Temperature Control Air Curtains: Benefits of Air Curtains in Winter

Temperature Control Air Curtains: Benefits of Air Curtains in Winter

As we get deeper into the winter months, it’s critical to think about how to maintain the heat inside your industrial space. With large building dock doors that need to be kept open for hours at a time when receiving shipments or working, it’s critical to implement products and equipment that keep your heat inside.

An industrial air curtain works as an invisible air barrier between the indoors and outdoors. When the door is open, the air curtain generates a downward flow of air in front of the door to keep warm air inside and dirt and cold air out of your space. Let’s dive in to learn more about the benefits of industrial air curtains in winter and a few of the air curtain heater options available at Mars Air.

Comfort

If you have people working in your warehouse, you don’t want them to have to bundle up on the floor, inhibiting movement. One of the best things about industrial air curtains is that they keep the temperature inside your building more comfortable. Industrial air curtains protect the heated air from going outside because the air curtain creates an air barrier separating the inside warm air from the outside cold air. This allows your staff to work in more comfortable conditions. Plus, your clients can enjoy better temperatures when meeting with you about various projects.?

Energy Savings

During the winter, you can have a high energy bill if you constantly have to run your heater all day. Industrial air curtains keep the hot air inside even when the doors are open, so you don’t have to fight the temperature outside to keep your facilities warm.?

Sanitation?

When you deal with elements like rain, hail, or snow, you want to keep that out of your facilities as much as possible. While it could still be tracked in on feet, installing an air curtain helps to minimize these elements from entering on a stormy day. That means that you can have the doors open for deliveries, but you won’t get any snow in your workplace.?

With an industrial air curtain, your work area remains sanitary because dirt and snow won’t fly in with a strong wind. It also keeps your workplace safer, because you don’t have to worry about snow melting on the ground, which could make someone slip and injure themselves.?

Air Curtain Heater Options

Why add heat to an air curtain? As much as the air curtain itself provides the benefits of preventing building temperature loss, the addition of heat provides a feel-good sensation for those that work within close proximity to the air curtain and/or walk underneath its airflow.?

At Mars Air, we offer several heating options: electric, hot water, steam, and gas. Electric, hot water, and steam are most prevalent over customer entry doors, while hot water, steam, and gas are most common over larger loading dock doors found in manufacturing plants, warehouses, and distribution centers.?

All Mars heated air curtains are designed with the heater as an integral part of the air curtain itself. A general rule of thumb to consider when selecting a heat option is to look at the existing heat source available in the area in which the air curtain is to be installed and choose that same type of heat for the air curtain with more specific details, view the products section on our website.?

Get Your Industrial Air Curtains From the Best

Mars Air has been trusted by some of the biggest names in manufacturing. For example, we helped soup giant Campbell’s solve a cold storage/condensation problem at one of their processing facilities with the installation of our air curtains.?

If you’re struggling with building temperature control in winter, excessive flying insects, debris control, or high building heating or cooling costs, we can help. Find the industrial air curtain solution that’s right for you or contact a rep today to learn more.