Ensure You Integrate This Critical Feature When Needed
Laminar-flow air distribution isn’t just a nice-to-have addition. For most facilities, laminar flow is a necessity.
Certain facilities require ceiling systems that create laminar flow because of the critical nature of their operations. Without laminar flow, a facility may expose itself to risk and suboptimal processes.
To determine whether your facility requires laminar flow technology, AJ Manufacturing recommends taking these steps:
- Research: Understand the benefits of laminar-flow air distribution.
- Assess: Determine whether your facility can benefit.
- Act: Seek out commercial HVAC products equipped with this technology.
When you’re ready to take advantage of air filtration systems and products with laminar flow technology, get an estimate by emailing our National Sales Director, Amy VanWagner.
Why Does Laminar Flow Matter for Commercial HVAC Ceiling Systems?
Laminar flow refers to the physics of how air is released from an air diffuser. Laminar flow provides controlled, low-velocity, downward “pistons” or “columns” of air. This phenomenon allows air to flow directly and consistently where it is needed.
Laminar flow ceiling systems are particularly beneficial when filtered air is required at a steady, predictable velocity and volume. In hospitals and healthcare facilities, operating rooms often specify laminar flow diffusers to ensure uncontaminated air is present directly over the procedure.
Laminar flow is also useful in work areas where pharmaceutical compounding or microelectronic manufacturing takes place, so that processes are protected from airborne particles that contaminate medicine or components.
Determine Whether Your Facility’s Commercial HVAC Requires Laminar Flow Technology
If your facility’s operations include processes that risk contamination without a mitigation strategy, choosing a commercial HVAC ceiling system with laminar flow technology is a primary consideration.
Facility managers should ask themselves these four questions:
- Are we required to comply with certain air filtration standards?
- Do we have critical processes that could be affected by contaminated air?
- What are the risks of contamination for our business and those we serve?
- Do we need to install a ceiling system?
If you answered yes to these questions, you should consider laminar flow technology. For facilities that can’t afford to risk contamination, laminar flow is as important as supply grilles and return grilles for your HVAC system.
Find a Commercial HVAC Manufacturer With Laminar Flow Options
If you manage a facility in an industry that demands excellent indoor air quality, laminar flow is an important contributor to clean, effective processes.
As you seek out components for your commercial HVAC system, look for a manufacturer that designs products with laminar flow. These products from a trusted manufacturer may provide laminar flow technology:
- HEPA and ULPA fan filter units (FFUs): FFUs are fan-powered diffusers that distribute air directly over critical processes to keep the environment clean and safe from unwanted particulate matter.
- Ceiling systems with fan filter units: Ceiling systems are comprehensive critical environment solutions that allow you to choose the location of your FFUs and directly target a compounding, manufacturing, or surgical area of a room.
- Ceiling diffusers: These products are designed to control air in a laminar-flow throw pattern, allowing filtered air to enter an environment.
These systems and products are used universally to mitigate contamination and provide predictable, unidirectional airflow. If you partner with a team that offers these products, inquire about their approach to airflow. Selecting a team that designs for laminar flow provides confidence that you’ve taken significant steps to mitigate risk.
AJ Manufacturing delivers extraordinary results with our commercial HVAC products, down to the supply grilles and return grilles for your HVAC system. Email National Sales Director Amy VanWagner to get an estimate for your products today.
AJ Manufacturing Offers Commercial HVAC Ceiling Systems With Laminar Flow
Laminar flow provides clean, consistent airflow directly where it is needed, helping your facility avoid downtime, contamination, loss of profit, or patient infection.
Our ceiling systems, including the SS-CARES for surgical theaters, provide laminar flow technology to deliver air over the operating table. Our FFUs, diffusers, and filters can also be used in a variety of other industries, like pharmaceutical manufacturing, microelectronic fabrication, and research laboratories, to protect your assets.
In addition, AJ Manufacturing offers many critical features to benefit your facility’s air filtration preparedness, including:
- Stainless steel construction.
- Modular construction.
- Antimicrobial powder coating.
- LED lighting.
- Intuitive industry-informed designs.
We know what your team needs to be successful in your industry. Our 50+ years of experience in commercial HVAC are evident in every product we design. When your business needs clean-air protection for your processes, products, or people, our air filtration solutions deliver exceptional results.
Explore our wide range of systems and products, including return grilles and supply grilles for your HVAC needs. For questions, contact us online or call (816) 231-5522. To get an estimate for your facility, email Amy VanWagner, National Sales Director.