Vertical Farming is still in its infancy in many places, but if Artechno Growsys­tems has its way, this will soon change. The Dutch company invents and builds cells that grow lettuce, herbs and fruit in perfect condi­tions. »

In a pioneering devel­op­ment project at Kappler CNC, Heidinger, Cabero and ebm-papst neo are demon­strating how a digital twin can help take system reli­a­bility and effi­ciency to a new level.»

Haglund Industri is a Swedish manu­fac­turer of refrig­er­ating appli­ances for the catering sector. In their new BRIS refrig­er­ator series, they exploit the phys­ical laws of convec­tion to reduce energy consump­tion through addi­tional air flows in the refrig­er­ator. Energy-saving fans from ebm-papst provide help here.»

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.»

The FanScout helps with choosing the right fan solu­tion for a partic­ular appli­ca­tion. It is intu­itive to use and now works without instal­la­tion on the computer, simply on the web. Plan­ners and manu­fac­turers in air condi­tioning and venti­lation tech­nology profit from filters such as sustain­ability aspects, life cycle costs, and redun­dancy require­ments.»

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.»

Compact fans and fans with a long duty cycle are oper­ated in refrig­er­ated display cases, refrig­er­ated cabi­nets and bottle coolers in super­mar­kets, as well as in large cold storage facil­i­ties. EC fans with their high effi­ciency levels are becoming increas­ingly popular in this field, not least because of rising energy costs. Intel­li­gent networking options can also simplify service and main­te­nance.»

Contin­uous cooling or freezing of goods in super­mar­kets’ sales and storage areas is essen­tial for quality assur­ance. Fans play a central role here, both in super­market cabi­nets for normal cooling and deep-freezing and in air condi­tioning systems in the super­market building.»

Vilpe Sense from Finnish company Vilpe detects water damage in roofs before it occurs. The system dissi­pates excess mois­ture to the outside, by using an EC centrifugal fan from ebm-papst.»

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.»

In the fight against climate change, Swiss company Clime­works is filtering a large amount of carbon dioxide from Iceland’s air with the “Orca” CO₂ suction unit and conveying it into the ground.»

The AxiRev 126 is the new stan­dard for effi­cient push-pull appli­ca­tions in resi­den­tial venti­lation. Tobias Sieger, respon­sible for the venti­lation design and flow simu­la­tion, explains how the reversing fan achieves this.»

According to the so-called F-Gas Regu­la­tion, emis­sions of fluo­ri­nated green­house gases (F-gases) in the EU are to be signif­i­cantly reduced by 2030. It is there­fore essen­tial to switch to natural refrig­er­ants with a low global warming poten­tial (GWP). However, these are often flam­mable. This means that all compo­nents installed in heat pumps, for example, must meet the stan­dards for flam­mable refrig­er­ants. This also applies to the fans used, but these also need to be as quiet and energy-effi­­cient as possible.»

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.»

Walter Roller GmbH & Co. began to system­at­i­cally convert their refrig­er­a­tion and air-condi­­tioning equip­ment over to EC tech­nology as early as 2011. Pioneers CEO Wolf­gang Krenn and Product Manager Andreas Binder discuss what drives them, how their customers have reacted, and the role that EC plays for them today.»