It’s a new take on an old saw but today, energy efficiency is driving R&D in many companies involved in high energy products. Centrifugal fans, along with pumps, almost all driven by electric motors, are responsible for around 50% of the world’s energy consumption and consequently have become the focus of efficiency regulations imposed by the EU.
It is with great sadness that we have to report the death at age 78 of our founder David Scott. David passed away peacefully with his family by his side and will be greatly missed by them, his colleagues and many in engineering circles in Yorkshire.
Time was, powder milling was an energy intensive process, involving traditional ball, hammer and impact mills and crushers.
The Huddersfield Examiner’s Business section has just reported on the ongoing success and growth of England’s biggest fan manufacturer.
Brighouse-based industrial fans manufacturer Halifax Fan has secured funding from patent and trade mark attorneys, Appleyard Lees, for patent protection of its latest invention.
While many long established companies have vanished from sight since 2008, Halifax Fan Ltd has gone from strength to strength.
Since setting up in China in 2007, Halifax Fan have had to constantly expand their operation to meet demand for their products in the SE Asian market and now they have had to again expand their 4,000m2 factory by a further 20% to cope with customer demand.
Halifax Fan Ltd have recently commissioned a new Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software suite which will be used to evaluate aerodynamic and thermal performance of existing and new fan systems.
A combination of regular volume OEM orders coupled with orders for two of the biggest fans in its history, has enabled Halifax Fan to rack up record growth figures. 2010/11 saw sales grow by 30% followed by 45% growth during 2011/12.