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The Best Industrial Dust Collectors to Combat Food Processing Dust

Food processing dust presents numerous challenges in food manufacturing, including health, safety, food processing regulations, and combustible dust risks. Common food processing dust may come from a wide range of ingredients, such as spices, flour, corn starch, sugar, eggshell dust, flavoring additives, feed, and raw grain agricultural products, and more. Applications can...

What Is a HEPA After-Filter and How Is It Used for Industrial Applications?

In industrial settings, maintaining air quality is crucial for the safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance of your operations. HEPA after-filters, known for their high efficiency in capturing small particulate matter, play a significant role in ensuring clean air in various industrial applications. Adding a HEPA after-filter to your dust collection system can help clean...

How a Tough Dust Collection System Improves the Laser Cutting Process

Laser and plasma cutting allows companies in many industries to precisely cut a wide range of materials, including steel, stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, wood, acrylic, in addition to many others. While laser cutting is the best application for a variety of materials, it also creates hazardous vapors and fumes, resulting in serious issues for employees, equipment, and...

What Are the Differences Between a Bag Filter vs. Cartridge Filter in Industrial Filtration Applications?

Industrial operations require safety, efficiency and regulatory compliance to achieve the highest level of success. Choosing between a bag filter and a cartridge filter is an important decision when it comes to industrial filtration and the dust collection systems your business or factory relies on.

Industrial Dust Collector Filters: A Guide to Maintenance

Industrial dust collectors are essential for maintaining a safe and healthy work environment in many industries. They capture and remove harmful dust particles from the air, preventing them from being inhaled by workers or settling on surfaces. However, for dust collectors to function effectively, their filters need to be properly maintained.

Comparing Top Manufacturers of Industrial Dust Collection Systems

Choosing the right industrial dust collection system for your facility can be overwhelming because there are so many machines and manufacturers on the market. How do you know which dust collector to choose for your facility? What are the advantages of choosing A.C.T. Dust Collectors?

How to Keep Your Factory Warm When Using Industrial Dust Collectors

As the cooler months approach, it’s important to ensure your factory stays warm — not only to maintain high air quality, but also for the comfort and safety of your employees.

Do Dust Collectors Really Work?

At some point, most industrial shops ask themselves if a dust collector works, and if they really need a dust collector.

The Value of Using Genuine Replacement Filters in A.C.T. Dust Collectors

Have you started to notice poor dust collection performance from your industrial dust collection system? The first thing you’ll want to check is the dust collector filter. The issue of poor dust collection can usually be addressed and solved once a filter assessment has been conducted. In fact, filter selection is one of the most common reasons for subpar dust collector...

What Is Air-to-Cloth Ratio and How Do I Calculate it?

There are several factors to consider when sizing your industrial dust collector, including facility space, application and particulate volume. Of course, the end-goal is to have an efficient industrial dust collector that keeps employees safe and your business running smoothly — but what other factors should you consider?

How To Manage Dust in Your Manufacturing Facility

A successful work environment is not only achieved through high-quality performance but even more importantly — through high-quality working conditions. For those industries that produce dust and other dirty and unwanted particulates, from metalworking to sandblasting and more, the output that results from the manufacturing process can be harmful to employees if not properly...

Most Common Types of Cartridge Industrial Dust Collector Filters

We can’t reiterate enough just how important industrial dust collection systems are across a variety of industries. A big part of what makes these systems so efficient and high-performing for the health and safety of employees is the filter.

Troubleshooting Guide for Five Common Dust Collector Problems

The purpose of an industrial dust collector is to create a more efficient operating process and a safer space to work. And while this is true for any organization who installs one, there’s always the possibility of a malfunction or inefficiency taking place. When that happens, you need a dust collector troubleshooting guide. At A.C.T. Dust Collectors, it’s our goal to respond...

Dust Collectors Designed for Abrasive Blasting

Dust collection is important no matter the industry – but one specific type of dust that requires extra attention is abrasive blasting. Properly collecting dust from abrasive blasting and sandblasting ensures health and safety for personnel and efficient operations.

What Is a MERV Rating and Why Is It Important?

Filters are instrumental to the performance of your dust collection system. Using the wrong filter type can result in an inefficient dust collector, which is why using the right filter matters. The first step in determining which type of filter you should be using comes down to the application. When comparing dust collector filters, you will come across a number called the...

Stop exhausting air from your building and blowing your natural gas budget!

In 2021 natural gas prices spiked across much of the United States, leaving customers with costly energy bills. In many states, natural gas prices have more than doubled, leaving consumers and businesses alike worried about heating costs throughout the winter months. As manufacturing businesses can relate, saving precious dollars on energy costs is extremely important. If your...

What Size Dust Collector Do You Need?

Industrial dust collection systems are essential to many types of industries. They ensure workplace environments are safe and operate efficiently. But how do you determine what size dust collector is right for your industry? And is your current dust collector the size that it should be?

How to Ensure Your Industrial Equipment Installation Business Thrives

Customers and end-users are always looking for the same thing when it comes to the installation of their industry equipment: quality. Quality of equipment, service and installation are key factors in customer satisfaction and the overall success of your industrial equipment installation business.

The Difference Between Baghouse and Cartridge Dust Collection Systems

With so many diverse industries, facilities and application types, it’s impossible to find a one-size-fits-all dust collection system. Thankfully, there are different types of dust collectors to satisfy those unique needs.

3 Essential Tips for Dealers of Industrial Dust Collection Systems

As an industrial dust collector dealer in today’s demanding supply chain market, it’s important to stay ahead of the game, increase sales, and improve customer relationships.

How much should you budget for an industrial dust collector?

Budgeting for large machines like industrial dust collectors often involves more than just the ticket price of the machine itself. Why?

Why VFD's Are the Smart Choice for Industrial Dust Collectors

What do Dust Collectors, Control Panels, Industrial Fans and Filter Cartridges have in common? They all contribute to creating an efficient dust collector that can solve your dust collection needs.

Why Invest in a Dust Collection System Before Year’s End

Adding a dust collector to your facility may be one of the best investments you can make. Industrial dust collectors:

Winterize Your Facility and Outdoor Industrial Dust Collector to Improve Indoor Air Quality This Season

Reducing dust and maintaining air quality in your facility during the winter months can be more challenging than in the summer months. Opening a window or a door in the summer can help with the airflow in your building.

5 Business Benefits of Buying a Dust Collector

If you’re a business owner at a manufacturing company, there are many reasons why the purchase of an industrial dust collector is critical.