Safely Collecting Aluminum in Aerospace Industry

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…

Dust Collector Soars at Aircraft Parts Facility

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.…

Construction Manufacturer Cuts Filter Consumption

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.…