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The Complete System
recovery of the extracted material, or When large volumes of material are
1) Introduction centrally. to be introduced into the system,
To attain the desired benefits with an Pre-separators separate material stainless floor funnels can be used from
extraction system, the system must be from the air flow using the action of a which the material is then extracted.
complete, from the suction casing to cyclone or with inertial separation.
the vacuum producer. All the Inertial separators are generally 7) Accessories
components of the system are equally configured as containers with the inlet A hose must have many qualities, the
important in implementing its’ and outlet in the same wall of the foremost for the operator however is
functionality. container. When the air flow changes flexibility. It should also be tough
direction abruptly, separation occurs for enough to withstand the abrasion
2) Vacuum Producers the particles with higher relative mass. created when transporting the
The vacuum producer is at the heart When pre-separation is used to extracted material. Hose selection
of the system. Here the negative accommodate higher material volumes should include consideration of
pressure is created that drives the it is also important to consider the type abrasion, chemical and heat resistance
system. In Dustcontrol extraction of material discharge to be used. as well as conductivity to static
systems, the vacuum level is gene- Dustcontrol offers a range of different electricity. Dustcontrol has a
rally from 6 – 40 kPa. standard options including; screw comprehensive assortment of hose
Our normal source extraction and compaction, airlocks or container types, diameters and hose connections.
vacuum cleaning systems use turbo- collection. Cleaning tools, suction casings and
pumps. This device has an ideally special nozzles are those components
suited characteristic capacity for this 5) Tubing System that are actually used to capture the
type of system. Vacuum level The tubing system transports the contaminant. The design and effective-
increases as more resistance is material from the point of collection to ness of these will determine the
presented, an important quality in the central unit. Dust is generally efficiency and acceptance of the entire
minimizing the possibility of blockages abrasive, some more than others, system. This demands a varied and
in the tubing system. therefore the standard material complete assortment of specially
For applications involving fume and thickness of the tubing system is 1,5 designed products. Dustcontrol has
light dust, such as paper, radial mm. Applications with fume and light that. If a standard product does not
blowers are used. These have larger dust use reinforced spiral duct. exist, we have the capacity to design
air-flows and operate at a lower, Stainless tubing systems and extra and manufacture it.
relatively constant, vacuum level. abrasion resistant fittings are
Our turbopumps and radial blowers available. 8) Control Systems
have very high quality silencing, see Dustcontrol has a very compre- Motor starters and System Control
technical specifications. hensive assortment of tubing fittings Panels control the operation of the
and installation hardware. This gives system, both operation of the vacuum
3) Filter Units greater flexibility in design and installa- producers and cleaning of the filter. A
An extraction system should always be tion of our tubing systems. Our variety of other control functions can
equipped with a filter unit. The filter mechanical jointing system makes be installed as required.
unit separates coarse material in the alterations and additions very easy to Even with a rather basic control
cyclone body of the unit and fine dust carry out. system, intelligent features can be
in an internal arrangement of conical included to clear coarse material in the
pleated cartridge filters. Pleated filters 6) Work Place Equipment main tubing runs or control vacuum
have very high filter areas in relation An extraction system is sized for only production and therefore energy
to their physical size. The filter units those outlets which are to be used consumption according to actual
therefore have high capacity while simultaneously. This is in order requirements.
maintaining compact overall to maximize efficiency and minimize
dimensions. the size of the central unit. All outlets
Filters are cleaned with reverse must have some type of closure,
MOBILE EQUIPMENT
pulse which results in very effective either a valve or shutter. These can
cleaning, long filter life and low be manually actuated, such as flap
maintenance. valves or manual shutter valves, or
Normally the filter units are automatically controlled for actuation
equipped with a plastic sack for only when extraction is required.
collection of the extracted material but The Flexpipe can be used for fume
other types of discharge arrange- extraction, high flexibility and small
ments can also be installed. diameter allow it to be placed very
close to the fume source.
4) Pre-Separators Overhead suspension arrangements
Pre-separators can be used in all such as swing-arms and hose reels can
applications where the extracted increase the usefulness of the system,
Mobile Equipment
material is coarse or voluminous. Dustcontrol also has a range of mobile
increase ergonomics and minimize equipment. Please see our Mobile
These can be placed in the actual potential trip hazards from hose left on Equipment catalogue.
workplace for separate handling or the floor.
