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Ford Sustainability Actions

Energy Saving Mode

Energy Saving Mode (ESM) is a new mode of operation for the paint shop ventilation system. When ESM ventilation system operates at 20% of the normal rated capacity, this is suffi cient to enable spray booths to maintain full pressurization, during non production times.ESM slows and smoothly reduces supply and exhaust airfl ow during non-production (and non-cleaning) periods. Booth pressurization is maintained at all times during fl ow ramp down, minimum fl ow and fl ow ramp-up. Changes in fl ow rate are slow and smooth, preventing dirt being loosened and blown into the booth. ESM has been implemented which has helped to reduced our overall total usage consumption throughout the paint operation.

Waste Management

Ford Australia is aiming to halve the amount of paint sludge disposed to landfi ll. Working in conjunction with Australian waste specialist Geocycle, the paint sludge from Ford’s Broadmeadows facility is being used as an alternative source of fuel in the cement making process. The fi rst shipment of sludge went to Geocycle’s processing facility in Dandenong, Melbourne in August 2011 and shipments of around 10 tonnes a month continue to leave the Ford site.

Water Management

In 2011, Ford Geelong installed a new cooling system in their compressor house that uses 80% less water than conventional evaporative cooling towers, a saving of up to 50,000 litres of

Waste Management

Working in conjunction with Australian waste specialist Geocycle, Ford Geelong is trialling Geobags aiming to reduce waste sludge by approximately 60%.

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