For industrial environments that deal with a lot of grinding, sanding, polishing, etc., having a dust collection system integrated into the facility is almost a necessity these days. As the concern for employee safety and shop air quality continues to grow, dust collection systems are becoming more important than ever.

There are benefits to using centralized systems, but there is also a minimal margin for error. Evaluating an application and designing a system to accommodate that application can take a turn for the worse if not carefully thought out; that means not only the equipment itself, but the ductwork layout must be precise, otherwise failure could result. Each type of machine or tool, whether it’s used for grinding metal gears or hogging wood shavings, will have its own airflow requirement. Once the total airflow requirement has been determined, the length and amount of ducting must be considered in order to properly calculate the pressure differential, to ensure that all of the tools are getting their assigned flow rate while overcoming the pressure drop through the duct.

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DustCollectorExperts.com has recently gained the expertise of veteran industrial air quality control equipment professional, Dick Wynn, owner of Wynn Environmental.  Mr. Wynn has been in the filtration industry since 1973, when he became Aercolgy’s first and only sales representative.  Installing equipment and providing filters for Aercology, Torit, Air Flow Systems, AQE, Murphy-Rodgers and others has gained Dick unmatched knowledge on the subject of dust collector filters, as well as all other facets of dust collector technology.

Are you looking for dust collector filters and having a hard time finding someone with answers and indepth knowledge?  What really impresses us about Dick Wynn, besides his experience is his integrity and motivation to provide accurate and effective dust collection solutions.   If you’ve spent any time dealing with a dust collector filter problem, you know there are a lot more people in the dust collector filter industry who are focused on sales, yet have almost no knowledge about their own filters.

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How can I save time and money while putting in dust collector ductwork?
Some people have come up with some creative solutions for this question.  Obviously you can’t really take any shortcuts on the major equipment.  But what about the ductwork?  It doesn’t look like it should take precision engineering to hook up some pipes to carry dust out of your machines, does it?

Here are a couple things people have tried.  To save money some people have used plastic PVC pipe.  But are these good ideas?  No.  Flex ducting is safe to use and is an accepted practice in the dust collection industry but should be minimized, while PVC runs the risk of explosions… and both will run up your electric bill and overwork your dust collector blower.  There is a solution available that provides economic operation, flexibility and easy, inexpensive installation;  we will get to that soon, but first let’s cover the dangerous topics.

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