Orion Fans has expanded its DC product offering to provide enhanced cooling solutions for automotive applications. Orion Fans’ extensive DC fan and blower product line delivers efficient cooling solutions for automotive applications including air conditioning, air filtering, diagnostic equipment, infotainment system, LED headlights/brake lights, navigation system, seat cushions, and specialty cooling applications. Designed for highly […]
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How cooling fans earn different IP ratings
Cooling fans designed for environments more harsh than an office building may carry a special IP rating that designates resistance to different levels of dust and moisture. Here are a few basics when it comes to the differences between fans made to different IP ratings. The IP in IP rating stands for ingress protection. IP […]
Difference between a brushless dc motor and a shaded pole induction motor
Motors that power cooling fans tend to be either brushless motors or induction motors. Here we examine the key differences in the construction of these two motor types and explain the reason for the striking differences in energy efficiency between the two types. Brushless motors are sometimes called electronically commutated motors. Here commutation refers to […]
Orion Fans Maximizes Airflow, Minimizes Noise with New 70mm Fan Package
Orion Fans has developed a series of 70mm tubeaxial DC fans that deliver high airflows ranging from 19 CFM up to 60 CFM with low noise levels of 49.5 dB down to 29.0 dB. The new OD70 family of 70mm fans maximize performance in a wide range of enclosure applications. Nine different fan models are […]
Orion Fans Offers Industry’s Lowest Cost Cage Nuts
Orion Fans now offers the lowest cost round and square hole snap-in cage nuts on the market. Orion’s OCN Series snap-in cage nuts make it easy to mount equipment into square or round holed 19-inch racks. The heavy duty, lack zinc-plated cage nuts allow for a better strength-to-weight ratio than threaded holes, and provide the […]
First Fan System to Successfully Cool Electric Formula Racecar
Orion Fans has helped ETSEIB Motorsport reach a milestone in electric formula racing. Orion Fans’ Axial DC fans were a key element in developing the first effective fan cooling solution for the Formula SAE hybrid carbon fiber Monocoque car’s power system. Orion joined the student-run ETSEIB Motorsport team in 2014, with a commitment to providing […]
Orion Fans Develops Super High-Performance DC Fan Series
Orion Fans has designed a super high-performance 60mm 24V DC fan that delivers airflow up to 86 CFM, an increase of more than 25% versus previously available DC fans. The OD6038 XC Series fan offers a superior maximum static pressure value of 2.9” H20, more than three times that of competing fans on the market. […]
