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Air Movement, Fans & Ventilation
or aluminium, the company is expanding its composite materials area.
Guide to air
“It is essential for us to create extra space for additional composite material injection mould- ing machines.”
Ziehl-Abegg is expanding its production facili- ties or optimising existing plants worldwide: both in Schöntal-Bieringen where the alumini- um casting operation is based, as well as at its locations in America and Asia.
With this investment, the company is further ex- panding the resilience of its supply chains as well.
Fenkl said it represents a high level of vertical integration.
“We will continue to build on this strength whilst at the same time driving the digital busi- ness forward,” he said.
”Ziehl-Abegg motors and fans have been In- dustry 4.0-compatible for many years, they can be integrated into and controlled in networks via Ethernet or Bluetooth. Ziehl-Abegg is pressing ahead with this trend of integration with its own Cloud solution. “
Fenkl said during the 2008 global economic crisis, sales fell 17 per cent and then increased by more than 20 per cent the following year.
“That was only because we have very good products as well as motivated and qualified em- ployees,” he said.
Against this background, Ziehl-Abegg is now purposely investing on a countercyclical basis. “When the corona and resulting economic crisis is over, we will be able to hit the ground running once again,” Fenkl said.
“The new building offers us the opportunity to increase the current number of employees at Zie- hl-Abegg in the Hohenlohe Business Park from just over 800 to more than 1,000.”
Touring the site, the German Minister for Eco- nomic Affairs, Dr Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, praised the investment in fan manufacturing.
“The new construction project is a clear com- mitment to Baden-Württemberg as a location for manufacturing and innovation,” she said.
“Our state needs companies like Ziehl-Abegg SE that take on a leadership role in our economy, particularly during difficult times.”
dampers for smoke control
THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE of Refrigera- tion, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) has released two Design Application (DA) man- uals that focus on fire, smoke, and (smoke ex- haust) air dampers in the HVAC industry.
The DA manuals are titled DA05 Guide to Fire and Smoke Control in Buildings using AS 1668 Part 1, and DA06 Guide to Fire, Smoke and Air Dampers using AS 1682 Parts 1 & 2 promotes the correct design, installation, and commissioning of smoke control systems within the HVAC in- dustry.
Smoke control systems are vital to minimise the hazard from smoke, and the manual is a guide to using and applying AS 1668.1-2015 The use of ventilation and air conditioning in build- ings. Part 1: Fire and smoke control in buildings.
DA06 covers the correct selection, installa- tion, and commissioning of fire, smoke, and (smoke exhaust) air dampers within the HVAC industry and associated trades.
ABOVE: The manual aims to improve the legal compliance of damper applications.
It aims to assist and improve the legal compli- ance of damper applications by providing tech- nical guidance, and steps through the entire damper life-cycle.
AIRAH’s education and technical services manager, Brendan Pejkovic, said AIRAH hopes the two newest DA manuals will be a valuable resource for the industry.
“DA05 and DA06 focus on AS1668.1 and AS1682 Parts 1 and 2 and how mechanical design engineers should apply these Standards,” he said.
Fire protection platform incorporates standards
AUSTRALIAN SOFTWARE PROVIDER Fire- Mate has embedded Australian Standards within an innovative platform that aims to support fire protection specialists to work more efficiently.
The platform provides users with compliance reporting, asset management and defect quot- ing. It refines a historically manual fire mainte- nance and inspection process reliant on forms and paper into a cohesive digital solution.
FireMate managing director, Rob Thomas, said as a former fire protection professional with over 20 years of industry experience, he under- stands the need to have Australian Standards at your fingertips.
“We are excited to give fire compliance profes- sionals an alternative way to access Australian Standards while they are on the job,” he said.
“With our software, we are giving users a snap- shot of key information and business insights needed to run their fire maintenance business.
”We support users from strategic implementa- tion to ongoing support through our hands-on and customisable approach to training.”
The software fully incorporates AS 1851:2012, Routine service of fire protection systems and equipment, an essential standard for fire protec- tion specialists as it sets out requirements for the inspection, testing, preventive maintenance and survey of fire protection systems and equipment.
Assistant minister for industry development, Jonathon Duniam, said it is great to see Australian intellect leading the world forward in fire safety.
Aside from AS 1851:2012, other critical Aus- tralian Standards relevant to the maintenance of fire protection systems are integrated into the platform.
More details available at Standards Australia web site.
ABOVE LEFT: The inspection process is now part of a digital solution.
KEY PROJECT DATA
Cost of construction: 16 million euros (building with 10 loading ramps)
180 additional jobs for employees Additional utilisable area: 8,400 square metres, 1.000 of which is for offices
Total previous production area in the Business Park: 44,240 square metres Total number of employees in the Business Park approx. 850 (in total 2,400 in Hohenlohe, 4,300 worldwide).
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