WORKSHOPS, DEPOTS AND MANUFACTURING
Clean air in the depot saves money and keeps workers fi t and healthy
Flexible exhaust hoods can capture diesel emissions where it’s most effi cient, says Heiko Rees, business development manager at Blaschke Umwelttechnik.
G
ermany’s Blaschke Umwelttechnik is an innovative provider of exhaust extraction
systems with international experience over more than 40 years.
Recent installations for SNCF train maintenance depots in France show the increasing demand from management and staff for a clean and healthy working environment.
Last but not least, legislation in certain European countries makes it a clean air a requirement.
French railway expert Jean-Pierre Morand from MTE-Consult, Lyon, said: “The exhaust extraction units from Blaschke Umwelttechnik are quite popular in SNCF Depots. Their technique is reliable and effi cient.”
Railway depots benefi t in various ways:
• Save time: Flexible suction hoods can be easily adjusted by remote control over the exhaust pipe. Attached to extraction arms running on rails, they move forwards, backwards, upwards, downwards and sideways to reach from one end of the tracks to the other. The most successful method of extracting any fume is at the point of creation.
• Save cost: Without exhaust extraction, diesel particles and aerosols form a dust layer over the equipment, fl oating in the air. This is a risk to workers, and it settles on the ground and on machines, meaning extra effort and cost has to be put into cleaning. Machines have to be maintained more frequently if not kept in clean conditions. More reliable equipment breaks down less often, so less time is spent fi xing it, so it spends more time doing what it was purchased for. Because it fails less often, fewer repairs and subsequently fewer spare parts are needed, which in turn reduces costs.
Capturing toxic particles ‘at source’ also offers other benefi ts in terms of workshop cleanliness, clean-air compliance and employee wellbeing, to create a workplace that provides a more productive environment.
Hans J Blaschke from Blaschke Umwelttechnik, owner and MD, said: “Our products are bespoke; we tailor every last detail of the
Slotted extraction rail swivel arms, type DUO
equipment to meet the special requirements of the existing or new depot, from budget solutions to the most fl exible 360° rotatable extraction arms.”
The products comply with European regulation, including the specifi c rules pertaining to the use of diesel engines in occupational health environments, called TRGS 554 (technical regulation for hazardous particulate emissions). These regulations introduce a general technical reference concentration (TRK) or exposure limit for diesel particulates (elemental carbon) of 0.1 mg/m³. As a consequence, substantial volumes of exhaust gas need to be disposed of safely and effi ciently.
Compared to old systems, smaller dimensioned pipes and the airtight extraction directly at the exhaust pipe lead to more extraction power, smaller fans to reduced energy consumption, and noise levels are kept low.
In November, Blaschke delivered and assembled for Deutsche Bahn Cologne the newest exhaust extraction unit for their new train maintenance depot for diesel trains.
When it comes to servicing and maintaining rail vehicles, Blaschke Umwelttechnik supplies a full range of solutions, including exhaust
Swivel arm, ÖBB Linz, Austria. Exhaust extraction systems must be installed so as not to impact existing systems, structures and components such as cranes.
extraction systems for pollutants and hazardous gases to enhance workers safety and keep the interior clean. They are prepared to cater for European as well as American locomotives with differing exhaust pipes.
Morand added: “The exhaust extraction
units from Blaschke Umwelttechnik work for years without further maintenance. That’s the reason that, as well as 20 existing depots, 10 additional new SNCF depots will soon be using Blaschke Umwelttechnik.”
Heiko Rees FOR MORE INFORMATION
T: +49 827 18 16 9 17 E:
info@hblaschke.de W:
www.hblaschke.de
rail technology magazine Dec/Jan 14 | 69
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112