Industrial Dust Collectors – Solution For Wood Dust Problems

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Wood dust or sawdust is a potential problem in virtually all woodworking applications. In any type of timber environment, wood dust and chips can have serious health field and a fire hazard. Wood dust is actually classified as a particle of air pollution. A valuable tool used to control the wood dust is a collection of the duct system. Industrial dust collectors are specifically designed to remove particles of air pollution at the source.

Wood dust was determined by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and as a potential safety and health. Chronic exposure to wood dust can lead to long-term health problems and can be an irritant to the sinuses, skin and lungs, in the short term. Woodshop owners would be appropriate to refer to the OSHA standards for wood dust exposure to employees.

There are many good reasons other than health for use in dust collector woodshops. Wood burns and dust created when cutting is a serious potential fire hazard. If the fine, powdery wood dust is largely concentrated in the air and exposed to a spark, it could cause an explosion similar to what might happen in the elevator. ...
... If you try to apply the smooth wood dust ends up in the air, dust creates defects on the finished product. Wood dust may also have a negative impact on power tools and equipment, reducing their life expectancy.

There are three main factors to consider when designing a system to collect dust in your woodworking shop. First, you must determine how many CFM (cubic feet per minute) of air movement needed for your collection system for the processing of your store wood dust out. Secondly, it is important for the planning system, which insures their instruments shop, collector, and ducts for maximum performance for your needs. The third factor is to determine whether to use single or double stage system of collection.

One stage dust collector pulls the tree debris through the impeller and puts in a bag or bucket collection. Double or dual-system stage of collecting deposits more wood pieces and chips in the bin before they reach the impeller. Fine dust tree is the impeller and is collected in a storage container. This stops the metal objects like nails and screws from being hit by the wheel and cause a spark. Dust creates a static electric charge, so that all collection systems should be grounded with copper wire, to prevent burning.

ProVent manufactures first rate, heavy duty, industrial process ventilation equipment that includes but is not limited to the industry’s best vertical and horizontal cartridge dust collectors, wet type dust collectors, oil mist collectors, dust collection booths, cyclone dust collectors, and down draft benches. Dust collectors, oil mist collectors, and down draft benches are available in capacities ranging from 400 CFM to 70,000 CFM. All equipment is solid welded using sheet steel with anti-corrosion internal undercoating and Durethane mastic finish paint.