A Cool solution for Eminox

A major European manufacturer of purpose-designed stainless steel exhaust-systems and emission control devices for heavy-duty diesel engines, Eminox main manufacturing activity and head office is located on a 6.5-acre site in Gainsborough. The site is divided into three sections and comprises of new and old factory buildings providing a total of 66,000 square feet of manufacturing area.

The older style building has an apex roof and no natural ventilation. The 3000 sq. metre structure houses heavy-duty plant including presses, sheet metal equipment and tig welding equipment. During the summer months, temperatures on the factory floor reached in excess of 34°C on warm summer days making the 40 strong workforce extremely hot and uncomfortable. Their discomfort was exacerbated by the fact that all workers are required to wear overalls.

Looking at ways of overcoming the problem, Harry Fitzakerley, Head of Maintenance Health & Safety & Environment at Eminox looked at various options. Dismissing air conditioning as prohibitively expensive, his first consideration was to introduce air changing to provide between 12 and 15 changes per hour. However, he decided that this would only move air around the factory and not cool down temperatures.

Instead, he looked at installing the Breezair Evaporative Cooling System with louvre vents. Now, hot air is expelled through the louvres and cool, refreshing air is introduced to the factory via five Breezair units sited on the roof with the cool air being ducted through internal pipework to strategic locations within the factory.

“The Breezair has worked extremely well reducing temperatures by around 6°C”, said Harry Fitzakerley. “The workforce can regulate the system to control the level of cooling required”.

The Breezair system was installed through CoSaf Environments of Leigh in Lancashire, which has installed a number of Breezair systems in both factory and commercial environments.

Commenting Bob Sullivan, Director of CoSaf Environments said: “Because Eminox uses the tig welding process within the factory it was essential that any cooling system had to have a low velocity. We were able to design the Breezair system so that it was able to meet this specific requirement.”

Regarded as the most advanced evaporative cooling technology in the world, the environmentally friendly Breezair system is economic to install, cost effective to run and consumes less energy than conventional air-conditioning systems. Far more versatile than standard cooling methods, Breezair is capable of providing sufficient cool air to overflow and prevent hot air entering a building. As fresh air is continually drawn from outside, then passed over a saturated medium and washed, the potential for sick building syndrome from constantly circulating air is avoided.

The Breezair is suitable for both commercial and industrial applications in a spectrum of industries that include agriculture, horticulture, manufacturing, catering & hotels, and public and residential buildings. Manufactured to the highest standards, the Breezair is backed by Seeley International's 30 years of experience in climate control and the company's commitment to excellence in customer service.