ElringKlinger AG is a global systems partner to the automotive industry for lightweight solutions, electromobility, sealing and shielding technology, tooling technology and engineering services. For ElringKlinger, solvent specialist Geiss cleans not only service covers but also six other items from other business units, including transmission components for e-vehicles. For this purpose, the family-owned company Richard Geiss uses high-purity recyclates that are 100 percent equivalent in quality to virgin materials. Depending on the solvent, between 46 and 92 percent of CO2 emissions can be saved compared to the production of virgin goods.
The volume of contract degreasing has almost tripled over the past few years: in 2020, around 240 lattice boxes containing parts from ElringKlinger AG passed through the high-end degreasing facility at Richard Geiss GmbH; by 2021, this figure had risen to 520 washing lattice boxes. For 2022, the figure is expected to be as high as 750 washing grid boxes.