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Hog Slat launched an upgraded AirStorm fan at World Pork Expo that increases output by 13.5 per cent and efficiency rates.

"We've made some upgrades to our current offering. We've increased the resistance; we've changed from stainless to now we offer a coated aluminum product," said Austin Baker, Director of Ventilation with Hog Slat.

"This was able to cut back on our shipping costs for that fan itself as well as increase the strength and rigidity. The way that this X brace is now mounted into our fan, we've isolated it from the housing itself which cuts back on the vibrations that the fan's putting out."

Hog Slat has maintained all stainless steel components inside the fan. They've changed from a captured bearing system to a pillow block bearing system, allowing producers to maintain their system more easily.

Features:

• Gel-coated fiberglass housing
• powder-coated, extruded aluminum supports
• Stainless moror and bearing plates
• Stainless prop
• Rubber dampeners to minimize vibration

"We increased our output by 13.5 per cent as well as increasing our efficiency rates, while maintaining the same price. So producers can buy an improved product for what they were already purchasing," Baker said. 

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