Why did ebm-papst develop the RadiPac M?

Plastic impellers are often not permitted in the USA and China for fire protec­tion reasons, so ­there’s a very high demand for fans with metal impellers in these markets. What’s more, our customers often need very large sizes that cannot be achieved with plastic. That’s how the idea for the RadiPac M came about –  the metal version of the RadiPac product range in the third ­gener­a­tion.

What can customers expect from the product?

In addi­tion to the large sizes  – up to 800 millime­ters  –  and new motors up to size 280, the RadiPac M also achieves power outputs of up to 24 kilo­watts and gener­ates pres­sures of up to 2,200 pascals. For decades, 12 kilo­watts was our most powerful elec­tronics rating, but we can now go as high as twice that amount. The new impeller also has a higher displace­ment, meaning the same size can trans­port more air. Plus, when the RadiPac M is installed, there is more space between the housing wall and the fan. This reduces flow losses and makes the fan even more effi­cient, space-saving and quieter.

33.200 m³/h

maximum air flow

2.200 Pa

maximum pres­sure

Power output increase from

8 kW

to

24 kW

Speed stability is at

2.640 U/min

Was there anything special about the produc­tion process?

Yes, defi­nitely. The RadiPac M is an inter­na­tional project that was local­ized in three regions simul­ta­ne­ously for the first time  – that’s some­thing new for ebm-papst. The project team is also inter­na­tional. Unlike in the past, when we often launched new prod­ucts one after the other in the indi­vidual regions, we aimed for simul­ta­neous local­iza­tion right from the outset here. For example, based on regional market require­ments, we selected the sizes that were produced locally. The aim was to accel­erate the market launches and reduce logis­tics and trans­porta­tion costs by manu­fac­turing the product where it is needed. This is, of course, a complex approach to take and it brings with it new chal­lenges, but we will success­fully complete this step. It will enable us to supply our customers with their prod­ucts even faster in the future. From now on, the new impellers can be used glob­ally as stan­dard prod­ucts.

Our aim was to accel­erate the market launches by manu­fac­turing the product where it is needed.

Bern­hard Siedler, Global Product Manager for the RadiPac product range

Speaking of stan­dard prod­ucts, which appli­ca­tions is the RadiPac M intended for?

It’s a real cross-selling product because it covers so many different appli­ca­tions  – whether open-plan offices, school build­ings, hospi­tals or data centers, it can be used wher­ever air handling units provide venti­lation and air condi­tioning. For example, it can cope with high pres­sures in clean­rooms, it can cool server rooms and it can be placed on the roof of super­mar­kets. Several RadiPac can be combined in FanGrid modules to provide even more power.