Case study · Exhaust maintenance
Suzuki Motor Gujarat: canteen exhaust cleaning during an 8-day plant shutdown
Samarika dismantled, cleaned, repaired and reinstalled the kitchen exhaust systems of three Suzuki Motor Gujarat canteens in the plant’s year-end shutdown, from 29 December 2024 to 5 January 2025.
- Client
- Suzuki Motor Gujarat
- Location
- Gujarat, India
- Sites
- 3 canteens: A-Line, PT and Starlight
- Duration
- 8 days · 29 Dec 2024 – 5 Jan 2025
The challenge
The plant canteens feed every shift, so their kitchen exhaust systems can only be opened up when the kitchens are closed. Over a year of cooking, grease builds up inside ducts, hoods, filters and fan units, reducing airflow and adding fire risk. The work had to be completed inside the year-end shutdown, so the canteens were ready when production restarted.
What we did
- Safety first: the team began with a safety briefing alongside the client’s safety team, and worked with helmets, harnesses and scaffolding throughout.
- Dismantled the ducts and cleaned each section on the ground, removing heavy grease deposits.
- Cleaned hoods, hood grills and baffle filters at the A-Line and PT canteens.
- Cleaned exhaust fan units and electrostatic air filter units.
- Cleaned air vent grills at the PT canteen and fresh air grills at the Starlight canteen.
- Replaced the sealing gasket canvas on the ducts before reinstalling them, so the joints seal properly.
- Reinstalled the cleaned ducts and handed the systems back, with a day-wise photo report.
Before and after
Day-by-day
- 29 Dec 2024Safety briefing with the client’s safety team. Exhaust ducts dismantled and cleaning of removed duct sections started.
- 30 Dec 2024Exhaust duct cleaning started at the PT canteen.
- 31 Dec 2024Hood and exhaust unit cleaning at the A-Line canteen. Air vent grills and exhaust fan unit cleaned at the PT canteen.
- 1 Jan 2025Hoods and hood grills cleaned at the A-Line canteen. Electrostatic air filter units cleaned at the PT canteen.
- 2 Jan 2025Hood grills washed. Sealing gasket canvas replaced on ducts before reinstallation at the A-Line canteen.
- 3 Jan 2025Hoods cleaned at the PT canteen. Cleaned ducts reinstalled at the A-Line canteen.
- 4 Jan 2025Fresh air grills cleaned at the Starlight canteen.
- 5 Jan 2025Work completed within the shutdown window.
The result
All three canteens’ exhaust systems were cleaned, resealed and reassembled within the shutdown window, ready for the canteens to reopen, with every stage documented in a day-wise photo report.
Photos from the site
Frequently asked questions
Why is canteen exhaust cleaning done during a plant shutdown?
The canteens serve every shift, so ducts can only be taken down when the kitchens are closed. A planned shutdown gives a fixed window to dismantle, clean, repair and reinstall the whole system.
What parts of a kitchen exhaust system were cleaned?
Ducts, hoods, hood grills and baffle filters, exhaust fan units, electrostatic air filter units, air vent grills and fresh air grills.
Can Samarika do the same for our plant canteen?
Yes. Share your canteen details and shutdown dates, and we will plan the scope, manpower and day-wise schedule.
Planning a shutdown for your canteen?
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