ATEX EC IP68 Compact Axial Fans

Alongside extensive research and development, the Axair Group, comprised of Axair Fans and Axair Refrigeration, has strived to bring this sought after product to the market. Our ATEX EC compact frame axial fan which is also IP68 is our newest addition to our existing wide range of products. This axial fan is not just an innovation to us as a company, but also to the air movement industry. It comes in 3 speeds, high (3000rpm), medium (2500rpm) and low (1700rpm) and comes in the standard size of 120x120x38. Since the ATEX directive (ATEX 20...


Reflecting on ErP – The Energy Related Products Directive

As a regulation that affects the industrial market on a daily basis, Andrew Jones, Technical Product Engineer at Axair Fans, reflects on previous industry legislation and explains how the next ERP directive (Energy related Products) could have the biggest influence yet on the industrial fan market in general. With Eco-design directives, the European Union defined requirements for the environmentally sound design of energy consuming products. These directives still form part of the 20-20-20 target, which aspires to the rule that energy use sh...


On Board Ventilation: Air Change Requirements

According to regulation 20 in the “Protection of vehicle, special category and roll on-roll off spaces” part G, as a precaution against ignition of flammable vapours in closed vehicle spaces, closed ro-ro spaces and special category spaces, there should be an effective mechanical ventilation system sufficient to give the required number of air changes per hours. The term ‘air changes per hour’ refers to how many times the industrial fans extract and replace the total volume of air in the empty cargo or passenger compartment in one ho...


Ventilation In The Commercial Kitchen

  The Importance of Ventilation In the Commercial Kitchen An approach to managing the ventilation of contaminants and facilitating employee comfort in busy hospitality environments using Commercial Kitchen Extraction Fans.   The hospitality industry is booming, with research trends reporting that people are eating out more regularly and with more cost effective, health conscious options available there are restaurants opening each day with a hope of servicing a market with huge potential gains. But while everyone is th...