Indoor Air Purification and Climate Control at GMT Wintersteller
Production facilities in the machinery, steel, and plant engineering sectors place high demands on air quality, cooling, and energy efficiency. At GMT Wintersteller in Kuchl, a Sustainable Hall Conditioning solution with integrated air purification was implemented to efficiently clean and cool contaminated indoor air while sustainably reducing energy consumption.
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- Industry: Mechanical, steel, and plant engineering
- Client: GMT Wintersteller GmbH
- Location: 5431 Kuchl, Austria
- Solution: Industrial air purification, Cooling, Ventilation, Heat recovery
- KPIs: 15.000 m³/h supply and exhaust air flow rate, 100 % fresh air operation possible, draft-free supply air distribution via ground-level air outlets, exhaust air purification via cartridge filters using the down-stream principle
- Year of completion: 2021
Project details
In the welding area of the existing production hall, the requirement was to efficiently clean contaminated hall air while simultaneously ensuring cost-effective cooling. Conventional HVAC systems were unable to adequately meet these requirements, both technically and economically.
INFRANORM® therefore implemented a Sustainable Hall Conditioning solution with integrated hall air purification. The contaminated air is specifically captured and purified via cartridge filters using the down-stream principle. At the same time, the supply air is cooled using adiabatic evaporative cooling, eliminating the need for conventional compression refrigeration.
The treated supply air is introduced into the work area via source air outlets without creating drafts. This results in uniform air distribution with high thermal comfort. The entire system was designed to be compact and installed on a raised steel structure to meet the site requirements. The implementation took place during ongoing production without disrupting operations.
The result: significantly improved air quality in the welding area, energy-efficient system operation, and a sustainable reduction in operating costs while maintaining stable production conditions.
“It was crucial for us to implement a solution that worked reliably under real production conditions — efficiently, with little maintenance and cost effective. At the same time, it was important that the system could be cleanly integrated into the existing hall and could be operated stably over the long term.”
Georg Ammerer
Authorized representative GMT Wintersteller GmbH
The customer company
GMT Wintersteller GmbH, headquartered in Kuchl, Austria, is a company in the mechanical engineering, steel, and plant construction sectors that specializes in the development and manufacture of components and assemblies for industrial applications. The company places particular emphasis on efficient and sustainable production processes as well as high technical quality.
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synopsis
The project at GMT Wintersteller demonstrates that energy-efficient indoor air purification and adiabatic cooling can be implemented cost-effectively even in existing production facilities. Thanks to the integrated system solution, operating costs were significantly reduced while air quality and working conditions were sustainably improved.
The benefits for GMT Wintersteller:
- Up to 95 % lower operating costs compared to compression cooling
- 100 % fresh air operation possible in summer
- High and consistent air quality in the welding area
- Improved thermal comfort for employees
- More energy-efficient and sustainable system operation
In short: Sustainable and cost-effective industrial hall climate control that improves air quality, energy efficiency, and production reliability in the long term.