Aire Technologies Adds New Manufacturer’s Representative: MJM Associates, Inc.

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The Aire Technologies team traveled to Colorado last week to train and onboard a new manufacturer’s representative agency: MJM Associates Inc.

MJM and Aire Technologies’ new partnership promises to propel sales of life safety and air management devices beyond their current sales levels in the ever-growing markets of Colorado and Utah.

We are enthusiastic about the new partnership and have conducted a robust week of training and onboarding activities that cover all aspects of the HVAC industry, including architects, engineers, contractors, and wholesalers.

This partnership presents numerous new opportunities, and MJM aligns perfectly with Aire Tech’s core values and sales and marketing strategies, providing a strong foundation for success.

my.AireTechnologies Replaced by DeMI

Aire Technologies DeMI Portal

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Starting on August 18, 2025, my.AireTechnologies will be shut down and replaced by DeMI, our new e-commerce portal and customer service resource.

In 2024, we launched a beta version of DeMI, and it is now being made available to all customers. All current my.AireTechnologies users have been previously notified to set up DeMI accounts before the shutdown date to ensure no information is lost in the process.

Haven’t signed up for DeMI yet? Sign up now at airetechnologies.com/demi-request.

The DeMI portal has been specifically designed to meet your business needs, providing 24/7 customer service and support.  Here, you’ll have access to the following features and more:

Order Search Options

Quickly search for all orders or ordered items

Shipments

Search for shipments by carrier, purchase order number, order or invoice number, shipment date, or invoice date, as well as obtain tracking information

Invoices

Receive instant access to a list view of recent invoices

Credit Memo Inquiry

View your list of recent credits and their status

Accounts Receivable Summary

View an aging summary of payables

Quotes & Order Inquiry – Coming Soon!

Generate your own quotes and submit orders directly into our system, or view quotes and orders created by our Customer Service team

Aire Technologies Adds New Manufacturer’s Representative: PEPCO Sales & Marketing

Aire Technologies PEPCO Sales Group Photo

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The Aire Technologies team traveled to Texas this week to train and onboard our newest manufacturer’s representative agency: PEPCO Sales & Marketing.PEPCO and Aire Technologies were partners years ago and have now rejoined forces in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico to propel sales of life safety and air management devices beyond current sales levels.We are enthusiastic about our new partnership with PEPCO and have scheduled a robust week of training and onboarding activities. This partnership presents numerous new opportunities to capitalize on, and PEPCO aligns perfectly with Aire Tech’s core values and sales and marketing strategies, providing a strong foundation for our joint success.

 

Celebrating 20 Years of Service, Support, and Quality

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Aire Technologies is a purpose-built manufacturing company born out of an idea in 2002.  Life safety devices utilized in commercial, industrial, and multi-family ductwork for HVAC is a specialty segment of the industry that Aire Technologies serves. It started with meager beginnings, only being able to build fire dampers and ceiling radiation dampers. Motorized dampers, duct board, extruded aluminum products such as louvers, gravity vents, and even sheet metal boots had not even been considered at that time.

Our purpose or mission: “To Provide Solutions to the HVAC Industry” is at our core.  In 2004, we built our first dampers with only eleven people in a small section of our manufacturing facility and three in sales and support in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. We now produce 1.1 million products annually with 92 manufacturing personnel, nine team members in Sales, Engineering, and Technical Sales, and support in two facilities, bringing our total team to 101!

We now hold three unique UL files, two unique wood truss assembly ratings, eight AMCA listings, three Miami-Dade Notices of Approvals (or NOAs) for louvers and gravity vents, one patent, and one trademark.

Aire Tech goes to market with nine Manufacturers’ Representatives (Rep Agencies) covering the United States in core markets. We also have one Bid and Specification agency and two more in contract negotiation. These Bid and Specification reps, or ‘stocking reps,’ will be the future of Aire Technologies’ growth by adding the next level of representation and specification influence.

Our team and core values are essential to our success. A belief in providing critical life safety devices manufactured with the highest quality possible and delivered quickly has been our trademark. We are widely recognized even as a relative newcomer. We are a proud success story of DMI Companies in keeping with over fifty years of dedication, integrity, and manufacturing prowess.

This year, on August 4, 2024, Aire Technologies will be twenty years old. This is a platinum anniversary of having delivered twenty years of service, support, and quality. As we celebrate this milestone, we are filled with anticipation for the future. We are looking forward to a future of new products, services, and continued industry growth and recognition, and we are excited to share this journey with you.

 

Aire Technologies Hosts Delta Electronics Factory Training at Wagoner, OK, Facility

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Aire Technologies’ partner Delta Electronics visited the DMI Wagoner, Oklahoma, facility on February 7 for training on their new bath fan ceiling radiation dampers (CRDs) manufactured by Aire Technologies.

