Product Information | Sargento Cheese Company, Inc.
Cheese Maker Eliminates Workplace Draft Problems with Low-Throw Series DuctSox®.
PLYMOUTH, WI - Sargento Cheese Company, Inc., in Plymouth, Wisconsin is a successful manufacturer of quality cheese products and specialty items. In continuous operation since 1954, Sargento has grown from a retail storefront business into a $334 million corporation.
When the company's main plant in Plymouth was slated for renovation to provide a larger production area for its shredded cheese products, key priorities were increased employee comfort and productivity. Says Craig Sallander, senior facilities architect, "we had been receiving complaints from workers about | |
| uncomfortable cold air drafts and chills. It was a concern to us because employee discomfort can reduce productivity and morale." |
The problem of cold draft exposure for employees is not uncommon in food processing plants where it is mandatory to maintain a continuous cool temperature to prevent food spoilage. But, it's difficult to avoid the creation of cold localized drafts with a traditional air handling system.
The solution to the problem was to incorporate a new Low-Throw Series DuctSox® Air Distribution System into the new production area. Since it has been installed, the DuctSox® system has vastly improved air flow uniformity and reduced the amount of cold air drafts. "We haven't had a single complaint about drafts or chills from the line workers in that area since the DuctSox® were installed," says Sallander.
The 19,000 sq. ft. area required twenty-three, 31-foot-long ducts and seven, 27-foot-long ducts. The ducts are 15 inches in diameter and are suspended from support hangers secured to the ceiling grid. One end of each duct is attached to a supply plenum with a circular clamp. The entire DuctSox® system was installed in just one-and-a-half days.
Sargento was so pleased with the original DuctSox® installation, they soon after installed another DuctSox® Low-Throw Series system in the plant's slice-line area. |
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