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By mid-1996, ERCOM Composite Recycling GmbH had mechanically recycled over 1 million SMC parts. Production scrap accounted for 750,000 parts and post consumer scraps 250,000 (from the Mercedes Recycling System MeRSy, BMW repair shops and Deutsche Telekom dismantling plants). As a result, over 2 million parts containing recyclate were put back into service in automobiles, including spare wheel well (Audi 320,000), noise barrier shield (VW 250,000), truck bumpers and front end panels (Mercedes Benz 600,000), sunroof frames (350,000), and other components (450,000). 

Relative value analysis can be distorted by the retail bid phenomenon Issuers with high name recognition (such as Deutsche Telekom in Germany) are more heavily demanded by retail investors. This may lead to spread narrowing and thus a price increase of the bond. 

The big market of toys includes the use of smart microprocessor-based technology. Foremost player in this innovative technology is the MIT Media Laboratory s Toys of Tomorrow (TOT) consortium that was organized April 1998. Members include Acer, Bandai America, Deutsche Telekom, Energizer, Intel, Disney, LEGO, Mattel, Motorola, Polar Electro Oy, TOMY, and the International Olympic Committee. 

You also have the means to use the SC software via partners such as Deutsche Telekom as an application service providing solution. This is currently being implemented successfully by one of our customers - an automotive component supplier - with global activities. 

Regarding the expense of quality testing controlling quality characteristics, this can essentially be performed only in facilities of big users. Smaller users can profit from the testing of the big users that means a product that is qualified by Deutsche Bahn AG, Deutsche Telekom, Bundeswehr, Mercedes Benz, or Volkswagen, just to mention some of the big users, is recommended for use also for smaller users. 

This chapter discusses aspects of the use of stationary batteries within the Deutsche Telekom AG. The names Deutsche Telekom or Telekom shall be used, although the responsibility for the area power supply for telecommunication networks was transferred to the Deutsche Telekom Immobilien und Service GmbH, (De Te Immobilien), a 100% subsidiary company of the Telekom, since January 1, 1996. At present, the DeTe Immobilien takes care of approximately 12,000 power supplies with a capacity overall of nearly 22 million Ah. 

In the area of the Deutsche Telekom, most different battery systems are as shown in Figure 8.1. Primary batteries mainly are used in measuring instruments. Alkaline secondary batteries (accumulators) have a great importance in the area of communication technology, such as on mobile phones as well as on cordless phones. Still they are used as starter batteries for mobile network substitute installations (generator sets). 

Figure 8.1 Overview of the batteries in use within Deutsche Telekom. 

Valve-regulated batteries have been use at Deutsche Telekom since the end of the 1980s. First these batteries were put into low scope purposes for testing. Their use was forced strongly with the extension of telecommunications in the new countries (area of the former GDR), so that today approximately 1700 locations (mainly cell capacities of 200 Ah up to 1500 Ah) with valve-regulated batteries are realized. Since these product series permit the use of batteries in applications in which the use of vented batteries is completely impossible, valve-regulated batteries of small capacity (bloc batteries up to 65 Ah) are used today in most facilities. Main focuses of use are converters for the transition from copper wires to glass fiber. 

The basis of the conception and dimension of the power supply of a location is the concept of energy reserve of the Deutsche Telekom. It includes commitments to the general concept and the dimension of the components of the power supply on the basis of local conditions, including, in particular (a) importance of the telecommunication consumer, (b) power demands, and (c) attainability of the facility. 

With reunification, Deutsche Telekom got the big task to plan the extension of the telecommunication networks in the new countries within the shortest time possible and to manage an essential basis for further development. The high structural requirements had to be implemented in short time along with the technical ones so telecommunications equipment was first accommodated at main locations in containers and a large number in so-called multifunctional cubicles (MUK) (Figure 8.7)... 

The purchasing of batteries in use by Deutsche Telekom takes place over framework contracts. Through these it is guaranteed that only released batteries and released battery accessories are delivered to the Telekom. Further deliveries can be abandoned if there are problems with a certain product within a short time. The acceptance of the delivery to the Telekom is given if proof of the observance of quality handicaps is produced by a type pattern test and regular audits at the manufacturer. Tests of several years that are enforced in the central laboratory of the Telekom in Steinfurt are prerequisite for the transaction of the type pattern test. The quality handicaps are worked out in a form of technical delivery conditions for the individual series. It is important on this occasion that no particular products are... 

Fraunhofer ISST developed a basic concept to realize the structure described above. In collaboration with IT-experts (Deutsche Telekom AG, Deutsche Post AG a. o.), quality standards will be conceived which are aligned to the requirements of the IT branch. Graduates from IT basic vocational training courses, university dropouts and unemployed IT-specialist are the target groups. They will be offered new carrier prospects by means of further education (Grunwald Rohs 2000). 

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