{"id":6250,"date":"2026-01-16T10:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/?p=6250"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:33:55","slug":"comfort-and-safety-blauberg-system-in-a-printing-house-in-szeged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/2026\/01\/16\/comfort-and-safety-blauberg-system-in-a-printing-house-in-szeged\/","title":{"rendered":"Comfort and safety: Blauberg system in a printing house in Szeged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world of flexographic printing is particularly sensitive to air quality. The fumes from inks and solvents, thermal load, and humidity peaks not only affect the comfort of workers but also the operational reliability of the equipment and the quality of production. Therefore, at the Poli-Union Zrt. printing house in Szeged, two, <strong>Blauberg heat recovery air handlers<\/strong> have been implemented in a modern ventilation and air conditioning system: <strong>BlauAIR BL15<\/strong> (\u224810,000 m\u00b3\/h) and <strong>BlauAIR BL45<\/strong> (\u224848,000 m\u00b3\/h). The larger capacity BL45 maintains stable air exchange and a uniform flow pattern even during peak times when multiple printing machines are running simultaneously, while the BL15 is optimized for serving smaller zones, preparation areas, and accompanying functions. The system connected to cooling thus creates a <strong>comfortable<\/strong> modern technologies <strong>operationally reliable<\/strong> environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin:2.8rem 0;border-radius:22px;overflow:hidden;background:#ffffff;box-shadow:0 12px 36px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\">\n  <div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.35fr) minmax(0,1fr);\">\n\n    <div style=\"position:relative;min-height:280px;\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/vents.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2149318878.jpg\"\n        alt=\"Flexographic printing industrial air technology\"\n        style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\"\n      >\n      <div style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(to right, rgba(255,255,255,0.65), rgba(255,255,255,0));\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"padding:2.4rem 2.2rem;font-family:Inter,Arial,sans-serif;color:#1a1f25;\">\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 0.6rem;font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#0096c7;font-weight:600;\">\n        Industrial case study\n      <\/p>\n\n      <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 1rem;font-size:1.45rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1.35;\">\n        Flexographic printing and air quality\n      <\/h3>\n\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 1rem;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6;\">\n        The world of flexographic printing is particularly sensitive to air quality. The fumes from inks and solvents, thermal load, and humidity peaks not only directly affect the comfort of workers but also the operational reliability of the machines and the quality of printing.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 1rem;font-size:0.95rem;line-height:1.6;color:#4b5563;\">\n        Flexography is a high-speed printing process that works with flexible printing plates, used in the production of packaging materials, films, papers, and labels. The drying of the ink, its viscosity, and color retention strongly depend on temperature and the composition of the air.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why is printing air technology critical?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>In a printing environment, three factors dominate the design of air technology: <strong>heat<\/strong>, a <strong>steam\/odor<\/strong> and the <strong>solid or liquid aerosol<\/strong> (oil and ink mist) presence. Together, these factors influence not only employee comfort but also the reliability of equipment, reproducible color retention, and the rate of defects. If thermal load is not under control, viscosity and drying profiles fluctuate; if odors and vapors \u201eleak\u201d from the technological zone, the olfactory footprint appearing in the guest area or warehouse poses a reputational risk. <strong>heat recovery (HRV)<\/strong> and in today's energy costs, it is not a luxury: it provides a balanced climate and measurable operational savings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key in this project was that <strong>the large-volume printing hall receives<\/strong> continuous, even air exchange, along with local exhausts and inflows, all of this <strong>draft-free<\/strong> modern technologies <strong>at low noise levels.<\/strong>. The Blauberg \u201equiet-tuned\u201d aerodynamics (optimized impeller, laminated air duct, modern heat exchanger geometry) played a significant role in this: with the same air volume, lower pressure drops can be achieved, resulting in lower RPM and less noise entering the space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin:2.6rem 0;padding:2.6rem;border-radius:22px;background:#ffffff;box-shadow:0 10px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.07);font-family:Inter,Arial,sans-serif;color:#1a1f25;\">\n  <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 1rem;font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:600;\">\n    Three factors that determine printing comfort\n  <\/h3>\n\n  <ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:1.1rem;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6;\">\n    <li><strong>Heat load:<\/strong> the heat generated by machines can cause an unstable climate<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Vapors and odors:<\/strong> paint and solvent emissions pose reputational and health risks<\/li>\n    <li><strong>Aerosols:<\/strong> oil and paint mist deposits on machines and ducts<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:1rem 0 0;font-size:0.95rem;line-height:1.6;color:#4b5563;\">\n    The combined management of these can only be achieved with well-designed, heat recovery-based industrial air technology.