When a Tier 1 automotive supplier relocated a robotic welding line, the clock was ticking.

A globally-based high alloy scrap recycler - the largest of its kind - was using oxy‑propane torch cutting to downsize oversized titanium scrap. The process produced dense smoke and metallic debris that had been exhausted outdoors, creating visible opacity and drawing regulatory scrutiny. To keep production on schedule and meet stringent air quality expectations (including...

The P-946 Corrosion Control Hangar, located in Hawaii and built for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, is a state-of-the-art, 29,408-square-foot facility, built in 26 months and completed in December 2022. The hangar includes a refitting and rebuilding area for the maintenance, repair, paint preparation and painting of H-1, H-60, CH-53 and MV22 series aircraft. The facility has...

The Challenge of Torch Cutting Scrap Metal

A Pennsylvania industrial manufacturer installed a new plasma table in the spring to increase their machining capabilities. However, once production ramped up, a major problem arose.

Increased production over the last few years lead one Texas customer to purchase multiple units and more recently upgrade to a central system. They reached out to A.C.T. Dust Collectors for the solution with each growth spurt. Texas Nameplate, a 76-year-old family company, has seen its fair share of transformation and growth during its impressive history. President of Texas...

An Ohio importer of fiber laser cutting tables recently sold one of their combo table+dust collectors to their customer in Noblesville, IN. The customer wanted an entire package unit that included the fiber laser cutting table and a dust collector so the unit they were offering seemed to fit the bill.

A.C.T. Dust Collectors' dealer was approached by a large manufacturing facility in Connecticut in need of several new industrial dust collection systems for a metal working environment. The project was presented to A.C.T. by one of their top dealers to assist with the industrial dust collection and air quality control in the complete build out of an old Cold War era building...

Recently, a South Carolina company that makes alloys for the aerospace, medical and electronics industries needed to replace their corrosion-ridden dust collector.

A major mid-western based industrial shredder manufacturer recently invited one of A.C.T.’s dealers, Industrial Air Solution Inc., to design and supply a complete dust collection system for their new facility. The dealer researched the project and was confident they could provide a solution with the help of A.C.T. Dust Collectors, even though it seemed to be a demanding...

Food Processing Dust Collectors A.C.T. Dust Collectors was called in to evaluate the dust collection needs of a large manufacturer of popular snack foods. Their food processing application created dust from ingredients such as sugar and flour which has to be collected for the safety of the employees. This is especially important in the mixing process as sugar dust can be...

A foundry in Minnesota needed a dust collector but had a location issue. There was just no room to set up the dust collector next to the building!

A company that manufactures doors had a welding application that desperately needed a dust collector.

A global manufacturer of earth moving equipment was previously purchasing their dust collection equipment for their thermal spray booths from a competitor. After the original contact, follow up conversation, and some due diligence they soon realized that the ACT Dust Collector offered everything that the other guys offered and more.

A trailer manufacturer up north, needed dust collectors to collect weld fume in their plant.

A large company in the pharmaceutical industry, needed 4 units for use on a fluidized tablet coating bed. The process created small fine dust within the air and on all equipment. The A.C.T. Dust Collector Cartridge Series collectors are suited for applications such as fluid bed dryers, tablet presses, tablet coating, and spray dryers. THE PROPEr TYPE OF DUST COLLECTOR...

A customer in North Dakota had a large weld fume application that needed dust collectors to clear the air.

Cybex International, a leading manufacturer of premium exercise equipment located in Owatonna, MN uses an 8 wheel monorail blast machine to prep parts prior to the powder paint process.

Jordan Transformer, located in Jordan, Minnesota specializes in the redesign and remanufacture of power transformers with ratings up to 200 MVA and voltages of up to 230 kV. The company was shipping out the transformers for off-site sandblasting which was becoming very expensive and resulting in longer turnaround times for their customers. A change was required to improve the...

