Six Steps To Better Dust Collection

Almost every piece of process equipment is a powder and bulk solids handling plant depends on a dust collector to safely control dust or to reclaim valuable product. So why do most users treat dust collector selection as a mysterious art rather than scientific process, without considering exactly what kind of dust they need to collect and what performance they need? This article helps take the mystery out of the process by explaining how to analyze your application needs and dust characteristics a part of choosing a dust collector. Sections detail the six steps in this process.

Are you happy with your dust collector's performance? If not, you have company: Most users are dissatisfied with how well their collectors operate.

This problem typically stems from neglecting or misunderstanding details about he unit's performance when the collector is selected. After all, in most cases a dust collector doesn't contribute to the plant's bottom line, so the user just doesn't devote the same attention to choosing a collector as to choosing a process machine.

But choosing your dust collector without doing enough research is dangerous. A poorly performing or failing dust collector can shut down your entire plant faster than any other piece of equipment. Without a dust collector, dust from process or handling machines can quickly create unsafe working conditions and the dust can't be reclaimed as product.