Overview: A company that operates a variety of CNC machining and milling centers needed to find a solution for removing the hazardous emulsion mist created during the machining processes. The company manufactures gears for drive technology and high-quality structural steel cupped shears using workpieces that are cooled, purged and lubricated with water-soluble cooling lubricants (emulsions). […]
Regulatory health organizations worldwide work to address the prevention of health risks associated with fumes and smoke generated during metalworking and other industrial processes. Exposure regulations and standards such as OSHA are rigorously enforced to minimize worker exposure to the hazardous contaminants present in weld and fume smoke. Ventilation is just one method of mitigating […]
It is essential to manage weld fume to promote worker safety and energy efficiency. In many cases, this is highly complicated due to the size or dimension of the part being welded. Additional challenges may include the layout of the facility, other equipment occupying space in the welding process area, and other work environment challenges. […]
An essential safety component in a wide variety of operations, fume smoke collectors are integrated into processes such as welding, grinding, sanding, brazing, laser marking and cutting, rubber and plastic processing, high-speed machining, and more. Effective collection systems manage both wet and dry smoke, and fumes from industrial emissions. Weld and fume smoke collectors are […]
When it comes to clean air solutions in tough environments like metalworking operations, there is no better known name than SmogHog®. Air Solutions is proud to partner with this trusted innovator in mist collection technologies for effective air cleaning and machine fluid recycling applications. The new SmogHog SHM is a self-contained mist collector that can […]
A Fortune 500 company approached Air Solutions for a packaged solution to an oil mist emissions problem. The customer had prior experience with United Air Specialists, Inc. (UAS) SMOG-HOG electrostatic precipitation (ESP) equipment, but wanted a system that was skid mounted and offered dual mist collection units and a bypass feature that could be operated […]
Even in the industrial workplace it’s obvious that smoke of any kind is an issue. It lowers the air quality of the area and causes discomfort for all employees who work in the facility. Here at Air Solutions we were recently approached by a manufacturer who was experiencing these same smoke problems in their facility. […]