FANQUIP has launched a fan maintenance service across all industries, providing a way to regularly check ventilation and heating system to prevent problems.
According to Fanquip, many fan systems operate 24 hours a day, and most components are under a lot of operating stress, so constant inspections are vital. Yet, many operators take no notice of their fans and associated systems until there is a costly physical breakdown.
Bearings tend to be the first to break down in an industrial fan system, reducing performance. However, many other components need to be checked, such as wiring, casing, fixtures, fan blades, motors, and ducting.
During a recent maintenance inspection for one of its clients, Fanquip engineers found a hole in the underside of a section of ducting that conveys a high rate of air, day in day out.
According to Fanquip, its engineers are trained to detect subtle pressure differences throughout a ducting system, allowing them to identify a pressure drop along that specific section of ducting.
Fanquip says even a problem with bearings is very difficult to detect, since the bearing will only emit noise and have noticeably poor performance when it is completely warn out.
However, bearings can reach the end of their life cycle months or years before that failure point. This period of time represent a lot of loss in productivity and energy. This means fan systems might look and sound good, but thorough and professional maintenance checks are still needed to ensure performance is optimal.
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