A good fan has to meet high standards. Don knows this better than anyone. For 29 years, his work has revolved around optimizing our products and ensuring the highest quality for our customers. Don explains: "After studying mechanical engineering and 5 years as a part designer in the aerospace industry, I joined Vostermans Ventilation in 1995. I saw a lot of similarities with the aerospace industry and was looking for a people-oriented employer. A family business like Vostermans Ventilation appealed to me for this reason. I started as a mechanical engineer and was responsible for the design of ..read more

Having a wide range of products and offering specific solutions to customers can create major challenges in the planning process. How do you manage inventory, ensure efficient production, and remain flexible enough to serve the customer as quickly and well as possible? Swen Janse, Planning Office Coordinator, shared how he finds the balance in these challenges on a daily basis. "Before I started in this role as team leader, I worked as a planner at Vostermans Ventilation for a year. I did similar work for my previous employer, so I know the processes well and understand where the challenges ty ..read more

At Vostermans Ventilation we continuously strive to improve our products and comply with ever changing regulations. Since July 1st, 2023, a new regulation took effect within Europe, which requires that 1-phase fan motors can only be sold if they meet at least the IE2 efficiency standard. This development has created significant challenges for numerous fan manufacturers, especially those who focus on reliability and thus use AC motor technology. We have embraced this challenge and managed to develop a new generation of AC motors that meet the requirements of the new Eco-design Regulation 2019/1 ..read more

As a fan manufacturer with our own motor production, it is important to have specific in-house knowledge. Within our R&D department, among others, we have specialists in electrical engineering. But what do they do and what do they deal with? We discussed it with Adeline Thevissen. Electrical engineering was instilled in me from an early age, says Adeline. "Together with my father, who is also an electrical engineer, I started at a very young age to take apart all kinds of broken devices in order to repair and reassemble them. I quickly discovered how important it was to think about the des ..read more

Ventilation allows you to refresh the air in a room over a period of time. Are you ventilating too much? Then you're using an unnecessary amount of energy to run fans and possible heating costs. Are you ventilating too little? Then an unhealthy or unpleasant indoor climate can result. But how do you determine the right amount of ventilation? There are, basically, three calculation methods to determine the desired amount of ventilation per unit of time. Ventilation rate Depending on the application, a certain ventilation rate is recommended. The ventilation rate indicates how often the room is ..read more

We offer our customers a product portfolio that meets their specific needs and requirements. But a growing product portfolio also requires developments in the production process. For years, Jeu has been a familiar face where our products are assembled, and he has grown with the developments in our assembly department. Jeu explains: "In 1984, I started working for Vostermans Ventilation through a temporary employment agency as a packer in the final assembly department. The production process in the factory at that time was obviously more manual than it is today. On a production line, the fan pa ..read more

Ventilation allows you to refresh the air in a room over a period of time. Are you ventilating too much? Then you're using an unnecessary amount of energy to run fans and possible heating costs. Are you ventilating too little? Then an unhealthy or unpleasant indoor climate can result. But how do you determine the right amount of ventilation? There are, basically, three calculation methods to determine the desired amount of ventilation per unit of time. Ventilation rate Depending on the application, a certain ventilation rate is recommended. The ventilation rate indicates how often the room is ..read more

Between January 2018 and May 2019, Vostermans Ventilation teamed with the University of Georgia’s Department of Poultry Science. They conducted a study on high-speed air circulation in broiler houses and how this affects litter quality, footpad health, and Oocyst Sporulation. For this study, eight Multifan 24” 1/3HP Fans (each 6,000 CFM) were used in a 40’ x 500’ house (+/- 12 x 150m), adjacent to the identical control house, which did not employ circulation fans. Destratification and reducing heater run-timeFor both houses, 14 temperature sensors were distributed to measure floor and ceiling ..read more

Heat stress affects cows in many ways. While the visible discomfort can start at moderate temperatures around 22 degrees Celsius, other effects that are not directly visible can start at even lower average temperatures. In this article, we explore the various effects of heat stress with the help of a research report by the University of Wisconsin. Indicating the effects of heat stress with the Temperature Humidity Index (THI)According to the report, heat stress occurs when a cow produces more heat than it can passively release. To indicate when different heat stress effects occur in cows, rese ..read more

With increasingly hot summers the risk for heat stress in dairy cows increases. There are steps that can be taken to minimize the negative effects on the cattle. In this blog post, we will discuss the measures that can be taken to prevent heat stress in cows. PreparationPreparation is key when it comes to preventing heat stress in cows. Before the summer heat arrives, take steps to increase the amount of water available for your herd and adjust diets and feeding schedules to maintain feed intake. Providing shade for cows is another measure that can help. Additionally, ensuring that there is pr ..read more