Mechanical Training at autoFORM/Auto Design – when selection ignores experience and slams the door on motivated candidates

by Thröl Haartkor 10 octobre 2025 in English | A world without plastic / industrial criticism0 commentstags: AutoDesign, Autoform, Critique globale, Forem, formation, foutage de gueule, Frein à l'emploi, garage, Gestion Garage, le roi des teubés, mécanisme institutionnel, Partenaire Forem, Roi de pacotille, Throl, ThrölHaartkor
Chez AutoFORM, l’évaluation ne ressemble pas à une transmission de savoir, mais à un jugement hâtif. Cinq mots jetés comme une gifle : “aucun rapport avec la mécanique.” Suffisants, selon eux, pour effacer des années d’expérience. Un décalage avec les réalités actuelles, une prise en compte limitée des technologies modernes : c’est ainsi que j’ai perçu l’approche proposée. Un certain écart entre les approches pédagogiques proposées et les enjeux actuels liés à la technologie automobile. Le modèle de formation tel que je l’ai perçu lors de mon entretien, semble être calqué sur une vision datée de la mécanique et éloignée des réalités techniques actuelles. De ce que j'ai pu constater, l’évaluation a semblé expéditive et en décalage avec certaines technologies récentes (ex. IA embarquée). Au cours de l’entretien, un échange m’a particulièrement marqué. Lorsque j’ai mentionné des termes comme “IA” ou “GPT”, on m’a demandé de préciser ce que cela signifiait. J’ai effectivement été très surpris qu’en 2025, dans un contexte lié aux technologies actuelles, certaines notions comme l’Intelligence Artificielle suscitent encore des interrogations. Ce moment a provoqué un vrai malaise chez moi: comment accorder sa confiance dans un cursus qui ne semble même pas au fait des technologies modernes ? Je suis ressorti de cet échange plus sceptique que motivé. Dans mon cas, le filtre mis en place à l'entrée de la formation m’a semblé privilégier l’alignement au moule plutôt que la transférabilité des compétences. Dès qu’on s’écarte du profil‑type, la porte paraît se refermer très vite.

Disposable plastic: why a commission of legitimacy is urgently needed

by Thröl Haartkor 1 septembre 2025 in English | A world without plastic / industrial criticism0 commentstags: #EconomieCirculaire, #Nomacorc, #PlasticPollution, #Vinventions, BeatPlasticPollution, EcologicalTransition, Geneva2025, HighAmbitionCoalition, INC5.2, Plastic Biosourcé, PlasticsTreaty, ResponsiblePackaging, SingleUsePlastics, Throl, ThrölHaartkor
What if we stopped swallowing industrial fairy tales? This question isn’t a rhetorical caress. It’s a grenade. We already know what’s harmful, and yet we keep producing it. In the marine environment, the plastic stock is estimated at between 75 and 199 million tons. And every year, about 19 to 23 million additional tons end up in lakes, rivers, and oceans (order of magnitude set for 2016, almost certainly higher now since nothing has changed). [1] That’s the equivalent of dumping the contents of a garbage truck into the ocean every single minute. [2] What if we flipped the logic? If it were the producer who had to prove that their disposable item is absolutely essential, that no durable alternative exists, that the total environmental impact is justified, and finally, that production is calibrated to actual utility - not to maximum profit? We’d go from “citizen proves the product is harmful” to “seller proves it actually saves something”. We’re not talking about a utopia [...]

Cork vs Plastic: A Durable Duel

by Thröl Haartkor 1 août 2025 in English | A world without plastic / industrial criticism0 commentstags: #Nomacorc, #PlasticPollution, #SustainableWine, #Vinventions, #WineClosure, Biodiversité, chêne Liège, EcologicalTransition, Nurdles, Plastic Biosourcé, ResponsiblePackaging, Suberaie, Throl, ThrölHaartkor, WineIndustry
Cork didn’t wait for green slogans to exist. For centuries, it has sealed bottles, protected ecosystems, employed people. And above all, it has stored carbon for decades, silently, without storytelling Then one day, industry showed up, with its big boots, its lab genius, its R&D... and bio-based plastic was born. A green plastic, eco on the label, promoted by a generation of salespeople who confuse marketing with ecology... but who understand nothing about life. They claim that sugarcane does better than cork oak. Faster, more modern, more scalable. Numbers, always numbers!! But we love numbers too... So let’s make them speak differently. Because this duel is rigged. Yes, sugarcane captures fast, but it releases just as fast. If bio-based plastic makes promises, it pollutes silently. And while those illusionists count grams of CO₂, cork stores kilos, without cheating. Here is a critical and data-driven panorama. A demonstration that sometimes, the best innovation is simply not having been dumb enough to know it all along... and wanting to replace it for profit.

Craftsmanship in Danger: PMSweet and the Lexical Blur

by Thröl Haartkor 17 juillet 2025 in English | A world without plastic / industrial criticism0 commentstags: Artisanal VS Artisans, Critical Thinking, CustomGPT, Death of Artisans, Define Craftsmanship, EditorialAI, EU Craftsmanship, European Community, European Legal Void, European Lexical Laxity, OpenAI, PMSweet, Robotic Craftsmanship, Throl, Thröl Haartkor
Ah, PMSweet, the macaron champion! Started in a garage, now a monster of automation cranking out 1 million macarons a day. But can we really talk about craftsmanship with 350 employees and robots galore? In Belgium, being an artisan is a real obstacle course: 20 employees max, hands in the dough, and a recognition logo. Yet “artisanal” roams free like an influencer at a party, with no clear definition. The result? An overworked pastry chef facing a macaron factory that can claim to be artisanal without title or merit. Beautiful irony, isn’t it?

