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Contact Nordfab to find your local ducting expert: [email protected] Phone: 800-532-0830 www.nordfab-us.com Quick-Fit Used for Fume Control and Ventilation The world’s fastest ducting Goright PPL Goright PPL is a Denver-based manufacturer of plastic storage containers used in a variety of markets. Quick, Easy Installation and Reconfiguration The polymer extrusion blow molding process used generates fumes and heat, both of which need to be controlled in order to maintain em- ployee comfort and machine efficiency. When the management team at Goright PPL began assessing needs for a fume control and ventilation system for their 86,000 ft 2 facility, they considered that their growth plan would mean adding new machinery in the future. When the team learned about Nordfab ® Quick-Fit (QF ® ) clamp-together ducting and saw how easy QF ductwork is to install and reconfigure as needed, the team decided QF would be the best solution for their ducting needs. Goright PPL COO, Daniel Stotesbery, drew a layout of the manufacturing area using SketchUp. The SketchUp drawing was then provided to Nordfab’s Application Engineering team, which added the appropriately-sized ductwork to the drawing and provided a bill of material. The ability to install most of the ductwork using an in-house team was a factor in the selection of Quick-Fit. Goright PPL contracted with a local ventilation team to install the vent fan and the largest pieces of Quick-Fit ductwork, including those with diameters as large as 40". An in- house team of maintenance engineers installed the remaining ductwork, completing the install within a week. Goright PPL’s team is satisfied that the initial installation was successful and that adding duct drops during future equipment installations will be simple with Quick-Fit Ducting. An additional benefit cited by the Goright team— the ductwork will eventually need to be cleaned out to remove chemical buildup. Quick-Fit is easy to disassemble, clean and re-use. Nordfab Quick-Fit ® Ducting In Polymer Manufacturing Installation drawings were completed in SketchUp.

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Page 1: Nordfab Quick-Fit Ducting In Polymer Manufacturing · plastic storage containers used in a variety of markets. Quick, Easy Installation and Reconfiguration The polymer extrusion blow

Contact Nordfab to find your local ducting expert:[email protected]

Phone: 800-532-0830

www.nordfab-us.com

Quick-Fit Used for Fume Control and Ventilation

The world’s fastest ducting™

Goright PPLGoright PPL is a Denver-based manufacturer of plastic storage containers used in a variety of markets.

Quick, Easy Installation and Reconfiguration The polymer extrusion blow molding process used generates fumes and heat, both of which need to be controlled in order to maintain em-ployee comfort and machine efficiency. When the management team at Goright PPL began assessing needs for a fume control and ventilation system for their 86,000 ft2 facility, they considered that their growth plan would mean adding new machinery in the future.When the team learned about Nordfab® Quick-Fit (QF®) clamp-together ducting and saw how easy QF ductwork is to install and reconfigure as needed, the team decided QF would be the best solution for their ducting needs. Goright PPL COO, Daniel Stotesbery, drew a layout of the manufacturing area using SketchUp. The SketchUp drawing was then provided to Nordfab’s Application Engineering team, which added the appropriately-sized ductwork to the drawing and provided a bill of material.The ability to install most of the ductwork using an in-house team was a factor in the selection of Quick-Fit. Goright PPL contracted with a local ventilation team to install the vent fan and the largest pieces of Quick-Fit ductwork, including those with diameters as large as 40". An in-house team of maintenance engineers installed the remaining ductwork, completing the install within a week. Goright PPL’s team is satisfied that the initial installation was successful and that adding duct drops during future equipment installations will be simple with Quick-Fit Ducting. An additional benefit cited by the Goright team—the ductwork will eventually need to be cleaned out to remove chemical buildup. Quick-Fit is easy to disassemble, clean and re-use.

Nordfab Quick-Fit® DuctingIn Polymer Manufacturing

Installation drawings were completed in SketchUp.