If you need constant control over dew point or relative humidity (RH) in your manufacturing, assembly, or production process, you will need some kind of humidity control system. Uncontrolled humidity can lead to a variety of problems that hurt your bottom line. With the help of a dedicated dehumidification system, you’ll be able to control the dew point and ensure the quality and consistency of your operation.
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Industrial Uses for Dedicated Dehumidification Systems
Solving Humidity Issues in Manufacturing Processes
In industrial processing facilities, even minor fluctuations in humidity can necessitate costly and time-consuming procedural modifications. Maintaining optimal humidity levels in these environments is essential for maximizing production while ensuring an appealing and high-quality final product. Humidity control is particularly important when processing items that naturally absorb moisture from their surroundings.
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When controlling moisture in a building normally a good first step is the addition of a central HVAC system. Air conditioning will remove some moisture while providing a pleasant working environment for workers. When the addition of air conditioning does not provide the desired result, a dedicated industrial dehumidification system is needed.
One element often overlooked is the building integrity itself. A good thing to remember is that air passes freely through building walls and the rise and fall of humidity indoors follows closely outdoor humidity changes. A tight building with a non-permeable vapor barrier in the walls and ceiling is a must. Well-sealed windows and doors are also important. Well-sealed doors and windows minimize air infiltration from the outdoors. If a building exhaust fan is in place, the replacement outdoor makeup air entering the building adds additional moisture that has to be considered. Many times the addition of a dedicated outdoor makeup dehumidifier is a solution.
If moist air is constant all year or takes over in summer, manufacturers often struggle to maintain consistent room moisture. Even with air conditioning, relative humidity can rise to unacceptable levels for equipment operation and product integrity. The only solution is to add a dedicated dehumidification system to remove unwanted moisture while maintaining the desired room air temperature.
BIM Files for DCA Commercial Dehumidifiers
Dehumidifier Corporation of America (DCA) is a major U.S. manufacturer of quality dehumidification systems. When planning your next dehumidification project, BIM files can be a big help. Using visualization technology, these files reduce errors and prevent conflicts when implementing your dehumidification system. As such, they are often used in ground logistics, piping planning, construction, step sequencing, and more.
What are BIM Files?
Building information modeling, or BIM, involves the process of creating and managing information on a construction project throughout its entire life cycle. This includes detailed 3D models and accompanying structured data such as handover, execution, and product information. The primary purpose of BIM is to provide a digital representation of your actual facility, including all aesthetic elements (windows, roof, walls) and function systems (electrical, HVAC).
Once BIM files are created, they can be shared between participating disciplines during the design and build of your project. Simply double-click the .bim file on your PC and the file will launch in the appropriate application, so long as your file associations are set up correctly.
BIM vs. CAD
BIM is used in the design and construction of various commercial buildings, whereas CAD is typically used for the industrial design of electrical and mechanical assemblies. Each file type includes crucial characteristics that enable the discovery of construction-related issues and allow for virtual collision detection. When choosing between BIM and CAD, it’s important to understand the benefits and properties they each offer.
BIM
BIM gives the following benefits and features:
- Conflict prevention. These files enable earthwork teams to determine if clashes may occur. Doing so determines whether the design needs to be altered to avoid problems down the line.
- Use in construction. The construction industry relies on BIM to determine which structures will work best over certain types of soil.
- Use in planning piping. BIM can be used to create 3D piping designs to help determine the ideal piping type, length, and diameter for your site.
- Visualization technology. This allows you to visualize your site and see how a structure will appear from the ground up.
- Error reduction. BIM makes it easy to catch errors that appear in your proposed design and make any necessary corrections.
- Use in ground logistics. BIM can be used to outline plumbing logistics at a given site, making it easy to find the ideal stretch of land for your project.
- Step sequencing. BIM can arrange the construction process in a series of steps, including any necessary logistics.
