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We were contacted by Grundfos as they needed to develop and injection mould a collection box in 100% recycled plastic containing materials from end-of-life Grundfos circulation pumps.
Grundfos has created a recycling system, Grundfos Take Back, which ensures that up to 98% of a used circulation pump is recycled. Instead of scrapping the pumps, they are returned to Grundfos in collection boxes and given new life as raw material.
Due to our one-stop shop, with all resources located in-house in Denmark, we were able to efficiently go through the following phases:
We have years of experience in injection moulding using 100% recycled plastic. In this case, we use partly recycled material supplied by Grundfos, combined with recycled plastic from our own stock.
After approval of the first items, we started serial production.
The boxes are moulded on our largest injection moulding machine.
It can injection mould plastic parts up to 41.5 kg with a clamping force of 4000 tonnes.
The finished collection box has been given a central position at the wholesaler.
Our development department mocked up the 3D drawing from Grundfos and made a flow analysis
The demand for items made from recycled materials is steadily increasing, and at Idé-Pro we have the experience to get these kinds of projects completed quickly and safely. We're pleased to see that the collection box has taken centre stage at Grundfos wholesalers. It's not in a back room, but on display and telling a story about sustainability.
"At Grundfos, we have a strong focus on our climate and work with circular economy. This includes our Take Back programme. Our idea of creating a Take Back collection box for our plastic from our production waste seemed unrealistic. But with great help and expertise from Idé-Pro, we are now one step closer to our goal."
Louise Schjøtt Nielsen, Project Manager Circular Economy, Grundfos