TPT September 2022

T E CHNOLOG Y

Setting high standards for the product category rules of metal finishing machines

the customer’s sites. This is in line with Tenova’s approach to sustainability, aiming at designing a greener, more efficient future for the industry,” said Paolo Gaboardi, Tenova executive vice president. In 2021, the Pomini Digital Texturing™ system, a technology for roll texturing, received the EPD ® certification, as a positive result of the auditing for its LCA analysis, the first study of this kind in the sector of metal finishing machines. Thanks to the experience gained through the LCA activity, the company led the definition of the PCR, the rules, requirements and guidelines to develop a high-quality EPD for a specific product category, ensuring that functionally similar products are assessed and compared in the same way when conducting the LCA.

environmental sustainability, unique in our sector. Therefore, we wanted to substantiate its advantages through the most stringent analysis and certification of environmental impact. This approach was appreciated by the numerous customers who have chosen our technology, and we are now extending this experience to other products, focusing especially on the so-called downstream phase – ie measuring the impact deriving from the use of the machines over the years at

TENOVA, a developer and provider of sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry, has taken a further step to reinforce its commitment to a more sustainable industry. Pomini Tenova, a leader in the production of roll grinders and fully automated roll shops, defined the product category rules (PCR) to standardise the life cycle assessment (LCA) of metal finishing machines. “The PDT™ is a disruptive technology in terms of innovation and

Pomini Tenova has defined the Product Category Rules (PCR) to standardise the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of metal finishing machines

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