The benefits of clean air in your warehouse and logistics center is a competitive advantage in the hectic logistics industry. In a clean production environment, there is less downtime, lower energy costs, lower environmental impact and healthier employees, and of course a cleaner and flawless product to send out to the customer.
What threatens indoor air quality in warehousing and logistics centers?
Air pollutants in warehouse and logistics centers are generated from both internal and external sources. In large centers, it is difficult to prevent outdoor air pollutants entering the facility, as traffic both inside and outside the centers is heavy and pollutants are easily spread through loading doors and ventilation.
When evaluating air quality challenges, it is important to know and understand the air quality risks caused by your company's operating environment. Is your property located in a busy industrial area? Air pollutants can then travel to your building from a neighboring property or from outside traffic. Inside of a warehouse and logistics center, air pollutants are caused by normal day-to-day operations, from the exhaust fumes of the transport equipment to the dust caused by trucks and conveyor belts. The operations release small particles that can affect the indoor air quality and the functionality of the equipment, as well as the health of the staff. A simple way to solve indoor air quality challenges in your property is to place air cleaners on the areas that are most polluted or impacted.
Measurements of gaseous pollutants such as VOC, formaldehyde, ozone, benzene, and ethylene should also be carried out from time to time, especially in warehouses where the stored or passed material varies. Ethylene is a problem in premises where vegetables and fruits are stored because some of them release ethylene, which “ages” other products prematurely – at worst spoiling them completely before they even end up in a sale.
An air cleaner solves dust problems in an energy-efficient way
Installing or replacing a mechanical ventilation system is often very expensive and usually, air quality problems occur in warehouse and logistics centers only in certain areas, not comprehensively throughout the building. Therefore, the most cost-effective solution is to place efficient air cleaners in those areas where air quality problems are detected. With air cleaners, energy costs can also be reduced, since the direction and pattern of blowing clean air can be adjusted so that the warm air that rises higher in the space can be recirculated down to the floor level. This significantly reduces the need for heating.
With the help of air cleaners, you take over the heating costs of your property and ensure the smooth operation of your logistics chain. When clean air can flow freely between packaging and goods, in addition to protecting the stored products, you ensure the health of the people who handle them - good air quality is a crucial factor in a well-functioning supply chain.
The CamCleaner ™ series consists of patented air cleaners with the most efficient air filters on the market. All models have at least two-stage filtering and the main filters are at least HEPA H13, which also filters viruses. Camfil's air cleaners can also be equipped with molecular filtration when they remove e.g. the aforementioned gases as well as odors.
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