Technical Articles

When it comes to dust collection, it is essential to understand the importance of conveying velocities and their impact on the proper design of a system. Moving air through ducts too slowly or too quickly can have significant consequences that are equally problematic.

When it comes to the placement of dust collectors for material handling applications in process industries, there are several strategies to choose from. The wrong choice may increase your operating expense.

Dust collection in the Food Industry can be a complicated and perplexing topic. Proper facility maintenance is necessary in all areas of food manufacturing to ensure hygiene standards are met because a high-profile food handling scare can shift industry thinking.

The implementation of a dust collection system offers many benefits to a production facility including increased manufacturing effectiveness and a generally cleaner and safer work environment for employees. Given the positive impacts a quality dust collection system affords, it would be nice if its installation could go smoothly so the system can start delivering those benefits quickly.

When it comes to selecting a dust collector for a particular environment, the characteristics of the specific dust to be collected needs to be considered. What is the size of the dust? Is it extremely small? Is it a mix of sizes? Is it abrasive?

In many situations in life you can go cheap, but you may pay for it in the end. This is especially true for dust collector hood designs. Small changes in hood designs often yield big results - especially in performance and total cost of operation.

Metalworking companies use mist collectors on their machine tools to help provide clean air to reduce the adverse effects of exposure to metalworking fluids, comply with indoor air quality standards, reduce maintenance costs, reduce housekeeping costs, and improve part quality. While the benefits of mist collection are many, the choices for mist collection equipment can be confusing.

Optimizing airflow control in your dust, mist and fume collector offers important benefits, including extended filter life, increased energy conservation and overall cost savings. Additionally, in many applications, the right airflow is critical to quality.

Over 18 billion bushels of grain are produced and moved through grain handling systems in the US each year. The ability of the United States to feed its populace and livestock, support the biofuels movement, and export excess grain to emerging markets is a point of national pride and strength.

Do you currently have plans to purchase or upgrade a dust collector for your facility? If so, we advise the following six considerations to ensure you get exactly what you need!