Pollution Control Specialists - Air Cleaning & Dust Collection Systems for Industry

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Case Study 6 Manufacturers of hydraulic fittings for the Aerospace Industry. The parts are sanded, polished, ground and buffed to produce a fine finish. This process produces both fine metal dust from the part, as well as lint from the polishing material itself. Due to the mixing of both ferrous and non-ferrous metals, an explosion hazard existed, thus the use of a Wet Type Dust Collection System. Location: Pacoima, CA Installation Date: 2002 Type of Polutant: Fine Aluminum and Titanium Dust from the parts, as well as lint from the buffing wheels. Airflow: 5,000 cfm		Capture Method: Source Capture. All of the finishing machines were equipped with custom fabricated Source Capture Hoods for fast, at-the-source capture of the dust. Filtration System: A 5,000 cfm Wet Dust Collector.