You wouldn’t run a 5K without warming up a little first. Your boiler system doesn’t like a cold start either. Industrial boiler systems run most efficiently when the ambient air is preheated via industrial burners using Forced Draft Fans (FD Fans).
Well, when you are an owner of the company, growth is both. In an employee-owned company, that means that each employee has the potential to influence personal and company growth at the same time, leading to greater investment and greater ROI. It’s a powerful virtuous cycle.
Asphalt is one of those things we use nearly every day and rarely think about unless it’s in repair or needs to be. But where would we be without it? And behind the scenes, the Asphalt Plants and Industrial Fans pave the way to building our roads and highways.
We all know a great company culture when we feel it. There are plenty of ways a culture can be great, and most of them don’t happen by accident. Why does it matter? It feels like the right thing to do, but it’s not just a “feel good” thing; a great culture is a powerful driver of ROI in the form of everything from employee satisfaction and retention to productivity and customer loyalty.
Centrifugal Fan Discharge describes how to position the fan outlet (what direction it should point). This is a basic and important determination for your industrial fan application, assuming you want the air that is pulled into the fan to have somewhere to go when it leaves. Specifying the correct fan discharge helps to ensure smooth fan installation and system setup.
Why Top Performers Need the Challenge of Healthy Competition?
In sports, we often hear the phrase “to be the best, you have to beat the best.” It applies equally in our work environment. Our customers challenge us to be top performers, and we challenge each other to meet or beat their expectations – every single day.
In the optimal application, your inlet duct will have a long, straight pathway into the fan. The recommended length is as much as five to eight times the diameter of your duct. In the real world, it often is simply not practical or even possible. Fortunately, there is a next best option to create the runway the air needs on its way into your centrifugal fan – an inlet box.
One of the most important post-purchase questions is how to properly install and maintain an industrial exhaust fan in order to avoid problems. AirPro is an industrial blower manufacturer that considers installation and maintenance even before building your blower fan and takes into consideration the most common causes for operation problems with any industrial blower fan.
AirPro Customer Story: We recently got some great feedback from one of our customers in the Powder & Bulk Processing industry on how AirPro managed the quote, order, & installation phases of their project which, incidentally, included a few hiccups.
AirPro recently built Induced Draft Blowers for an overseas pharmaceutical dryer application. The fans were designed to pull over 100″ WGSP vacuum as they dry powder for final processing. AirPro performed a customer witnessed performance test to confirm actual results consistent with customer specifications.
A European company recently contracted AirPro to build an induced draft (ID) fan for their US-based project. The project had several custom requirements including a very short lead time within a fixed budget. Successful execution required a dedicated AirPro project team.
AirPro built the following fan for a Wisconsin company that dries potatoes for use in animal feed. The exhaust fan is installed at the end of the drying process. A gradual build-up of particulate on the wheel resulted in excessive fan vibration levels. AirPro field service technicians were hired to balance the fan, restoring it to smooth operation.
September’s story involves the Cheese & Whey industry. AirPro built four fans for a northeastern dairy processing facility. All fans, installed on a whey production system, were required to pass USDA food-safety inspection. The pictured fan, processing the hot air at the outlet of the dryer, included 304 Stainless Steel airstream parts (APIC).
AirPro Fan & Blower, a manufacturer of industrial-duty fans and blowers, announced on September 13, 2016 that it has transferred 100% ownership of the company to its employees via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
