Zuber: Tank Suction System with Active Flow Control for Electroplating Plants
With Ecojet, Zuber presents an innovative solution for the efficient and safe capture of vapors and aerosols at electroplating process tanks. This significantly improves capture efficiency and sustainably reduces energy consumption and operating costs.
While conventional pool-edge exhaust systems lose a significant amount of effectiveness as the distance increases, the Ecojet is based on the physically superior principle of active flow guidance. Through strategically generated flat air jets, rising vapors and aerosols are directed in a controlled manner toward the exhaust vent on the opposite side. The air jets act as a directed flow barrier that specifically captures the emissions and prevents them from escaping uncontrollably upward. This allows emissions to be reduced much more efficiently and safely removed—even with wider tanks or challenging boundary conditions. The Ecojet was developed specifically for electroplating plants and similar applications where emissions harmful to health and the environment must be reliably controlled. The innovative airflow design sustainably improves air quality in the work area and reduces exposure to pollutants. At the same time, the targeted capture ensures more stable process conditions, as disruptive effects caused by rising vapors are minimized.
Electroplating Exhaust System Reduces Exhaust Air Volume by Up to 50 Percent
A key advantage of the system is the significant reduction in the required exhaust air volume—by up to 50 percent compared to conventional solutions, depending on the application. This is made possible by the more efficient use of the airflows involved: Instead of large volumes of extracted air, a sophisticated combination of air supply and exhaust is employed. This not only lowers the energy requirements for fans and exhaust systems but also reduces the required sizing of downstream plant equipment such as piping, fans, and exhaust air purification systems. In addition to energy savings, this also results in significant advantages in terms of space requirements, capital costs, and maintenance expenses.
Tank Exhaust for New and Existing Electroplating Plants
Another advantage of the Ecojet lies in its flexible system integration. It is suitable for use in both new plants and for retrofitting existing process plants. Thanks to its compact design and adjustable flow pattern, the Ecojet can be integrated into a wide variety of plant configurations. Particularly in existing plants, this opens up the possibility of significantly improving capture efficiency without having to completely replace existing systems. Furthermore, the Ecojet can be precisely adjusted to the respective process conditions. Parameters such as airflow volume, orientation, and flow intensity can be adapted to different tank dimensions and operating conditions. With the Ecojet, Zuber combines improved emission capture, high energy efficiency, and economic benefits in a forward-looking solution for industrial exhaust air technology. At the same time, this system offers plant operators the opportunity to further develop existing plant designs to meet their needs and remain competitively viable in the long term.
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