Irish based contamination control specialist, Air Filtration Technology (AFT), has supplied and installed 100 Trion-Envirco Mac 10 fan filter units (FFU's) to serve CD-R production areas at the recently opened Kodak plant at Youghal, Co. Cork.

AFT has incorporated the Mac 10 units into laminar air flow clean stands, purpose-designed and built for the Kodak plant, to ensure effective contamination control as CD's emerge from moulding machines. Mounted on top of each clean stand, two Standard Mac 10 units (600mm x 1200mm nominal) have been installed to achieve Class 100 air flow for optimum product protection.

"Trion-Envirco's Mac 10 was the perfect, cost-effective solution for this project" comments Ger Clancy, AFT's Managing Director. "FFU flexibility was important because of the possibility that the clean stand space would be extended to suit different Kodak production requirements. With the Mac 10's modular design, an extra unit could easily be installed into the system beside existing units to meet these extra filtration demands."

Trion-Envirco's Mac 10 provides cost effective and reliable air filtration, proven in thousands of clean condition applications world-wide. At a rated air flow of 0.45 m/sec, the Mac 10 offers HEPA filtration with fan speed control and exceptionally quiet operation at noise criteria 45 (nc45) at 50dBA. This low noise performance is achieved through the unit's patented VE5 baffling system which ensures a uniform airflow across the filter face whilst attenuating sound to this ultra-quiet level.

Fully CE marked and exceeding IES-RP2 recommendations, the standard Mac 10 provides a minimum efficiency of 99.99% at 0.3 microns. ULPA filters capable of removing particles of 0.12 micron or larger

at 99.9995% efficiency can be fitted for critical applications.

Units are modular in design with a slim profile of under 333mm, and are equally suitable for clean stand, T-bar or Gel Seal ceiling installation. A further option available with the Mac 10 is a Room-Side Replaceable (RSR) version. This model is ideal where limited headroom is available and filter changes need to be carried out from within the cleanroom.

Each Mac 10 has a pre-wired junction box for simple and direct electrical connection and has options available with various voltages for world-wide applications. Designed to provide long lasting, trouble-free operation, the Mac 10 lid and body is constructed from strong aluminium. The unit incorporates a direct drive, backward inclined centrifugal fan/motor with sealed for life bearings for extra reliability.

Based in Limerick, Ireland, Air Filtration Technology has the resources, expertise and experience to provide customers with a complete contamination control solution. For details contact Ger Clancy at AFT, 17 Sexton Street, Limerick, Ireland, tel +353 61 316263, fax +353 61 316060. Trion-Envirco is a Trion Ltd company. Further details and a brochure on the Mac 10 range is available by contacting Graham Audin at Trion-Envirco on (01264) 364622. Trion Ltd is a UK market leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of equipment designed to improve air quality in a range of commercial, industrial and domestic applications.