Company N, a manufacturer and distributor of commercial freezers and refrigerators, was recently developing a new model of small freezer. Mr. W, a person involved in the development, had this to say:
"A freezer needs to keep the temperature inside evenly constant. To achieve this, it is equipped with a fan to constantly circulate cool air. In this new model, the fan is installed on the inside, so the fan needs to be both waterproof and able to operate normally in environments as low as -25°C. However, after much consideration, we were unable to find a waterproof fan that was guaranteed to operate in environments as low as -25°C. As the selling price had already been decided, we had no leeway in terms of cost."
Unable to find a fan that met his requirements, Mr. W was at a loss as he felt he could not continue with development.
Mr. W visited the exhibition in search of a solution. He stopped by SANYO DENKI CO., LTD. booth and asked about the issues he was facing. Later, a sales representative from SANYO DENKI CO., LTD. visited N Company and discussed the issues in detail.
"SANYO DENKI CO., LTD. 's sales department suggested that by changing the capacitor and lead wires of our current Splash Proof Fan (*), we could expand the operating temperature range to -25°C. We immediately asked them to make a prototype and decided to evaluate it in-house," says W.
The evaluation results showed that there were no problems with operation or durability in low-temperature environments. Furthermore, the cost was also reduced by only changing the capacitors and lead wires, so there was no significant increase in cost.
"We had contacted several other companies, but we couldn't get any concrete proposals. SANYO DENKI CO., LTD. was able to quickly and flexibly customize the product to meet our specifications, which was very helpful. They have an extensive lineup of fans, so we're looking forward to receiving more proposals like this from SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.." (Mr. W)
* Current Splash Proof Fan: 9WS type, IP54
For more information about Splash Proof Fan, please also see "Features of Splash Proof Fan, Oil Proof Fan, Wide Temperature Range Fan, and G Proof Fan."
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