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HUMIDIFICATION INAUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING
Humidification and Evaporative Cooling
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Condair humidifiers are used inautomotive manufacturing facilitiesaround the World to control thehumidity in paint spray booths,sanding decks and engine test cells.
Some of the World’s leadingautomotive companies put their trustin Condair humidification systems to help them achieve their production objectives.
TRUSTED TECHNOLOGY
Condair has manufacturing facilities inCanada, UK, Denmark, Germany,Switzerland and China as well as salesoperations in 12 countries anddistributors in over 40 more.
The company has been serving theglobal automotive industry for morethan 65 years and is highly experiencedin delivering the right solution for aclient’s requirements.
Humidification systems are designedfor each application by experiencedautomotive humidification experts tocreate the optimal productionenvironment. If required, Condair’sregional R&D departments can workwith a client’s production team todeliver innovative solutions for anautomotive manufacturing or testing process.
Condair’s specialist humidificationengineering teams can offerinstallation, commissioning andmaintenance support to ensureimproved production efficienciescontinue to return on the initialinvestment for many years.
GLOBAL EXPERTISE, LOCAL SOLUTIONS
Jaguar Land Rover, UK
Renault, MoroccoCitroën Sport, France
Volvo Trucks, France
Renault F1, France
General Motors, Germany
Volkswagen, Germany
Volvo Trucks, Sweden
Autoliv, SwedenPeugeot, UK
Rolls Royce, UK
General Motors, UK
Aston Martin, UKNissan – UK
Ricardo – UKPorsche -Germany
BMW, Germany
Mercedes-Benz -Germany
Audi -GermanyGeneral Motors, Belgium
Renault, France
Toyota, France
Volvo, Sweden
Volkswagen, India
Shanghai Saic-Metzeler, China
Toyota, USGeneral Motors, US
Caterpillar, US
Continental, US
PPG Automotive Coatings, US
Kay Automotive Graphics, US Flextronics, US
Pirelli, Mexico
Pirelli, Brazil
Honda, US
Ford, USNissan, US
Magna, US BASF, US
Calibre, US
Ford, Australia
Holden, Australia
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IMPROVED MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCYCorrect humidification within an automotive manufacturing or testing facilitywill improve production efficiencies in several areas across the plant.
Paint spray boothsThe optimum humidity for the transferof paint from the spray nozzle tobodywork is 72% relative humidity.Correct humidification prevents theevaporation of water-based paint,allowing it to reach the bodywork asthe manufacturer intended. Combatingpaint evaporation also reduces theintroduction of paint dust to the spraybooth. These benefits combine toimprove the finish quality of thebodywork, reduce sandingrequirements and lower paint costs byavoiding atmospheric losses.
Paint spray booths are typically servedby central air handling units thatemploy in-duct humidifiers. Due to thehigh volume of air required low energysystems are used such as spray,evaporative or gas-fired steam.
Sanding decksBy maintaining 55% relative humidityin sanding decks, dust is suppressedand static build-up reduced. Thisprevents airborne paint dust frombeing attracted to the surface of thebodywork, greatly decreasing sandingtime and improving the quality of the finish.
As these areas are usually very warm,the air supplied to them from centralair handling units is cold with lowmoisture content. Direct airhumidification is therefore requiredand is typically provided by spraysystems as they offer humidity controlas well as around 4°C of evaporativecooling.
Engine testingExhaust emission testing must becarried out within certain temperatureand humidity ranges so it is importanthumidification systems can meet thecontrol tolerance and provide reliablehumidification.
Electric steam humidifiers are oftenused to provide close humidity controlwhile gas-fired steam, evaporative orin-duct spray systems can offer a lowercost and lower maintenancealternative.
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Evaporative humidification In-duct or direct air spray humidification
Gas-fired steam humidification Electric steam humidification
Condair manufactures acomprehensive range of humidifiersystems across all types ofhumidification technology. Thisenables Condair’s humidificationengineers to always be able torecommend the right solution for a client.
Alongside humidification systemsCondair also offers a wide range ofassociated products such as watertreatment systems, air compressors,pumps and humidity monitors.
SOLUTIONS FOR AUTOMOTIVE HUMIDIFICATIONASK US FOR A FREE ON-SITE CONSULTATION
Head officeCondair AGTalstrasse 35-37, CH-8088 Pfäffikon, SwitzerlandTel: +41 (0)55 416 6111 - [email protected] - www.condair.com
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