Cardinal Air Design teamed up with O.E. Meyer (a local gas supplier) to help design a new fume collection system for a Northeast Ohio manufacturer of aluminum and steel storage tanks to address issues with their weld smoke problem. They were moving into a brand-new location and the existing fume collector was not getting the … Continued
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Cardinal Air Design was approached by a Western Pennsylvania home goods manufacturer to address issues with their buffing system. The process was operational 24/7. Their process utilized robots that would secure the product and bring it to a nine (9) step buffing station. The product was sprayed with a buffing compound and then a rotating … Continued
Issue with Fan A manufacturing company in NE Ohio was having issues with their dust collector not pulling sufficient air to vent their process adequately. Their fan was unusually loud and vibrating badly. Analysis and Remedy We determined these issues were due to the following two reasons: • Internal problems with the fan. • Restrictions … Continued
Cardinal Air Design was approached by a Northwestern PA manufacturer to address issues with their aluminum shot blast process. They need to use a dust collector, but wanted to locate it inside. Problem Aluminum shot blast produces combustible dust. There are a lot of regulations regarding dry dust collection and combustible metal dust. It is extremely … Continued
Cardinal Air Design was approached by a Northeast Ohio plastic recycler to address issues with their pulverizing process. Their existing system uses positive pressure bags located inside the facility to filter air from their pulverizers cyclone exhaust. This created a number of issues inside the facility. Problems Noise: Due to the fans … Continued
We recently worked with a company whose process involved metal printing. If you’re familiar with metal printing, you know that it gives off an offensive odor, especially in a smaller room. We were dealing with two of the same printers in an enclosed area with air conditioning being the only form of air circulation. We … Continued
From an Imperial Systems blog post in 2019: PROBLEM: A company in Ohio produces parts for the aerospace industry using a salt bath. The modern aerospace industry relies on salt baths to treat metals for corrosion resistance. However, the high heat and particulate from this process caused serious problems for the company’s dust collector. The … Continued
We’re providing this handy guide so that if you want to damage your dust collector filters, you’ll have lots of ways to do it. Assuming you want your filters to last as long as possible, you may want to avoid doing any of these things. Cartridge dust collector filters are made of a cellulose and … Continued
FPA combustible dust standards cover the general requirements for wood, food processing, and combustible metal dusts, but some industries have special needs and risks. Wood processing and woodworking (NFPA 664) make up a large percentage of combustible dust accidents. The agriculture and food processing standard (NFPA 61) deals with combustible dust incidents in this industry, which also has … Continued
You may need replacement dust filters for your Imperial Systems dust collector or even a competitor’s. Now we’re making it easier than ever to get a quote. Do you have a dust collector from Donaldson Torit, Camfil Farr, Robovent, Lincoln Electric, or others? We’ve certainly made it easier to get the best replacement cartridge dust … Continued