Minimum environmental impact, maximum air purity

NEUERO was founded in 1914 as a manufacturer of agricultural machinery. In the years after World War II, the production range was expanded to include mobile pneumatic conveyor systems, which were used worldwide in the unloading of seagoing and inland waterway vessels. The production of turbo radial fans was also started especially for the pneumatic conveying of bulk material. In 1988 the NEUERO-Group was broken down three independent companies. Since then NEUERO Industrietechnik is a specialist for pneumatic ship unloading and mechanical ship loading worldwide.

NEUERO follows the “Made in Germany” tradition with over one hundred years of activity in the production of reliable and high-quality conveyor-systems.

At the Melle site there is a 69965 ft² (6500 m²) production area with a new logistics hall. Equipped with their own production machine, a paint shop, a sandblasting cabin and its own test laboratory, the company is able to implement continuously the newest finding of engineering solutions.

The challenge

NEUERO had old extraction systems in use. A filtration of the hall air did not take place at this time, since the welding smoke was emitted by fans to the outside over the roof. None of the fans were operational at the time of the inspection. In discussion with the management, three alternatives for the 17 extraction points were argued, 60% of them are operating simultaneously.

1. Single place extraction via the roof
2. Recirculation mode, decentralised with summer/winter switching
3. Central system with summer/winter switching

The solution

Due to the efforts to pollute the environment as little as possible, while at the same time complying with all limit values to protect the health of employees, this possibility is (first possibility) categorically excluded by the management. The possibility of decentralized extraction (second possibility) is also not acceptable due to the immense space requirements.

The company NEUERO Industrietechnik opts for the central extraction system, which is the most space-saving and effective way of air filtration. For the collection and filtration of the particles resulting from welding, a central extraction system, supported by collection devices directly at the source of origin, is planned.

Main benefits

Testimonial

“Our air quality is significant optimized through filtration and heat recovery. The extraction performance has improved considerably compared to the old version."

Quote by: Helmut Stolle, Head of Facility Management at NEUERO