Van Nelle Fabriek Events
Events at Van Nelle Factory in naturally clean air
Van Nelle Fabriek Events|
November 4, 2021

The largest room of the Van Nelle Factory (the Tabaksfabriek, 4,500 m2, with space for up to 4,000 visitors) is equipped with a new air cleaning system that naturally neutralizes 99.9% of all harmful micro-organisms such as spores, bacteria and viruses. .


With the system, which has been used for more than twenty years in the food industry, in hotels and on cruise ships, the Rotterdam location is taking an important step towards a healthy and safe indoor climate. “As a top location, we want to offer our guests, but certainly also our own employees, not to mention the many dozens of temporary workers who work here every day on major events. A safe and natural indoor climate is an unmistakable part of this,” says Vincent Penseel, general manager of Van Nelle Fabriek Events.


The system was installed by Lamers Reinigingstechniek (in collaboration with Arco Luchttechniek and De Luchtkanaalreiniger), which works with air purifiers with the patented AOP air purification technology (Advanced Oxidation Process). A total of six UV-C LED cells, each equipped with its own catalysts, were installed in the supply channels to the Tobacco Factory. These cells generate harmless oxidants that then quickly deal with the micro-organisms present. Both those that float freely in the air, and the organisms that have settled on hard surfaces.


The fact that the technology also deals with SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus) for 99.9% is currently 'a pleasant side effect', according to Sander Lamers. “The corona story has given the concern for a safe indoor climate a major boost. Our main markets are food manufacturers, production sites, hotels and restaurants. They have been working there for decades to keep the air as clean as possible.”


The speed with which the air is cleaned – not only of organisms, but also of odors – is impressive, according to Lamers: ”If you were to place 1,000 cigar smokers in the Tobacco Factory, you would of course smell it the moment they are standing there smoking. But if they are gone for half an hour, you can't smell anything anymore."


The LED cells naturally do their purifying work 24/7, without any residue. The system therefore works continuously and rather invisibly. Sander Lamers and Vincent Penseel thought that was a missed opportunity. So they had a Plexiglas viewing hatch built in the supply duct, so that the blue light from the air-purifying LED lamps is visible to everyone.

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