Custom Weather Hoods for Large Air-Intake Systems
ARSCO manufactures large custom weather-hood assemblies for data centers, industrial facilities, and other projects that require substantial outdoor air-intake systems.
We work from the project engineer’s approved drawings, specifications, and performance requirements, then help turn that design into something that can be fabricated, finished, shipped, assembled, and installed efficiently.
Our role is not to replace the engineer of record. Our role is to make the engineered concept manufacturable and repeatable.
What ARSCO Provides
Project-Specific Fabrication
Every project is different. We manufacture to the approved project drawings, dimensions, materials, structural requirements, attachment details, and finish specifications.
That can include:
- Large multi-section assemblies
- Structural tube frames
- Heavy plate and angle components
- Formed sheet-metal roofs and side panels
- Trim and flashing
- Filter frames
- Access provisions
- Mounting hardware
Design-for-Manufacturability Support
A design can work on paper and still be difficult, expensive, or impractical to manufacture.
ARSCO reviews engineered designs with fabrication in mind and works with the project team to identify practical improvements related to:
- Fabrication methods
- Welding
- Forming
- Galvanizing
- Finishing
- Assembly
- Shipping
- Installation
- Service access
The goal is simple: help turn the approved design into a product that can be manufactured consistently and installed successfully without changing the engineer’s performance intent.
Filtration Integration
Weather-hood assemblies can be configured around project-specified filtration media, including Permatron® products where specified by the design team.
We can manufacture the filter frames, access provisions, support details, and surrounding assemblies needed to make inspection, removal, cleaning, and replacement practical.
The filter media and system performance should always be selected and confirmed by the project engineer based on the actual airflow, environmental conditions, pressure-drop requirements, maintenance plan, and overall intake-system design.
Materials and Finishes
Depending on project requirements, ARSCO can manufacture weather-hood assemblies using a combination of:
- Cold-rolled sheet steel
- Structural tubing
- Heavy steel plate
- Structural angle
- Hot-dip galvanized steel
- Powder-coated steel
- Industrial protective coating systems
- Stainless steel
The exact material and finish system should be selected based on the approved project requirements and compatibility between the materials, galvanizing process, and final coating system.
Built for Large Projects
These projects are not simply sheet-metal jobs.
They can involve hundreds or thousands of fabricated components, structural weldments, coatings, galvanizing, packaging, transportation, field assembly, and installation coordination.
ARSCO has the fabrication capabilities and project experience to help manage that complexity from approved design through production.
Applications
Our custom weather-hood manufacturing capabilities can support:
- Other custom outdoor air-intake applications
- Data centers
- Mission-critical facilities
- Industrial ventilation systems
- Makeup-air systems
- Power and utility facilities
- Large commercial and institutional projects
Discuss Your Weather-Hood Project
If you have an engineered weather-hood or large air-intake project, send us the drawings, specifications, filtration requirements, finish schedule, and expected quantities.
We can review the package for manufacturability and help develop a practical fabrication approach.
Performance Note
Airflow, pressure drop, filtration, structural capacity, and weather-management performance depend on the complete project-specific engineered system and actual operating conditions. ARSCO manufactures to approved project drawings and specifications. We do not represent that a specific configuration will satisfy wind, rain, snow, debris, airflow, filtration, or other performance requirements unless those requirements have been specifically engineered, tested, and documented.