Park Industries located in St Cloud MN, is the largest North American manufacturer of stone working equipment including CNC saws and routers. Starting in the fall of 2014, Park Industries began an expansion with the goal to increase manufacturing capacity and space to support their growth. Over 17% of extra capacity and over 17,000 square ft. of manufacturing space were added...

SWI Interiors in Osage, MN is a very established interior design and cabinet production facility. Steve Pachel is the entrepreneurial force behind this growing company. In the spring of 2015 Steve decided he was going to take the next step in growing his shop, both in efficiency and healthy working environment.

A local Minnesota company contacted ACT Dust Collectors with a need to filter the air from a laser cutting table.

A.C.T. Dust Collectors was contacted by a customer in the northern climate who cuts steel on a plasma table. Plasma cutting is a popular process for cutting steel and is widely used in the manufacturing industry.

A valued customer approached us with exactly what we love: a challenging application for industrial air filtration. They were running an enclosed laser-cutting system at a university tech center, near high-traffic classrooms in a compact space.

Lakehead Constructors were cutting metal with 5 plasma cutters in a mine that was located 2,341 feet (nearly a half mile) below the earth’s surface. They were cutting steel plates that were used in the US Department of Energy’s subatomic particle collections super modules. All this plasma cutting was creating a large amount of dust that was a health hazard. John Lohse decided...

A major automotive parts manufacturer in Michigan had a welding operation making an unacceptable amount of fume/smoke, and needed a fume collection system. Time was critical. They needed a quick solution to get an effective filtration system installed before the end of the month. The operations manager and his team had only two weeks to install the equipment. He was losing...

A few months ago, a specialty grain milling facility reached out to us looking for help with their dust collection need for a newly expanded facility in Illinois. Due to time constraints

Recently, a manufacturer purchased a fiber laser cutting table. The manufacturer was concerned as to how they could best collect the dust. They knew if the dust and fumes were not collected properly

Recently, a manufacturer for roadway paint in North Carolina reached out to us because their dust collection methods were inefficient. The dust they were collecting was the dust from mixing and melting color dies for paints and plastics. They were mixing the materials in what they call “reactors” and had a cartridge dust collector connected to these units. The dust being...

Ambient Air Application: More than one dust collection need?

One of our customers, Inside Edge Commercial Interior Services located in Minnesota is a national commercial flooring company that provides concrete grinders and vac systems for profiling concrete substrates prior to laying a floor.

A customer in Texas purchased a new fiber laser cutting machine. The machine offers incredible precision and speed but produces an extremely fine dust during operation. The company reached out to A.C.T. Dust Collectors to find a solution to their fiber laser dust collection.

An international tire manufacturer was experiencing poor air quality. This company has a process where they form rubber so that it can be used to make tires.

Recently, a manager at a premier wire manufacturing plant in South Carolina reached out to the staff at A.C.T. Dust Collectors. He was in need of a large industrial dust collection system to replace a smaller unit due to increases in production.

Welding technology programs start at the high school level. Numerous industries rely on the welding trade, proving the investment in welding education has lifelong benefits regardless of the career path. The best learning occurs with hands-on experience. Clean, compliant educational workshops are instrumental in this learning, and welding fume/dust collection systems must be...

A global manufacturer of honeycomb core structural boards in Michigan needed to make an upgrade to their dust collection system.

One of the largest metal fabrication shops in North America, with main operations in Pennsylvania, invested in a major facility upgrade.

A.C.T. Dust Collectors was contacted by a metal recycling customer in Ohio that uses torches to cut large chunks of steel down to smaller sizes, which results in a nasty plume of yellow smoke. All this was done outside. It was an environmental hazard; they had to do something to contain the smoke.

A national manufacturer of refractory products in New Jersey needed a dust collection system. Refractory materials are used in furnaces, kilns, ovens and other high temperature objects as refractories are resistant to heat. The specific dust collection application was for dust from a material used to put a finish on their products built with refractory materials. The finishing...