Don Adams, Michael Florian, Joe Pusatere, Clinton Cooper, Ryan Sturdy, Willa McCune, Zack Zimmerman, and Dan Quiroga hosted five Delta team members on-site in Wagoner for two days.  The visit consisted of lecture and presentation-based life safety damper training and a complete DMI facility tour with a focus on the work cells responsible for Aire Technologies building dampers that have been UL-tested and approved.

Aire Technologies’ relationship with Delta will drive nearly 50,000 CRDs annually at peak demand.

Join Aire Technologies at the 2024 AHR Expo

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Join Aire Technologies at the 2024 AHR Expo in Chicago, Illinois, on January 22-24, 2024, at booth #S8110.  See the latest products from Ductmate, Aire Technologies, GreenSeam, and Linx Industries, and learn how DMI is your one source for infinite solutions.

The AHR Expo brings together manufacturers and suppliers of all sizes and specialties to share ideas and showcase the future of HVACR technology. It’s the industry’s best place for OEMs, engineers, contractors, facility operators, architects, educators, and other professionals to experience everything new in HVACR and build the vital relationships that grow businesses and careers.

We hope to see you there! Learn more about the AHR Expo at ahrexpo.com.

Gravity Ventilators: Model DC-AGV Severe Duty vs. Model AGV Light Duty

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What is a Gravity Ventilator?

A gravity ventilator encourages natural airflow throughout the building, from floor to up toward the ceiling.  Using natural forces, these ventilators introduce cool outside air into the occupancy level of a building while exhausting heated and contaminated air.  They require no power, motors, or fans to function, although mechanically powered ventilators with fans do exist.

Aire Technologies currently offers two types of aluminum gravity ventilators: the Model DC-AGV and Model AGV.  Learn more about Aire Technologies’ AGVs below.

Model DC-AGV Severe Duty AGV

The Model-DC AGV severe-duty aluminum gravity ventilator is designed, engineered, and tested to provide air intake or relief while protecting severe hurricane environments. The DC-AGV meets the following test protocols:

  • TAS 201-94 (Missile Impact Test)
  • TAS 202-94 (Uniform Static Air Pressure Test)
  • TAS 203-94 (Cyclic Wind Pressure Loading Test)

With the Model DC-AGV, you can have peace of mind knowing that this product is Miami-Dade County-certified and can withstand even the toughest of hurricane environments.  Engineered with a strong aluminum angle interior subframe, the Model DC-AGV is reinforced and built to last.  The Model DC-AGV’s wind load performance is +/- 120 psf at 96” W x 144” L and +/- 180 psf at 48” W x 48” L. Air performance data sheets are available upon request.

Available in a wide variety of sizes, the maximum shell size is 96” W x 144” L, and the minimum shell size is 24” W x 24” L.

Model AGV Light Duty AGV

The Model AGV is an aluminum gravity ventilator designed and engineered to provide air intake or relief in noncoastal regions.

The all-new light-duty AGV is lighter and leaner, designed for buildings that don’t need that extra protection that a hurricane environment would require.  By shedding the interior subframe required for hurricane regions, this complementary AGV offers similar air performance and options at a much lower cost.

Available in a wide variety of sizes, the maximum shell size is 96”W x 114”L, and the minimum shell size is 18”W x 18”L.

Can I Customize My Order of AGVs?

Standard construction for both the Model DC-AGV and Model AGV consists of 0.081” thick aluminum shell, a 2” x 3” x 0.188” curb skirt, an expanded aluminum bird screen, and a standard mill finish.

Optional features for custom orders include hinged assembly, filter racks, an insect screen, anti-condensate coating, and powder coating.  Consult an Aire Technologies representative in your area or our Aire Tech customer service team for more information.

Where Can I Buy Aire Technologies’ AGVs?

Ready to buy our aluminum gravity ventilators? As always, we are happy to work with you to deliver your desired HVAC products.  Aire Technologies’ products can be purchased through our representative locations across the US as part of our selective regional distribution network.  Use the Aire Tech representative map to find a rep in your region and place your order today!

Pop Quiz: Fire Dampers

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Pop Quiz!

1. What belongs in this space?
A. Horizontal fire damper
B. Vertical fire damper
C. CRD

 

2. What belongs in this space?
A. Horizontal fire damper
B. Vertical fire damper
C. CRD

 

3. What belongs in this space?
A. Horizontal fire damper
B. Vertical fire damper
C. CRD

*Answers are posted at the bottom of the page.

 

Want to learn more about fire dampers or simply need a refresher? Aire Technologies has you covered.

What is a Fire Damper?

