Challenge: Composite dust from a grinding and sanding operation on automotive parts. Solution: A Double-sided Benchtron downdraft table which enables two workers to simultaneously sand and grind composite pieces. Results: Worker productivity in that area increased due to two people being able to work in tandem. Rework on other parts in the area was dramatically…
Challenge: To collect fumes and odors from a gluing operation. The odors being emitted from the gluing machine were causing worker sickness and loss of productivity. Solution: Airflow Systems model Mini-Pac with a 99.97% internal HEPA filter and external carbon module. The Mini-Pac not only collects 100% of the fumes, it also collects any harmful…
Challenge: To collect aluminum dust from buffing and grinding on passenger jet body panels. The dust was contaminating the plant and causing an explosive dust risk. Solution: A 27 foot wet collection booth with regain air to force any particulate to the back of the booth and be collected. The Air Purification installation crew was…
Challenge: To contain and collect aluminum dust from a robot buffing operation. Hazardous aluminum dust must be collected in accordance with NFPA guidelines. Solution: A hydrotron environmental control booth wet type collector. The environmental containment booth keeps the aluminum dust contained and safely collects dust through the back wall. The regain option takes any dust that may…
Challenge: A North Carolina-based Formula 1 racing shop needed to alleviate dust in the work area in order to keep employees safe and keep their state of the art facilities clean. The customer needed a solution for source capture of heavy tooling board and foam dust from two five-axis routers. The multi-directional movement of the tool…
Challenge: A North Carolina based, family-owned manufacturer supplying parts and components to the military and automotive industries has trusted Air Purification Inc. for its blasting dust control needs with great results. The customer was dealing with challenging applications for media blast and soda blasting metal parts at their facility. Safety and regulatory compliance were all…
Challenge: A U.S. military facility in Georgia was experiencing issues in the sanding of aircraft parts. The first issue was the chromium-laden paint dust stirred up during the sanding process, creating dust hazardous to touch or inhale. The second issue was the potential explosion hazard of the aluminum dust being sanded. Solution: Air Purification Inc.…
Challenge: A major aircraft components manufacturer acquired a DMS 5-axis router to drill precision holes into carbon fiber and resin structures. The resultant fugitive dust condition risked compromising multiple other sensitive processes within this new high-tech facility. An earlier application of a large ducted cartridge-type collector by a major supplier had proved a costly failure.…
Challenge: Air Purification Inc. recently solved a major industrial air filtration issue for a new customer. A major Midwest construction equipment manufacturer expressed serious concerns with the large consumption and costs of the cartridge filters for their dust collection equipment. The key processes involved are robotic and hand-welding operations, as well as several plasma-cutting applications.…
Challenge: A major precious metals recycler in the Southeast was having an issue with airborne dust and smoke in their facility. The process of melting down precious metals was creating a smoke and dust cloud that contaminated the entire plant. Solution: Air Purification Inc. was called in to engineer a source capture system…
