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You are here: Home / Mechanical PT / AMETEK Fans and Blowers Meet EU Energy Directives

AMETEK Fans and Blowers Meet EU Energy Directives

March 21, 2013 By Stacy Combest Leave a Comment

AMETEK Precision Motion Control has taken the lead in achieving the required efficiency grades to meet the European Union’s Energy-related Products (ErP) Directive.

The Directive, issued in 2009, establishes requirements for environmentally sound design of energy-consuming products and sets a 20-20-20 target of 20% energy reduction and 20% share of energy from renewable sources by 2020. The Directive is being implemented in two steps with Step 1 in 2013 and Step 2 in 2015.

AMETEK Nautilair Family
AMETEK Nautilair Family

The ErP regulation defines minimum efficiency grades for fans and blowers with electrical input power of more than 125 watts and less than 500 kilowatts.  Exceptions also are provided for fans and blowers for certain emergency purposes and specialized applications.  It also doesn’t apply to blowers that operate optimally at 8,000 rpms or higher.

AMETEK Precision Motion Control has long focused on achieving energy efficiency in the design and development of its products, so the majority of its fans and blowers already met the Directive’s requirements, including its Microjammer 5.1” (130mm), Nautilair® 8.9” (226mm) and Nautilair 12.3” (312mm) blower families .

Windjammer family of blowers
Windjammer family of blowers

Within its Windjammer ® family of blowers, the 3.0” (76mm), 3.3” (84mm), 4.5” (114 mm) Microjammer blower and 5.0”Minijammer blower use less than 125 watts of power so they are not subject to the Directive’s requirements. The Windjammer 5.0” (127mm) Minijammer 24 VDC and most Nautilair 7.6” (193mm) blower families exceed 8,000 rpms and are not subject to the requirements.

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