div><div>ZF needs to and is willing to reduce its carbon footprint in order to become carbon neutral in 2040. Purchased materials such as steel play an important role in this context. The following is a glance behind the scenes. </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="zfctt-content-bg"></div> <div class="zfctt-category zfcui-color-grey-dark"> <span class="zfctt-category-label zfcui-prometo-medium" data-text-limit="40">Climate & Nature</span> </div> <div class="zfctt-content"> <h3 class="zfctt-headline zfcui-prometo-medium" data-text-limit="45"> Make Your Supply Chain Greener now </h3> <div class="zfctt-text zfcui-prometo-light" data-text-limit="210"> ZF needs to and is willing to reduce its carbon footprint in order to become carbon neutral in 2040. Purchased materials such as steel play an important role in this context. The following is a glance behind the scenes. </div> </div> </a> </div>     <div class="zfctt-item zfctt-teaser zfctt-teaser-s" > <a href="https://www.zf.com/mobile/en/sustainability/stories/greener_india.html" target="_self" class="zfctt-item-block"> <div class="zfctt-image-wrapper"> <img class="zfctt-image" data-image-name="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2022/22_07/green_team/teaser_greener_india.jpg" data-image-1-1="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2022/22_07/green_team/teaser_greener_india_1_1_422px.jpg" data-image-2-1="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2022/22_07/green_team/teaser_greener_india_2_1_820px.jpg" data-image-3-2="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2022/22_07/green_team/teaser_greener_india_3_2_748px.jpg" data-image-16-9="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2022/22_07/green_team/teaser_greener_india_Widescreen169.jpg" alt="Striving for a Greener India" title="Striving for a Greener India" /> <img class="zfctt-mobile-image" data-src="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2022/22_07/green_team/teaser_greener_india_3_2_748px.jpg" alt="Striving for a Greener India" title="Striving for a Greener India" /> <div class="zfctt-social-content-wrapper"> <div class="zfctt-content-social"> <div class="zfctt-content-social-heading"> <div class="zfctt-content-social-heading-container"> <span class="zfcui-icon zfctt-icon-social"></span> <div class="zfcui-color-grey-dark"></div> <h3 class="zfcui-color-cyan"> Sustainability: Striving for a Greener India </h3> <span class="zfctt-btn-go zfcui-icon zfcui-icon-arrow-big-thin-r zfcui-bg-cyan"></span> </div> </div> <div class="zfctt-text-social zfcui-prometo-medium zfcui-color-grey-dark"> <div><div>Taking responsibility for the environment and society is a crucial part of sustainability. Indian ZF employees has been proving how much a determined acting team can achieve.</div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="zfctt-content-bg"></div> <div class="zfctt-category zfcui-color-grey-dark"> <span class="zfctt-category-label zfcui-prometo-medium" data-text-limit="40">Climate & Nature</span> </div> <div class="zfctt-content"> <h2 class="zfctt-headline zfcui-prometo-medium" data-text-limit="45"> Sustainability: Striving for a Greener India </h2> <div class="zfctt-text zfcui-prometo-light" data-text-limit="210"> Taking responsibility for the environment and society is a crucial part of sustainability. Indian ZF employees has been proving how much a determined acting team can achieve. </div> </div> </a> </div>     <div class="zfctt-item zfctt-teaser zfctt-teaser-s" > <a href="https://www.zf.com/mobile/en/sustainability/stories/green_blueprint.html" target="_self" class="zfctt-item-block"> <div class="zfctt-image-wrapper"> <img class="zfctt-image" data-image-name="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2022/22_05/solihull/zf_01_2048px-Redux.jpg" data-image-1-1="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2022/22_05/solihull/zf_01_2048px-Redux_1_1_422px.jpg" data-image-2-1="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2022/22_05/solihull/zf_01_2048px-Redux_2_1_820px.jpg" data-image-3-2="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2022/22_05/solihull/zf_01_2048px-Redux_3_2_748px.jpg" data-image-16-9="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2022/22_05/solihull/zf_01_2048px-Redux_Widescreen169.jpg" alt="Social Sustainability" title="Social Sustainability" /> <img class="zfctt-mobile-image" data-src="https://www.zf.com/master/media/magazine/2022/22_05/solihull/zf_01_2048px-Redux_3_2_748px.jpg" alt="Social Sustainability" title="Social Sustainability" /> <div class="zfctt-social-content-wrapper"> <div class="zfctt-content-social"> <div class="zfctt-content-social-heading"> <div class="zfctt-content-social-heading-container"> <span class="zfcui-icon zfctt-icon-social"></span> <div class="zfcui-color-grey-dark"></div> <h3 class="zfcui-color-cyan"> Green Blueprint for Buildings </h3> <span class="zfctt-btn-go zfcui-icon zfcui-icon-arrow-big-thin-r zfcui-bg-cyan"></span> </div> </div> <div class="zfctt-text-social zfcui-prometo-medium zfcui-color-grey-dark"> <div><div>The newly built Technical Center in Solihull, UK, proves that CO2 neutrality is not a dream of the future. With incredible commitment and great solutions, the employees there have already made great strides toward this important goal. </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="zfctt-content-bg"></div> <div class="zfctt-category zfcui-color-grey-dark"> <span class="zfctt-category-label zfcui-prometo-medium" data-text-limit="40">Climate & Nature</span> </div> <div class="zfctt-content"> <h3 class="zfctt-headline zfcui-prometo-medium" data-text-limit="45"> Green Blueprint for Buildings </h3> <div class="zfctt-text zfcui-prometo-light" data-text-limit="210"> The newly built Technical Center in Solihull, UK, proves that CO2 neutrality is not a dream of the future. With incredible commitment and great solutions, the employees there have already made great strides toward this important goal. </div> </div> </a> </div>   </div> </div>  </div> </div>  </main> </div> </body> </html>

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