Project: A large metal fabricator for the automotive industry and for BMW in South Carolina was faced with two issues: a growing concern over the health of their employees and the potential for OSHA air quality violations and the overall presentation of their facility to customers or potential customers during visits to their facilities. Most…
DetailsProject: To help remove fugitive water-based coolant mist and smoke from an industrial plant in Central Ohio. Existing Equipment: Floor mounted, ducted industrial air cleaning units. Problem: Current equipment was not efficient enough to keep haze from forming in plant, creating problems with HVAC, lighting and particulate entering test lab located in plant.…
DetailsProject: A large manufacturer of quartz products wanted to establish a strong housekeeping regimen in their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility to control the dust produced during production. Some portables were used with a degree of success, but it was nearly impossible to move them around on the multilevel platforms surrounding their conveyors and mixing areas. …
DetailsProject: A worldwide manufacturer of compressed air systems was having quality issues with contamination of painted parts from the fabrication areas. Several types of dust collection methods were tried, but they were not effective enough to stop the issue. The customer was looking for a method to capture welding fumes and grinding dust that was…
DetailsProject: Welding department redesign and upgrade for controlling welding fumes in a vocational college in Eastern Tennessee. Existing equipment: Exhaust fan and canopy hoods for each weld station. Homemade grinding bench. Problem: Students’ breathing zone was not protected as the weld smoke would rise to the canopy hood through the breathing zone. Not enough air…
DetailsFacilities ranging from industrial plants to shops and factories to metal refineries have become aware of ambient air cleaners as a necessity in eliminating respiratory health conditions. Typically, industrial air purifiers are most effective in capturing larger particles, allowing the smaller dust particles to escape and remain suspended in the air. Ambient air cleaners are…
DetailsProject: A major manufacturer of truck bodied cranes had an application for plasma cutting of heavy steel plate ranging on size from ½” to 1 ½” in thickness. A dust collector was sized for the plasma table manufacturer’s recommended airflow; and because it was a new process and equipment, actual dust loading levels were estimated.…
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