The B Corp label myth exposed

by Thröl Haartkor 12 juillet 2025 in English | A world without plastic / industrial criticism0 commentstags: #CriticalThinking, B Corp certification, Blind spots, Certification criteria, Corporate exemplarity, Corporate governance, Corporate social responsibility, CustomGPT, Environmental impact, Impact assessment, PMSweet, Social impact, Sustainable label, Throl, Thröl Haartkor
Ah, B Corp - the business world’s superhero, only with a cardboard suit. This glittering badge could be a ticket to a better world, but mostly works as a blinding shop window, masking shady practices and a real lack of transformation. Companies tick the shiny boxes, while the dark corners stay untouched. Great for their marketing animations! Meanwhile, a few decent SMEs try to act responsibly, but most corporate giants keep dancing their usual ballet without changing the tune. In short, B Corp is flashy smoke and mirrors - with no real change in sight!

Transparency in closures: a necessity for sustainable wine

by Thröl Haartkor 28 juin 2025 in English | A world without plastic / industrial criticism0 commentstags: #CriticalThinking, #PlasticPollution, #SustainableWine, #WineClosure, BioBasedPlastic, Bioplastics, CircularEconomy, EcologicalTransition, ImportanceOfTheCap, ResponsiblePackaging, SustainablePackaging, Throl, Thröl Haartkor, WineIndustry, WineLabel
The plastic stopper, often sidelined in sustainability discussions around wine, raises crucial questions about transparency and truthfulness in labeling. Including the stopper type on wine labels could illuminate what consumers are actually buying - cutting through the greenwashed narratives that dominate the industry. Whether cork, aluminum or plastic, the stopper carries serious environmental implications, and the material choice deserves to be stated outright. By embracing this level of transparency, producers can build a more genuine relationship with their consumers - reinforcing the wine sector’s ecological commitments with actual consistency.

WCM, EFQM and ISO: It’s time to question everything

by Thröl Haartkor 27 juin 2025 in English | A world without plastic / industrial criticism0 commentstags: #CriticalThinking, #PlasticPollution, #SustainableWine, #WineClosure, BioBasedPlastic, Bioplastics, CircularEconomy, EcologicalTransition, ISO9001, ResponsiblePackaging, SustainablePackaging, Throl, Thröl Haartkor, WineIndustry, WMC
🏆 Industrial excellence? A trophy, a photo, a story. (WCM. EFQM. ISO.) Labels that validate the narrative, not the experience. What they measure: compliance. What they ignore: wear, reality, silences. No human evaluation. No lived transformation. Just a mirror held up to the public. A trophy changes nothing. It just looks pretty on the mantel. Thröl Haartkor Mk III - When you can’t listen to the teams, you collect medals.

Decoding Vinventions’ 2024 CSR Report: Truth or Spin?

by Thröl Haartkor 25 juin 2025 in English | A world without plastic / industrial criticism0 commentstags: #CriticalThinking, #EcoMarketing, #Nomacorc, #PlasticPollution, #SustainableWine, #Vinventions, #WineClosure, BioBasedPlastic, Bioplastics, CircularEconomy, EcologicalTransition, SustainablePackaging, Throl, Thröl Haartkor Mk IV, WineIndustry
Welcome to the dazzling world of Vinventions, the plastic cap champion celebrating 25 years of sustainable innovation, or more honestly, 25 years perfecting the art of recycled marketing. Their 2024 CSR report is packed with flashy stats like 73% recycled caps, but the real question is, recycled how? Pre-consumer or post-consumer? And what about that 78% “sustainable energy” claim, which could just be a heartfelt tribute to the green tint of a kilowatt? Bottom line, it is a festival of sugar-coated promises without a shred of proof for real environmental commitment. Think about it. A stoper on a problem that desperately needs a real closure.

Vinventions: Ecological Innovation or Pure Illusion?

by Thröl Haartkor 25 juin 2025 in English | A world without plastic / industrial criticism0 commentstags: #EcoMarketing, #Nomacorc, #PlasticPollution, #SustainableWine, #Vinventions, #WineClosure, BioBasedPlastic, Bioplastics, CircularEconomy, EcologicalTransition, ResponsiblePackaging, SustainablePackaging, Throl, Thröl Haartkor Mk IV, WineIndustry
Vinventions, the grand wizard of plastic caps, serves up a story where plastic gets cast as the new eco-hero. We’re promised “recyclable” and “carbon-neutral” products, all wrapped up in their Green Line - which, spoiler, usually ends up in the incinerator rather than any recycling bin. Like a movie star, it dazzles, but that shine covers up a much duller reality. Bottom line: with carbon neutrality floating in artistic blur and durability tests nowhere to be seen, you start to wonder if their caps are really made to stroke your conscience... or just your wine!

Toward a plastic-free future: change the logic

by Thröl Haartkor 19 juin 2025 in English | A world without plastic / industrial criticism0 commentstags: #CriticalThinking, #EcoMarketing, #PlasticPollution, #SustainableWine, #WineClosure, BioBasedPlastic, Bioplastics, BlackGoldIsCrumbling, CircularEconomy, EcologicalTransition, FuturWithoutPlastic, ResponsiblePackaging, Throl, Thröl Haartkor Mk III, WineIndustry
Plastic, that good old 21st-century parasite, lives on in new disguises: welcome to “bio-based plastic”! We figured swapping oil for plants might give our queens of hell a touch of dignity. Spoiler alert: plastic is still plastic, whether it comes from cornfields or crude. Basically, we slapped a green smile on a monster that refuses to die. The waste keeps piling up, and this so-called “innovation” might just be a masterclass in marketing spin. So... when do we finally break up with plastic for real?