Cooling towers, recog­nized as crucial cooling devices, find wide­spread use in indus­trial parks, urban complexes, and city centers. Beyond their cooling effi­ciency, energy consump­tion and reli­a­bility are indis­pens­able factors for eval­u­ating cooling tower perfor­mance. KINFIT, a promi­nent domestic manu­fac­turer of central air condi­tioning equip­ment, recently joined forces with ebm-papst to revamp the cooling tower systems at a semi­con­ductor facility.»

To ensure that the fabrics of the Maison Deveaux weaving mill in Saint-Vincent-de-Reins, France, meet the highest stan­dards, the air quality must be just right. »

Frese­nius Kabi is working on its climate foot­print. Part of these efforts is a retrofit at the Uppsala site with more than 150 fans being replaced. This will deliver energy savings of 30 percent per year for the company. Thanks to the redun­dancy of the FanGrid solu­tion, the company no longer has to fear stop­pages costing hundreds of thou­sands of euros.»

In a care­fully planned and opti­mally prepared campaign, the leading Swiss dairy processor Emmi at its Suhr site, is replacing AC fans on 69 coolers with modern EC vari­ants, while they are still in oper­a­tion. Project manager Matthias Künzli is now delighted with the huge energy savings – and much more.»

The venti­lation system in the speed skating rink at Berlin’s Sport­forum sports complex still used old belt-driven fans. They consumed a lot of elec­tricity, made a lot of noise and if they failed, the entire system came to a stand­still. High time for an upgrade to effi­cient RadiPac fans.»

Completely replacing old venti­lation systems is time-consuming and costly. The retrofit project at a large furni­ture store in Dubai shows that there is a better solu­tion: EC fans in the form of a FanGrid and demand-based control.»

In building tech­nology, demand for decen­tral­ized resi­den­tial venti­lation systems is increasing with growing envi­ron­mental protec­tion and energy effi­ciency require­ments. The devices installed in the façade are not only suit­able for reno­va­tion work, but are also gaining impor­tance in new build­ings. For push-pull appli­ca­tions, there are now new, energy-effi­cient fans that impress with their high effi­ciency, pleasant oper­ating noise and compact dimen­sions.»

To protect his employees, Michael Braun of the Beck­stein wine­growers’ coop­er­a­tive replaced his old venti­lation system with a new one. The system reli­ably draws dangerous fermen­ta­tion gases outside, while also creating more room and peace for wine produc­tion.»

If there is one thing a super­market does not need, it is reno­va­tion work taking place during the most impor­tant shop­ping season. So it is a relief that ebm-papst found an uncon­ven­tional solu­tion for the cold water system of a South African hyper­market in collab­o­ra­tion with HCM, a refrig­er­a­tion and air condi­tioning company.»

Centrifugal fans from ebm-papst set new stan­dards: Thanks to aero­dy­namic opti­miza­tions, inno­v­a­tive mate­rials, sophis­ti­cated design details, and highly effi­cient EC motors with intel­li­gent control elec­tronics, they not only deliver signif­i­cantly more air perfor­mance than before, but they are also partic­u­larly quiet and effi­cient.»

When it comes to imple­menting a retrofit, Thomas Häberle are in demand. He plans and directs the retro­fitting busi­ness at Kratschmayer, and explains what one defi­nitely should do – and what not to do.»

Ralf Mühleck, Team Leader, Commer­cial Venti­lation, is an expert in retro­fitted fans at ebm-papst and always knows the right product for any project.»

The venti­lation system in the Australian Birk­dale Shop­ping Center was nearing end of life. So what do you do to continue to make the purchasing expe­ri­ence of approx­i­mately 2,000 customers per day pleasant? An upgrade was required!»

So that a pigpen does not live up to its name — at least when it comes to the air — good venti­lation is required. Following a retrofit, the Momeyers near Celle are also saving a lot of money.»

Tech­nology from ebm-papst has saved UK retailer Marks & Spencer half a million pounds.»

At the end of each shift, employees in Europe’s largest pig slaugh­ter­house scrub the work areas until they are spick-and-span. Thanks to an upgraded venti­lation system, work can now resume faster after cleaning has finished, and the oper­ator also consumes far less energy in the process.»

A loud venti­lation system was a headache for the teachers and the pupils at the Back­askolan in Malmö, Sweden. Then came Martin Jörgensen, a tech­ni­cian from Cave­rion, to quiet things down.»