ALC - Aerodyne

A US facility that manufactures PVC piping was having issues with its dust collector cartridges. For the final finish on the PVC piping, the facility grinds the surface down for a smooth exterior. This process creates a lot of dust and particulate. They use 13500 SCFM (standard cubic feet per minute) of airflow from the grinding apparatus to collect the dust from the system. The dirty air gets vented to the dust collector cartridges which get clogged up within 3 to 4 days. In order to remedy this situation, they plant operators have to turn the entire system off and operate without ventilation until new dust collector cartridges are put in or until the old cartridges are cleaned. This is both a time and money wasting process. Looking for a solution to the clogged dust collector cartridges, the company reached out to Aerodyne Environmental. After analyzing the manufacturing process and the space allotted at the facility, Aerodyne suggested the company use a GPC-66 in front of the dust collector cartridge filter at the plant.

Industrial Dust Control is a crucial part in any manufacturing process. With just a 1/32” layer of dust, a destructive explosion can occur. Due to failures of addressing industrial dust collection issues, dust explosions occur every week in plants worldwide. Since 1980 there have been 281 industrial dust collection explosions, leaving 119 people dead.

A world manufacturer that specializes in the designing and processing of floor and ceiling tiles was looking to improve its dust collection system. The process begins with a combination of melted mineral wool and saw dust. The melted concoction is then sent to a spinning wheel which forms a fibrous material. The fiber particulate is then pulverized and pneumatically taken away. The particulate is used to make ceiling tiles.

A manufacturing facility in OH that specializes in aluminum processing equipment utilizes a small cyclone in its application. The cyclone is used to remove aluminum chips from the exhaust air that leaves the dryer. The company was using a competitor’s cyclone and was having issues with the abrasiveness of the application affecting the efficiency of the cyclone. After contacting Aerodyne Environmental about the problem and inquiring about an abrasive dust collector, it was determined that the GPC industrial dust collector would be a good fit in this plant.

It would be great if you could simply pull a dust collector out of the box, plug it in and never think about it again. Unfortunately, as every plant manager and plant engineer knows all too well, this just isn’t the case. Here are a few more critical areas that must be addressed in order for the installation and operation of an industrial dust collection system to operate at its peak performance.