Choosing a fan that can deliver a precise airflow and a consistent pressure in and out of spray booths is critical when removing fumes and overspray, and ensures an adequate change in makeup air in paint booths. Paint shops in most manufacturing plants are the largest consumer of energy, especially in the automotive industry. Therefore choosing the most effective and efficient ventilation components is the only solution to delivering an energy efficient and greener manufacturing plant.
Axair’s industrial range of impellers and fans adhere to industry standards, specifications and meet the requirements of paint shops in both standard and custom manufacturing plants. Paint shops in most manufacturing plants are the largest consumer of energy, especially in the automotive industry. Therefore choosing the most effective and efficient ventilation components is the only solution to delivering an energy efficient and greener manufacturing plant.
Sourcing fans with motors for spray booth ventilation can make plant assembly a little more cumbersome and manufacturers often have different suppliers for their motors. This can lead to delays in production as engineers have to find a work around a fan and motor module to ensure it fits, quite often this can lead to unbalanced impellers and a lack of performance. Choosing to source a correctly sized impeller for a spray booth application based on its own advantageous qualities, is the preferred route for the largest players in the paint booth market and one that smaller independent paint booth manufacturers are looking to replicate. With this method, the manufacturer supplies their own motor that is located outside of the airstream for additional safety.
When we supply the impeller only, in line with major manufacturer preferences, we advise our clients to use the LRHF range of aluminium impellers along with matching inlet rings from our manufacturing partner, Rosenberg. The LRHF range, also referred to as the R63 range of impellers are manufactured from a lightweight aluminium material ensuring they are much easier to transport and install than steel alternatives. Our industrial team can advise on the motor and shaft size that are suitable for the impeller we chose, ensuring that it meets your operating point of X airflow @ X pressure, so the unit performs accurately. Taper lock bushes are also supplied according to the shaft size.
Where ATEX motors are required, the onus is on the manufacturer to determine the zone that the unit will be operating in and take responsibility for the appropriateness of the motor they select. Usually motors are 400V, 3 phase with inverter control. Where required this can be supplied with an inverter drive that is suitable for the chosen motor.
We help spray booth manufacturers precisely match the size of the motor and fan performance for each paint booth so that each fan operates at dBa levels within specified levels.
