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Case Study:
Energy Efficient Infra-red Heating
Keeps The Workforce Warm at St Ann's Sheet Metal
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St Ann’s
Sheet Metal have a traditional large factory space where they
manufacture a variety of metal components
The Problem
The
factory consists of a high and open workspace where many
manufacturing jobs are carried out.
It was impractical to use conventional hot-air heating
because of the size of the factory and the opening of large
roller-shutter doors for delivery and dispatch of materials
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The Solution
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By installing
eight 2kW high level infra-red heaters, specified and supplied by
Leisure Heating Ltd, the whole workforce are now kept warm
by radiant heating.
The Benefits
Workers
at St. Anns Sheet Metal now benefit from direct radiant heating
keeping them and their workstations warm.
The energy efficient system means that energy costs are
minimised through direct heating of the workforce rather than having
to keep large volumes of air heated.
Some of these heaters operate off movement sensors allowing
energy to be saved if no one is detected at the workstation
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Electric Infra-red Heating Infra-red heating is based on the transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic radiation. Infra-red emitters are classified according to the temperature dependent peak wavelength which they emit and can be short-wave, medium-wave and long-wave. Short-wave infra-red heaters have the ability to heat people directly without having to heat up the air first. They are compact, energy efficient and easily installed. The element used has a thermal response similar to an electric light bulb so is instant. Infra-red heaters can be easily used with PIR movement detectors or with power controllers. All pictures taken by ,and copyright of, Leisure Heating Ltd 2005-2018 |
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