What Does Dust Collector Mean?

What Does Dust Collector Mean?
Air quality control goes beyond just having a clean workspace. Industrial dust collectors not only clean the air, but also:
• Improve health and safety
• Increase productivity
• Leads to better product quality
• Help you meet compliance regulations
• Help deliver happier employees
This means that keeping your facility dust-free can be good for your employees and your bottom line. Price is often in mind when choosing a dust collector. An economical way to improve the overall air quality in your facility is an ambient dust collector.
What is Ambient Air?
Ambient air is defined as atmospheric air in its natural state. Many manufacturing facilities have stagnant air that can trap small particles of dust and smoke. This air can be dangerous for humans to breathe. It can also attach to the filters of HVAC systems, causing increased heating and cooling costs. Additionally, this dust and particle can settle on other equipment and cause expensive maintenance problems. Proper collection and filtration of dust is important.
Ambient dust collectors that remove, filter, and return polluted air from your facility can save you thousands of dollars each year in heating and cooling costs compared to other strenuous methods.

How is Ambient Air Filtered?
Ambient dust collectors work by first pulling air pollutants into the inlets. From there, the polluted air is taken to the dust collector and through the filters. The filtered clean air is then returned to the workshop and is often used to direct or "push" the more polluted air into the duct intakes.

It can be difficult to collect smoke and dust particles from the ambient air. Unlike source capture applications, where the air is confined to a small area and dust and fume collection is done primarily with collection hoods or fume hoods, ambient air applications require a dust collection system that can clean the air over a large area.
The air volume required for proper filtration of the ambient air is calculated according to the volume of the area to be cleaned. Air volume calculations are then used to determine the size of the system needed. With an on-site industrial dust collector, you will see a positive difference in productivity, better product quality and happier employees.
On a case-by-case basis, it is typically recommended to use a cartridge dust collector for ambient air filtration as they use dense pleated filters with a high surface area. This means they can handle a lot of airflow.