Article: 10 Ways A Dust Collection System Can Contribute To Your Plant’s Sustainability

A dust collector is designed to clean a factory of dust and fumes, thus making it fundamentally green.  By designing a dust collection system properly you can contribute to sustainability in many additional ways. An article appearing in Green Manufacturer magazine titled "10 Ways a dust collection system can contribute to your plant’s sustainability" written by air pollution control expert John Dauber, gives an easy overview in helping increase and maintain sustainability.

Make sure that the dust collector is compliant with the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Rule 6x regarding weld fumes and other airborne contaminants.   You can request a written guarantee from the equipment manager stating the dust collector meets the standards.  Size the collector properly for the application and area.  An undersized dust collector can result in high pressure drop, frequent filter changes, high energy usage, and a host of larger maintenance issues.

If you are being accountable for a  high standard of sustainability shouldn't you require your dust collector supplier to do the same.  You can request a sustainability report or other documentation as evidence of its green manufacturing initiatives.   The use of a VFD variable-frequency drive controls fan speed effectively and efficiently.

To read the full article and learn additional steps to consider for a truly sustainable dust collection system please visit Green Manufacturer Magazine.
You may also find more information regarding the EPA Standards here.

Free Webinar to Explain EPA NESHAP Rule 6X

Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC) will host a free educational webinar titled: “The New EPA National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), Rule 6X: Are You Compliant?” The webinar will take place on Thursday, February 16th from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST). To see more information or register for the event, visit www.farrapc.com/rule6x.

The EPA NESHAP standard is a sweeping new requirement that impacts thousands of companies in the metalworking industries. This free webinar is designed to help metalworking professionals to understand and comply with the new EPA regulation, which imposes stringent requirements for the exhausting of welding fumes and other processes that may contain hazardous air pollutants.

This one-hour interactive webinar will explain the regulation and how to determine if your facility is impacted; the monitoring and test methods required for compliance; and equipment strategies that can help achieve compliance while also reducing energy costs. The speaker will be Greg Schreier, metalworking market manager for Camfil Farr APC and a frequent speaker on regulatory topics. This webinar will be available for viewing on-demand after the event, with registration.