CAD
CAD is a collection of software tools that allow designers to construct 2D and 3D virtual models of buildings, structures, machines, and parts. CAD allows surveyors and earthwork teams to assess a planned construction before beginning work on the ground. The following are some qualities of CAD:
- Enhanced visualization
- Use for structural engineering
- Accurate design specs
- Improved communication
- Use in earthworks logistics
- Input and feedback
The interactivity of the multiple dimensions throughout the editing process is a significant distinction between BIM and CAD. The dimensions that make up an item are linked in BIM. As a result, any changes to a building design may be adjusted in a single edit.
Preview and Link to DCA BIM Files
DCA offers both horizontal and vertical dehumidifiers. The orientation of the ductwork usually determines whether horizontal or vertical dehumidifiers are the best choice. Indoor installations can often employ horizontal or vertical airflow dehumidifiers, depending on the ductwork.
To aid in your next dehumidification project, we offer BIM files for our dehumidifiers and remote condensers. These can be found under the “Downloads” tab in the links below.
Our horizontal outdoor rooftop dehumidifiers include both water heating assist and non water heating assist configurations:
Vertical Dehumidifiers are usually floor-mounted with top air discharge only:
All dehumidifiers from DCA are manufactured with all electrical devices and valves in place to be connected to remote condensers:
- LORC Series Remote Condensers
- LNH Series Remote Condensers
- LNQ Series Remote Condensers
- LNX Series Remote Condensers
- LNL Series Remote Condensers
- ORC Series Outdoor Air Cooled Remote Condensers
Replacement Dehumidifiers are best served by replacing a failed dehumidifier with a comparable airflow dehumidifier, i.e., horizontal replacing horizontal, etc.
BIM Files from DCA
Using DCA BIM files takes into account the use of visualization technology to simplify several processes, including step sequencing, ground logistics, piping planning, and conflict prevention throughout the construction phase.
Use DCA’s BIM File Program to help you plan your next dehumidification project. Contact us for more information or to request a quote for your dehumidification solution.
Swim School Dehumidifiers
It will come as no surprise that swimming pool rooms are extremely humid, and with humidity comes the potential for unwanted microbial growth. With their high traffic and enclosed indoor swimming areas, swim schools are particularly prone to moisture buildup and the growth of mold and mildew. To ensure the health and safety of pool users, it is important to use dehumidifiers in swim school pool rooms.
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Choosing the Most Economical Solution for Your Replacement Dehumidifier
Industrial and commercial dehumidifiers often operate in harsh or challenging environmental conditions, resulting in significant wear. Typically, these machines will have a working life of 9–11 years, but this lifespan can be greatly reduced without the proper service. When regular maintenance has been neglected for too long or the equipment fails to keep up with expectations, an industrial dehumidifier may need to be replaced to restore optimal humidity conditions.
Determining Required Fresh Air
Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) poses numerous risks to the occupants of any building. Low-quality air negatively impacts occupant productivity and health. It also leads to uncomfortable work and living conditions and, when left unaddressed, has the potential to damage an overall building structure. Furthermore, poor indoor air quality can go against local building code standards for indoor air quality, leaving building owners open to lawsuits.
Creating Optimal Environments in Indoor Growhouses
With the continued legalization of marijuana across the United States and Canada, cannabis growers are finding that their profit margins have begun to shrink. Rising competition from new cannabis growers has forced established suppliers to drive their prices down, leaving many wondering where they can make up for lost revenue.
Winter Pool Room Dehumidification for Homes and Hotels
Indoor swimming pools are ubiquitously known to enhance any home, hotel, or hospitality business by providing a sense of relaxation and comfort no matter what the season. However, all pool owners also understand the high level of maintenance required to keep any pool in optimal condition — including regular oxidations,vacuuming, and filter maintenance, even during the colder months.
Advantages of Non-Proprietary Controllers
The mission of Dehumidifier Corporation of America (DCA) has been to provide customers with high quality dehumidification systems solutions at competitive prices. That has been our primary goal since our founding in 1995.
DCA has always provided the highest quality brand name, off-the-shelf, non-proprietary dehumidifier components, easily obtained from any quality refrigeration distributor. This is especially important when it comes to the control system. DCA has never specified proprietary controls on any of our products. This allows repair technicians the advantage of sourcing controls and many other dehumidifier parts from their local supply house, as opposed to waiting for the factory to react.