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The solution: BlauAIR BL15 + BL45 \u2013 capacity and reserve<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>With the two different sized air handlers, the printing house <strong>can be zoned<\/strong> : in the large hall section, the BL45 provides the \u201ebackbone,\u201d while the BL15 ensures targeted supply in the smaller areas. <strong>capacity reserve<\/strong> in practice means that there is no \u201edense air\u201d or warm bubble even during peak times, and during shutdown, the system <strong>demand-driven<\/strong> reduces (with EC fan speed control). The two devices work in coordination with the cooling circuit: the fresh air <strong>is tempered<\/strong>, enters evenly, thus there are no cold or warm fronts in the work area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The HRV core is particularly striking in the cold-warm season: the winter fresh air preheating and the summer precooling <strong>occurs through<\/strong> heat exchange, thus the cooling\/heating mechanical part is less burdened. The decreasing peak demand and smoother partial load operation <strong>energy and noise gain<\/strong> at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Safety and hygiene: grease pre-treatment, condensation and filtration strategy<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>In flexo operation, the air technology's \u201esafety belt\u201d is the <strong>proper filtration and pre-treatment<\/strong>. It is advisable to design a filter and condensation treatment strategy for both the intake and exhaust sides that protects the heat exchanger and prevents deposits in the ducts. The implementation emphasized:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Filter stage<\/strong>: pre-filtering for larger particles, finer stage for protecting the heat exchanger \u2013 both with quick, tool-free replacement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Condensation treatment<\/strong>: planned slopes, collection and drainage, to prevent both dripping and corrosion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These steps are not only for hygiene but also <strong>acoustic<\/strong> are valuable from a perspective: there is less pressure drop on a clean filter, the fan <strong>operates at a lower speed<\/strong> can run, the system remains quieter. The cleanability is inherently served by the design \u2013 accessible cleaning openings, smooth-walled pipes, large radius bends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin:2.8rem 0;border-radius:22px;overflow:hidden;background:#ffffff;box-shadow:0 12px 36px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\">\n  <div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.3fr);\">\n\n    <div style=\"padding:2.4rem 2.2rem;font-family:Inter,Arial,sans-serif;color:#1a1f25;\">\n      <p style=\"margin:0 0 0.6rem;font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:0.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#0096c7;font-weight:600;\">\n        Technical solution\n      <\/p>\n\n      <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 1rem;font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:600;\">\n        Two capacities, one system\n      <\/h3>\n\n      <p style=\"margin:0;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6;\">\n        In the printing house of Poli-Union Zrt. in Szeged, two Blauberg heat recovery.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div style=\"position:relative;min-height:260px;\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/vents.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4400893.jpg\"\n        alt=\"Blauberg BlauAIR industrial air handling system\"\n        style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\"\n      >\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Flow pattern and comfort: draft-free supply, even mixing<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The bane of large air volume halls is the <strong>uneven distribution<\/strong>. If the supply is too fast or arrives at the wrong angle, workers feel cold at the edges, are warm in the center, and the sensation of draft appears. In the current project, on the supply side <strong>with plenum boxes<\/strong> modern technologies <strong>we refined to low exit speed<\/strong> with tuned grids: the air distributes \u201elike a carpet\u201d and mixes quickly. The extraction works where the contamination is generated \u2013 thus <strong>concentrates locally<\/strong> modern technologies <strong>relieves globally<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the comfort side, alongside silence, the <strong>odor neutrality<\/strong> and the <strong>stable temperature profile<\/strong> were the two greatest gains. According to employee feedback, the space feels \u201elighter\u201d and <strong>1. odor-neutral<\/strong>, 2. , even in long shifts with \u201esustainable\u201d climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Control technology and monitoring: demand-driven operation safety<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>4. The soul of the system is the <strong>5. presence-\/temperature-\/CO\u2082-based<\/strong> 6. regulation. Adapting to the pace of the machines, the fans' speed <strong>7. scales smoothly<\/strong>, 8. , there is no \u201erev-up\u2013shutdown\u201d cyclicality. The fault signals (filter pressure difference, fan anomaly, condensate level) are sent to the monitoring system, so the operation <strong>9. is proactive<\/strong>10. : by the time comfort deteriorates, the maintenance technician already knows what to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. This mindset \u2013 the <strong>12. data-driven<\/strong> 13. operation \u2013 reduces costs in the long run. The air volumes adjusted to the actual load require less electrical energy, extend the lifespan of filters and moving parts, and <strong>14. maintain a stable noise level.<\/strong> 15. Filtration and condensate treatment in an industrial environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin:2.6rem 0;padding:2.6rem;border-radius:22px;background:#ffffff;box-shadow:0 10px 32px rgba(0,0,0,0.07);font-family:Inter,Arial,sans-serif;color:#1a1f25;\">\n  <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 1rem;font-size:1.4rem;font-weight:600;\">\n    16. In a flexographic plant, protecting the heat exchanger and duct network\n  <\/h3>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 1rem;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6;\">\n    is of paramount importance. Proper pre-filtration and condensate treatment.