Kalla Mööbel: Custom Furniture Manufacturing Paint Room in Saaremaa
We built a finishing room for Kalla Mööbel's production expansion with dimensions of 7 x 4 x 2.5 m and an air exchange rate of 20,000 m³/h. The system includes an ATEX ventilation unit with a plate heat exchanger, custom-developed automation with solvent and compressed air monitoring, and remote access. According to the client, energy consumption has remained within normal limits and the manager is thoroughly satisfied with the process.
The project challenge
This is not an ordinary furniture manufacturer's finishing room. A large finishing booth measuring 7 x 4 x 2.5 metres with an air exchange of 20,000 m³/h had to be built on Saaremaa. The high air exchange ensures very good air quality in the finishing room, but also entails higher energy costs, which had to be minimised as much as possible.
How we built it
We established an ATEX ventilation unit with a plate heat exchanger and a paint booth with a specially designed cleaning hatch. To illuminate the workplace, we installed ATEX LED luminaires, and uniform air distribution is ensured by a large-surface supply air panel. To reduce energy costs, we used our in-house developed automation logic that monitors the operator's activity: during work, full-scale extraction takes place, but when solvent vapours are no longer detected and the operator is no longer spraying according to the compressed air control, the unit is automatically switched to a more economical mode. We created remote access for the system so that the production manager can see the operation of the unit and maintenance is just a click away.
- ATEX ventilation unit with a plate heat exchanger with an air exchange of 20,000 m³/h
- Paint booth with a cleaning hatch and special design measuring 7 x 4 x 2.5 m
- ATEX LED luminaires
- Large-surface supply air panel
- In-house developed automation with solvent and compressed air monitoring
- System remote access for monitoring and maintenance of the unit
What we achieved
The first assessment by Mr. Robert Pajussaar, manager of Kalla Mööbel, was that energy consumption has remained within the same limits as usual, and he is thoroughly satisfied with both the ventilation chamber and the process.
- High air quality finishing room with an air exchange of 20,000 m³/h
- Energy consumption remained within usual limits without significant growth
- Flexible production process in the new 7 x 4 x 2.5 m finishing booth
- Automatic transition to economy mode when spraying stops
- Remote access for monitoring the unit and quick maintenance
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