There are many Commercial and Industrial applications where artificially controlled humidity levels can provide a significant improvement to the overall operation. By specifically setting and maintaining humidity, temperature and air exchange standards for the operation, overall profitability is enhanced. For these specific situations, ColdMist systems provide the ideal solution.

Main Advantages

• Ensures proper EMC (Equilibrium Moisture Content) levels
• Reduces static electricity
• Maintains ideal moisture content and reduces wastage (especially in fresh produce packing areas)
• Maximises product stability and handling
• Reduces the incidence of dust fires
• Reduces evaporation
• In greenhouses, humidification promotes faster growth, increases yields, improves quality of the crop and reduces diseases.

• Increased productivity with more usable plugs and seedlings per crop
• Increased germination – test results show up to 98% germination after 3 to 4 days using the ColdMist fogging systems
• Reduced stress on young plants by eliminating excesses in temperature and humidity
• Overall improvements in plant quality and uniformity

Wine Barrel Stores
In wine storage applications, increasing the relative humidity can dramatically reduce the evaporation of wine through the oak barrels. By effectively maintaining ideal humidity levels, the required ‘topping’ process and its associated expense can be virtually eliminated. This not only saves time & money for the winery, but also provides for a more consistent and higher quality product!

Paper Mills
As paper products can readily gain and lose moisture, a constantly controlled humidity level is critical to consistent and improved quality in the end product.

Other production related advantages that result from properly controlled humidity levels include :

• elimination of static electricity
• decreased curling and warping
• improved flexibility and dimensional stability
• better ink transfer
• significant reductions in airborne dust particles
• resultant evaporative cooling
  

Wood Product Manufacturers and Joineries
Maintaining the Equilibrium Moisture Content (EMC) in the woodworking industry is a KEY factor to improving both the quality and operation of the products produced. The EMC is the moisture content within the wood fibers where moisture is neither gained nor lost. Maintaining a stable EMC prevents undue stress and dimensional changes to the wood. This will result in both higher quality products as well as higher profit margins.

It is generally accepted that the ideal EMC for wood products is between 6% and 11%, depending on geographic location and climate conditions. To accomplish this, humidity levels of 25% to 50% need to be achieved and controlled. As wood becomes dimensionally stable at its fiber saturation point; preventing it from decreasing or increasing beyond that level will help eliminate shrinking, swelling, warping, splitting and cracking !

Textiles
Properly maintained humidity levels, usually between 50% and 65%, will result in improved quality and minimal downtime or rejections. This is possible because ideal humidity levels will actually increase the tensile strength of all natural fibers. Enhanced production capacity and reduced waste creates a more profitable operation.

As a bonus, static electricity can be removed making the yarn more workable and controllable resulting in less yarn separation. It also controls ‘cotton fly’ and residual airborne lint.