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:1.1rem;font-size:0.95rem;line-height:1.6;\">\n    <li>not only provides hygiene benefits but also noise reduction advantages.<\/li>\n    <li>17. multi-stage filtration against deposits<\/li>\n    <li>18. planned condensate drainage without corrosion<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Results in practice<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>After the project handover, the most important feedback was organized around three points. On one hand, <strong>consistent quality<\/strong>: due to the stability of the climate, there is less parameter fluctuation in the technology. On the other hand, <strong>employee comfort<\/strong>: quieter space, better well-being, less feeling of fatigue at the end of the shift. Thirdly, <strong>operational reliability<\/strong>: maintenance is more predictable through monitoring and alerts, and there are fewer unexpected shutdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also valuable for Poli-Union Zrt. that the system can be <strong>expanded and fine-tuned<\/strong> in the future \u2013 if the machinery changes, the airflow patterns and air volumes can be adjusted, and the zones can be optimized independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What can an industrial plant learn from this?<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether a printing house, food industry hall, or assembly plant, the lessons are generalizable. The order leading to success:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Separation and pre-treatment at the source<\/strong> \u2013 protection of the duct and heat exchanger, cleanable design.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Draft-free, large surface inflow<\/strong> \u2013 low exit speed, good mixing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Demand-driven, data-based control<\/strong> \u2013 quiet at partial load, reserve at peak.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These three pillars together provide <strong>7. also provide comfort \u2013 lower draft sensation, better mixing, more even temperature.<\/strong>, <strong>energy awareness<\/strong> modern technologies <strong>safety<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin:2.8rem 0;padding:2.8rem;border-radius:22px;background:#ffffff;box-shadow:0 12px 36px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);font-family:Inter,Arial,sans-serif;color:#1a1f25;\">\n  <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 1rem;font-size:1.45rem;font-weight:600;\">\n    What can other industrial plants learn from this\n  <\/h3>\n\n  <ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:1.1rem;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.6;\">\n    <li>extraction and pre-treatment at the source<\/li>\n    <li>large surface, slow injection without draft<\/li>\n    <li>demand-driven control with operational safety<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <p style=\"margin:1rem 0 0;font-size:0.95rem;line-height:1.6;color:#4b5563;\">\n    This approach works not only in printing houses,.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Related solutions and next steps<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are designing heat recovery ventilation for an industrial space, it is worth <strong>considering a zonable concept<\/strong> thinking: connect large air spaces to a backbone network, provide targeted injection above workstations, and extract at the point of pollution generation. The <strong>demand-driven control<\/strong> (CO\u2082\/temperature\/presence) ensures that the system only operates when and where justified. More and more plants are examining this line of thought during renovations, especially if they want to achieve energy savings and comfort improvements simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><\/strong>The case of Poli-Union Zrt. in Szeged clearly shows that industrial comfort and safety are not mutually exclusive factors when the ventilation <strong>is based on heat recovery<\/strong> modern technologies <strong>demand-driven aerodynamics<\/strong> is built. The <strong>BlauAIR BL15<\/strong> modern technologies <strong>BL45<\/strong> air handlers provide a uniform climate, stable air exchange, and favorable operation \u2013 tailored to the needs of printing technology. The recipe is straightforward: pre-treat at the source, inject slowly over a large surface, control based on data. The end result: cleaner air, quieter space, and more predictable operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Would you like similar, quiet, and energy-efficient industrial ventilation?<\/strong> Contact us and request <strong>an on-site survey + preliminary technical concept<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/contact\/\">vents.hu\/contact<\/a>. Based on your needs, we will provide a proposal for capacity, heat exchanger type, filtration and noise reduction strategies, as well as control \u2013 so that the ventilation remains in the background and production is in the foreground.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A flexogr\u00e1fiai nyomtat\u00e1s vil\u00e1ga k\u00fcl\u00f6n\u00f6sen \u00e9rz\u00e9keny a leveg\u0151min\u0151s\u00e9gre. A fest\u00e9k- \u00e9s old\u00f3szerg\u0151z\u00f6k, a h\u0151terhel\u00e9s \u00e9s a p\u00e1racs\u00facsok nemcsak a dolgoz\u00f3k komfortj\u00e1t befoly\u00e1solj\u00e1k, hanem a k\u00e9sz\u00fcl\u00e9kek \u00fczembiztons\u00e1g\u00e1t \u00e9s a gy\u00e1rt\u00e1si min\u0151s\u00e9get is. A Poli-Union Zrt. szegedi nyomd\u00e1j\u00e1ban ez\u00e9rt k\u00e9t, Blauberg h\u0151visszanyer\u0151s l\u00e9gkezel\u0151re \u00e9p\u00fcl\u0151, modern szell\u0151ztet\u0151-kl\u00edmarendszer val\u00f3sult meg: BlauAIR BL15 (\u224810 000 m\u00b3\/h) \u00e9s BlauAIR BL45 (\u224848 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-hu"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6250"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6260,"href":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6250\/revisions\/6260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vents.hu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}