Proyecto de instalaciones eléctrica, de ventilación y contraincendios en un taller de tablas de surf

Abstract

Surfing is an extreme sports that is growing very fast during the past few years, the number of people who practice this sport is increasing a lot. Canary Islands is the perfect place for surfing, it has good weather the whole year and a lot of kilometers of coast with beach breaks and point breaks. Because of that build a surfboards factory is a good idea. The project given studies the process of a surfboards factory, where we can find the surfboards’ shaping process, the materials, tools and machines needed to shape a surfboard, the electrical and light installation, the ventilation system and the evacuation and security measures in case of fire, in orden to decrease risks as much as posible. A surfboard it´s made up of foam, polyester or epoxy resin and fiberglass cloth. The foam is used to make the core of the surfboard and it’s the most important thing to get a good quality, it is light and easy to shape. The fiberglass cloth once impregnated with the resin, will give strenght and rigidity to the surfboard. The manufacturing process is going to be a mix in between automated work and handwork. The automated work is the beginning of the process. A special machine will give the foam a pre-shape and after that, handwoarking starts. A shaper will finish the shaping process of the surfboard giving a perfect shape to the foam. On the next step a specialist with resin will do the glassing process. Where the fiberglass cloth and the resign gives the surfboard the perfect strenght. Lighting is very important on the factory because most of the process is handworking. The factory has different working areas, and each one must have the correct illumination values. Also the activity generate a lot of dust and because of that, the entire instalation must have protected lights against dust. During the activity, because of the dust generated and the toxic materials used for the process, is very important to have a good ventilation system. Impellers will boost new air into the factory through the ducts, and foul air is going to be pushed away by the extractors. Materials used in the factory are flammable, that´s why having a good evacuation and security measures system in case of fire is requiered. The factory must have fire extinguishers, emergency lights and emergency routes to increase the security of people in case of fire.