Clearing the Air

Clean air insights and best practices blog from Camfil APC's dust collection experts

ASHRAE Standard 52.2 vs. ISO 16890 for Rating Dust Collector Filter Efficiency

ASHRAE Standard 52.2 vs. ISO 16890 for Rating Dust Collector Filter Efficiency

Aug 30, 2023
Ensuring high indoor air quality (IAQ) in manufacturing and processing facilities is crucial for safeguarding the health and wellbeing of employees. Poor IAQ can cause symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, and eye irritation, and has also been linked to serious conditions like asthma and cancer. Research has shown that indoor air quality often falls below that of the outdoors. There... Read more
NFPA Standards: New NFPA 660 to Serve as Single Source on Combustible Dust Protocols

NFPA Standards: New NFPA 660 to Serve as Single Source on Combustible Dust Protocols

The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) is developing a new standard, NFPA 660 Standard for Combustible Dusts, that will centralize all existing combustible dust regulations. This is crucial information for facilities dealing with combustible dust. The forthcoming standard aims to simplify compliance by combining six different NFPA standards into one comprehensive guideline. NFPA 660 will provide both fundamental and industry-specific...
Understanding The Different Types of Dust Collection Systems

Understanding The Different Types of Dust Collection Systems

Industrial dust collection systems are designed to prevent harmful and bothersome dust and fumes from settling on surfaces.
5 Key Questions for Selecting a Dust Collector Supplier

5 Key Questions for Selecting a Dust Collector Supplier

Dust hazards present an unseen safety risk at many industrial manufacturing and processing facilities. Operations that produce a considerable amount of dust or fumes as a byproduct of their processes must have an industrial dust collection system to combat these threats. But dust collection systems vary widely and must be selected and configured according to the specific dust type and...
Camfil Celebrates 25 Year Landmark

Camfil Celebrates 25 Year Landmark

This year Camfil is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Gold Series® dust collectors. Nearly 20,000 of these industry leading collectors have been sold to date and they have been providing cleaner air in factories all over the world for more than two decades. They handle toxic and combustible dusts and fumes with maximum airflow and minimal filter change-outs and...
Everything You Need to Know About Air-To-Cloth Ratio

Everything You Need to Know About Air-To-Cloth Ratio

Dust collectors have become an increasingly critical tool in today's industrial environments. Their primary function is to safeguard the health and safety of your workers and protect your equipment from the harmful impact of dust and particulates. The performance and efficiency of these systems rely heavily on how they are designed, installed and maintained. That's where air-to-cloth ratio comes in....
NFPA Standards: New NFPA 660 to Serve as Single Source on Combustible Dust Protocols

NFPA Standards: New NFPA 660 to Serve as Single Source on Combustible Dust Protocols

The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) is developing a new standard, NFPA 660 Standard for Combustible Dusts, that will centralize all existing combustible dust regulations. This is crucial information for facilities dealing with combustible dust. The forthcoming standard aims to simplify compliance by combining six different NFPA standards into one comprehensive guideline. NFPA 660 will provide both fundamental and industry-specific...
5 Warning Signs of An Unsafe Dust Collector

5 Warning Signs of An Unsafe Dust Collector

Dust collectors are important safety tools for your facility. However, it is really important that your dust collectors are designed, installed and maintained properly. If not, they might not be providing the indoor air quality required for safety. Or worse yet, the dust collector itself can be a combustible dust hazard if it doesn't have the correct explosion protection. Fortunately,...
5 Key Questions for Selecting a Dust Collector Supplier

5 Key Questions for Selecting a Dust Collector Supplier

Dust hazards present an unseen safety risk at many industrial manufacturing and processing facilities. Operations that produce a considerable amount of dust or fumes as a byproduct of their processes must have an industrial dust collection system to combat these threats. But dust collection systems vary widely and must be selected and configured according to the specific dust type and...

From the Podcast Library

Preventive Dust Collector Maintenance Tips to Keep it Operating Efficiently

Preventive Dust Collector Maintenance Tips to Keep it Operating Efficiently

Regular preventative dust collector maintenance checks your system to help you identify and address potential issues before they escalate into more significant problems. Here are some crucial aspects to include in your system and performance inspection.
What You May Not Know About Dust Collector Filter Monitoring

What You May Not Know About Dust Collector Filter Monitoring

This blog post is about dust collector filter monitoring, an IoT technology that is now being implemented more widely. The purpose of this technology is to save money on energy costs and consumables by running dust collectors more efficiently. Remote filter monitoring can give production engineers, facility managers, and other plant personnel confidence that the dust collector is doing its...
Understanding The Different Types of Dust Collection Systems

Understanding The Different Types of Dust Collection Systems

Industrial dust collection systems are designed to prevent harmful and bothersome dust and fumes from settling on surfaces.
The Big Difference Between Dust Collection and Air Filtration

The Big Difference Between Dust Collection and Air Filtration

Did you know indoor air quality on average is two to five times more polluted than outdoor air? The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased awareness and concern levels about indoor air quality. While many know the benefits of an industrial dust collector, suddenly people started worrying about the tiny particles we breathe in, and they also became interested in dust...
ASHRAE Standard 52.2 vs. ISO 16890 for Rating Dust Collector Filter Efficiency

ASHRAE Standard 52.2 vs. ISO 16890 for Rating Dust Collector Filter Efficiency

Ensuring high indoor air quality (IAQ) in manufacturing and processing facilities is crucial for safeguarding the health and wellbeing of employees. Poor IAQ can cause symptoms such as headaches, fatigue, and eye irritation, and has also been linked to serious conditions like asthma and cancer. Research has shown that indoor air quality often falls below that of the outdoors. There...
Everything You Need to Know About Air-To-Cloth Ratio

Everything You Need to Know About Air-To-Cloth Ratio

Dust collectors have become an increasingly critical tool in today's industrial environments. Their primary function is to safeguard the health and safety of your workers and protect your equipment from the harmful impact of dust and particulates. The performance and efficiency of these systems rely heavily on how they are designed, installed and maintained. That's where air-to-cloth ratio comes in....
What You May Not Know About Dust Collector Filter Monitoring

What You May Not Know About Dust Collector Filter Monitoring

This blog post is about dust collector filter monitoring, an IoT technology that is now being implemented more widely. The purpose of this technology is to save money on energy costs and consumables by running dust collectors more efficiently. Remote filter monitoring can give production engineers, facility managers, and other plant personnel confidence that the dust collector is doing its...
5 Warning Signs of An Unsafe Dust Collector

5 Warning Signs of An Unsafe Dust Collector

Dust collectors are important safety tools for your facility. However, it is really important that your dust collectors are designed, installed and maintained properly. If not, they might not be providing the indoor air quality required for safety. Or worse yet, the dust collector itself can be a combustible dust hazard if it doesn't have the correct explosion protection. Fortunately,...

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