ustainability has become the umbrella term under which all other priorities fall. Let’s face it, the vitality of life on earth depends on humanity taking informed practical action. As designers, installers
and manufacturers, we can make a difference that counts. The concept of sustainability needs to be at the top of our agenda.
Achieving sustainable industrial development involves not only a change in human values but a shift to responsible practical actions throughout industry. Fibox, a major Scandinavian based manufacturer of high-quality
technical polycarbonate enclosures, has firmly grasped this important challenge and has already introduced many initiatives within its production processes to minimise waste and maximise recyclability.
Fibox is fully aware that there are important questions about whether
the raw polycarbonate material from which its enclosures are injection- moulded will support its customers’ drive towards achieving Net-Zero. Fibox polycarbonate electrical enclosures are durable. There are
enclosures in the field that were installed over thirty years ago that are still providing optimum protection to electrical and electronic equipment. Equivalent steel enclosures would have been replaced many times during that period, adding carbon emissions to the atmosphere during their manufacture and becoming waste in landfill, or worse. Fibox Polycarbonate is fully recyclable and, at the end of a product’s life,
the enclosure does not need to add to the immense problem of landfill or ocean pollution but can be reground and re-used. Incorporating recycled polycarbonate into ‘virgin’ feedstock reduces the overall production process and, in so doing, reduces carbon emissions. Recycling and incorporating recycled polycarbonate resin into new products is a win-win, reducing energy consumption and improving environmental sustainability. Fibox enclosures will not solve the environmental problems posed by industrial processes, but it is taking very practical actions to reduce the impact of electrical enclosures on global industrial waste and carbon emissions. We can all be part of the solution; the vitality of the Earth depends on it. Practical action you can take is to incorporate sustainable recyclable
electrical enclosures into your designs. See
www.fibox.com where you can review products and download 3-D CAD drawings.
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