A fire damper is “a listed device installed in ducts and air transfer openings designed to close automatically upon detection of heat and resist the passage of flame.”  In other words, these devices use curtain-style blades intended to resist passage through a UL-rated assembly.

Fire dampers are installed in HVAC ductwork to reestablish the fire rating of the barrier (walls, floors or other rated partitions/barriers) through which the penetration was created. Fire dampers are specifically intended for through penetrations, not membrane penetrations.

When preventing the spread of fire through buildings, fire dampers play a critical role and can mean the difference between life and death for a building’s occupants in the event of a fire.

It is important to note that fire dampers and ceiling radiation dampers are NOT the same thing and CANNOT be used interchangeably.

What is a Fire Rated Partition or Barrier?

A fire-rated partition has an assembly of materials that will afford a given fire resistance rating (expressed in hours) to impede the spread of fire from one area to another.

A fire-rated barrier is a fire-resistance-rated wall assembly of materials designed to restrict the spread of fire in which continuity is maintained.

What Types of Fire Dampers Does Aire Technologies Offer?

Aire Technologies’ fire dampers have been extensively engineered and tested to prevent the spread of fire inside the ductwork through fire-resistance-rated walls.

Our fire dampers are available for both static and dynamic systems and are offered in multiple configurations to suit almost any specification. Additionally, our standard 4¼” and thin line 2” frame profiles are constructed with interlocking curtain-style blades offered in three types (A, B, and C) to accommodate different air stream efficiencies.

Aire Technologies’ fire dampers are UL 555 Classified and rated for 1½ hours or 3 hours and have been approved by the New York City Department of Buildings MEA Division and the California State Fire Marshal.

What Do the Different Types of Fire Dampers Mean?

A static fire damper has no airflow closure rating, meaning that these can only be applied in HVAC systems designed to shut down automatically in the event of a fire.  Because the HVAC system/fan will turn off, these dampers are designed like a curtain, allowing the damper to fall and shut due to gravity.

A dynamic fire damper closes while the HVAC system is running and should be selected to operate against the airflow conditions seen in the application.  Because the fan will stay on, the spring-loaded design helps the damper to spring shut against the air pressure.

Where Can I Buy Aire Technologies’ Fire Dampers?

Ready to buy some fire dampers? As always, we are happy to work with you to deliver your desired HVAC products.  Aire Technologies’ products can be purchased through our representative locations across the US as part of our selective regional distribution network.  Use the Aire Tech representative map to find a rep in your region and place your order today!

Need help to choose the right fire damper? Check out our simple guide for selecting the correct Aire Technologies fire damper:

 

Answers:

  1. B: Through Penetrations in walls require horizontal ductwork with a vertical fire damper that can close via gravity in static applications or with an additional negator spring in dynamic applications. Fire dampers are used to stop the spread of flame through the ductwork to another room or floor.
  2. A: Through Penetrations in walls require horizontal ductwork with a vertical fire damper that can close via gravity in static applications or with an additional negator spring in dynamic applications. Fire dampers are used to stop the spread of flame through the ductwork to another room or floor.
  3. C: Through Penetrations in walls require horizontal ductwork with a vertical fire damper that can close via gravity in static applications or with an additional negator spring in dynamic applications. Fire dampers are used to stop the spread of flame through the ductwork to another room or floor.

Enter to Win – Social Media Giveaway

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Aire Technologies is hosting a giveaway for our social media followers. Enter to win a Yeti 45 Tundra hard cooler and a $50 Amazon gift card in just four easy steps!

How to enter (Facebook, Instagram, and/or LinkedIn):
1. Like/follow Aire Technologies
2. Like the giveaway post
3. Tag 2 friends in the comments
4. Share the post to your feed

BONUS ENTRIES: Complete these steps on Facebook, Instagram, and/or LinkedIn to enter. Each additional platform you complete these steps on will count as a bonus entry. Three (3) entries are allowed per person TOTAL (one per platform).

RULES & ELIGIBILITY: You must complete all steps to enter, or your name will not be entered into the drawing. The deadline to enter is June 23, 2023, at midnight EST.  The giveaway is limited to U.S. residents only. You must be 18+ years old to enter.  No purchase is necessary to enter.

IRS regulations stipulate that for employees who receive any prize of cash, gift card, or goods/services (other than de minimis), it must be included in the recipient’s taxable gross income. For any DMI employee winning a prize, the fair market value will be included in the employee’s taxable gross income and reported on their W2 form.

If a non-DMI employee wins a prize, the prize amount will be treated as 1099 income. The recipient will receive a Form 1099-MISC on any winnings totaling $600 or more in a calendar year.  The recipient must complete and submit an IRS Form W-9, which includes their social security number, before receiving the prize if DMI determines the prize value to require a 1099.

Good luck to all participants!