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Axial vs. Centrifugal Fans
Axial vs. Centrifugal Fans How to Choose the Right One for Your Facility Axial or centrifugal? The answer depends on your system’s resistance. Both fan types move air, but they do it using different mechanical principles. Choosing the right one means matching the physics of the fan to the pressure demands of your environment, and […]
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Axial vs. Centrifugal Fans
Industrial Airflow Problems that Look Like Fan Failures Why System Changes—Not the Fan—Are Usually to Blame When airflow drops in an industrial facility, the fan gets blamed first. It’s one of the most common industrial airflow problems—and an understandable reaction: something’s not working, and the fan is the most visible moving part in the system. […]
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Industrial Airflow Problems that Look Like Fan Failures
Preventing Transit Damage: How Hartzell Solved an Unexpected Challenge The Problem: Hidden Transit Damage in Industrial Fans Preventing transit damage in industrial fans became a critical focus for us after we noticed recurring issues once our products were installed. It was a puzzling situation. Pre-shipment quality inspections at our testing facility in Piqua, Ohio, confirmed […]
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Preventing Transit Damage
How to Select the Right Gas-Fired Make-Up Air Heater for Your Industrial Facility Exhaust fans protect your plant, but they can also waste heat, lower building pressure, and drive up energy bills. Installing a Hartzell gas-fired make-up air heater is the solution. These units bring in fresh, tempered air and maintain balanced pressure for safer, […]
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Gas-Fired Make-Up Air Heater
AMCA Certified Fans: What You Need to Know Before Making a Purchase Energy Efficient Fans with Verified Performance Data In industrial environments where airflow directly impacts production, safety, and energy costs, choosing the right fan is not just about specifications on paper. It’s about verified performance. AMCA certification provides that verification, giving engineers and facility […]
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AMCA Certified Fans
Step inside a food processing plant and you’re immediately hit with the rhythm of production: conveyor belts moving dough, kettles bubbling with sauces, steam rising from ovens, and packaging lines humming in unison. Amid all this activity, air is quietly at work—carrying away dust, controlling moisture, helping products dry, and keeping every surface sanitary. Fans […]
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Food Processing Fans
Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Fans for Scrubber Applications provide the reliability scrubber systems need to run continuously in tough industrial environments. They resist corrosion, reduce maintenance costs, and extend equipment life while keeping facilities compliant. Hartzell fans go even further with a one-piece wheel design that improves durability and efficiency. Backed by over 100 years […]
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Benefits of FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic) Fans for Scrubber Applications
For more than a century, Hartzell has been a family-founded business. We believe that listening first and caring deeply leads to the best solutions. Every facility, process, and airflow challenge is unique, and we treat each one as our own. Our goal is to design systems that work efficiently while creating safer, more reliable environments […]
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Custom Ventilation Solutions for Unique Industry Challenges
When you invest in industrial fans, you’re doing more than buying equipment; you’re securing airflow performance, worker safety, and operational uptime. But even the most durable, high-performance fans need preventative and consistent care to keep running at their best. Routine, proactive maintenance can add years to your fan’s life, improve energy efficiency, and prevent costly breakdowns. […]
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Top 5 Maintenance Tips to Extend the Lifespan of Your Industrial Fans
Rooftop ventilators serve as the final stop in your facility’s airflow system. Specifically, their role is to expel unwanted air—hot, contaminated, or moisture-laden—and, as a result, make way for cleaner, cooler air to circulate. As you can see, proper rooftop ventilation improves several key factors: Worker safety and comfort Compliance with OSHA and NFPA standards […]