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Autoneum Annual Report 2015
Sustainability
environmental impact of traffic by lessening
the interior and exterior noise of vehicles. So for
example, textile underbody shields made of
Ultra-Silent decrease interior noise by up to two
decibels and exterior noise by up to one decibel.
Autoneum is the market leader for
lightweight underbody systems; its Ultra-Silent
fiber technology was developed with this specific
approach in mind. In the past, this technology
has been available only in Europe. In the
reporting year Autoneum introduced Ultra-Silent
in the North American market, responding to
big demand from international OEMs. Its launch
in China is planned for 2017.
Focus on occupational safety
The eco-efficiency of production sites is evaluated
on a monthly basis according to specific indica-
tors (KPIs). This data is also used to document
compliance with customers’ sustainability
requirements. Social criteria are recorded as
well, including KPIs that quantify the level
of occupational safety. Autoneum aims to ensure
the best possible safety conditions at all sites
and constantly strives to prevent accidents at
the workplace.
Numerous training courses and audits ensured
that further extensions to the company’s
environmental, health and safety management
system, which were defined and implemen-
ted at all production sites in 2014, were indeed
applied according to specifications.
Intensified knowledge management
In line with its value of “continuous improve-
ment”, in all areas of business Autoneum strives
to further expand innovation leadership in the
field of vehicle acoustics and thermal manage-
ment. This calls for knowledge management
within the company, an important part of this
being regular transfer of know-how between
specialists at different locations on specific
products, technologies and production processes.
In order to intensify this structured exchange
of experience, existing expert networks
dedicated to products such as tufted carpets
and heatshields were augmented in 2015
by some expert networks focused on production
processes. In these global committees, experts
in the fields of research & development, techno-
logy and manufacturing discuss the latest
in-house research findings, develop optimized
production flows and evaluate global trends
as they relate to the respective expert networks.
In 2015, Autoneum implemented worldwide measures
to increase efficiency and hence
reduce consumption of energy and water.