For 25 years HANSA Klimasysteme has relied on EMKA
Hansa Klimasysteme GmbH is a medium-sized company supplying technical building equipment. The company is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001. Hansa develops and produces air-conditioning and ventilation systems for schools, offices, sports halls, swimming pools, hospitals, industry and IT rooms. Except for a few standard units, HANSA specialises in customised production. Within limits allowed by the respective standards and directives, the company manufactures customised units according to the room ventilation requirements.
Furthermore, HANSA adapts the units’ design to the size of the building or the size of the ventilation centre. The aim is to achieve a perfect room climate with minimum energy consumption. The concept is based on a frame constructed of aluminium profiles and double-skin cladding elements made of galvanised and coated steel sheets with an intermediate insulation layer.
All system components must maintain the positive and negative pressure to regulate the temperature and air exchange in entire building complexes. The proper locking technology is an integral part of the enclosures to ensure the desired compression and easy and safe operation during maintenance. HANSA has been working with EMKA for these systems for 25 years. As a long-standing system partner of the air-conditioning industry, EMKA continuously works on new and innovative products. The locking solutions are characterised by their modular design, versatility, and highest quality. The locks comply with the special ventilation and air-conditioning systems requirements and fulfil the corresponding standards such as DIN EN 1886 or VDI 6022.
Switch to parts made of die-cast aluminium
At HANSA, various EMKA fittings are also used, ranging from hinges to levers on the operating doors. Hygienic sealing tapes made of EPDM and silicone are also used in these units to seal them pressure-tight and ensure the systems’ durability. The latest joint project was the changeover from aluminium mould parts to die-cast aluminium parts. These systems are used in the corners of air-conditioning units above a specific size as connecting elements between the aluminium profiles.
The difference in production: Compared to gravity die casting, the metal is pressed into the mould cavity under pressure in pressure die casting. „Since our instruments have had continuously higher sales, the quantities of these systems have increased accordingly,” explains Arno Bunger, production manager at HANSA. “From a certain number of units onwards, it is worth switching to die-casting. Even if the mould is more expensive, the components are ultimately much cheaper.”
Every year, 8,000 parts are used
The joint project started at the end of 2019, focusing on the question: “How can we change the existing component to make it suitable for aluminium die casting?” EMKA then created compliant engineering drawings and had the appropriate tools manufactured. The demand for the aluminium die-cast parts: Above all, they must be stable and have an exact geometry. Moreover, the price had to be fundamentally reduced compared to mould production. Many thousands parts are now used annually.
Outlook: next project on the agenda
“For these systems, too, we have chosen EMKA as our reliable supplier for decades. EMKA is proven because of its high delivery capacity. Moreover, the team around our contact persons Dietmar Grabotin and Markus Wally is very committed, competent and makes short-notice enquiries possible quickly”, Bunger sums up. HANSA would also like to continue its partnership with EMKA in the future: The next project is already being planned to convert hinges previously manufactured in-house to EMKA’s new innovative 2D hinges with raised hinge bracket.