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Wellington Drive Technologies said yesterday it has received its first big order from its South Korean agents for a substantial number of motors for clean room fan filter units for Samsung.
The equipment is used to deliver purified and filtered air for precision industrial processes such as semiconductor fabrication plants, biotech and biochemical installations, that require extremely low levels of airborne contamination.
The motors in these units usually run all day, seven days a week and, consequently, energy use is important, the company said.
Clean room fan filter installations often require several thousand units, and some require many more.
The company said the market was growing rapidly, particularly in Asia where many high technology facilities that require fan filter units are now located.
Covered by the order are motors, fans, special purpose electronic controls and related software.
WDT said it recently received its first production orders for motors and fans for heat recovery ventilation systems from Enervent in Finland as part of an anticipated long-term supply relationship.
Japan's Sanyo Commercial Refrigeration Company also recently placed an order for 6000 of its commercial refrigeration motors.
WDT shares were steady on 38c yesterday.
- NZPA
