Konesko Põltsamaa welding ventilation for three welding booths
At Konesko's Põltsamaa factory, we installed welding ventilation for three welding booths located in the centre of the production hall, while preserving the crane's movement within the worktable area. For each booth we created an independent Push-Pull solution that uses a single shared Gram Clean Air FL-series welding filter. "Smart" plugs activate the ventilation only during welding, thanks to which there are no heat energy losses and the system does not run throughout the entire working day.
Project Challenge
The welding booths were located in the centre of the production building, and in each booth it was necessary to maintain crane movement within the workbench area. For this reason, a conventional solution could not be used, and an individually tailored solution had to be developed to meet the client's needs.
How We Built It
We created an independent Push-Pull solution in each welding booth, using a single shared welding filter. Since this was not robotic welding, we added "Smart" plugs to control the operation of each booth, which activate the ventilation of a specific booth during welding and stop working once all welding fumes have been extracted. This way, the system starts and stops automatically according to the welding, so it does not run throughout the entire workday, and the filter does not operate at full capacity when there is no need for it.
- Independent Push-Pull solution in each of the 3 welding booths
- One shared welding filter: Danish manufacturer Gram Clean Air FL series
- "Smart" plugs for automatic control of each booth
What We Achieved
- No heat energy losses — all cleaned air is directed back
- The system starts and stops automatically according to the welding
- The filter does not operate at full capacity without need
- Maintained crane movement within the workbench area in all three booths
- The system can be expanded in the future
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