June 2023

TUBERCULATION IN CAST IRON PIPES: INDUSTRIAL VACUUM APPLICATIONS

Posted on June 19, 2023 - Case Study

Moline Public Works and Envirologics crew members set up a waterless Tomahawk cleaning system to clear tuberculation corrosion from a cast iron water main. This abrasive water pipe cleaning is an ongoing effort to ensure water mains are healthy and equipped. The water main lines are only successful if the tuberculation in the cast iron pipes is not present, but specifically if it is not present during certain seasons.

Moline’s water mains must withstand changes in temperature from 33 to 90 degrees F and, to transmit water from the lowest parts of the city, the initial water pressure of 110 psi is required to achieve a delivery pressure of 45 psi at the city’s highest elevations in the bluffs. While the system experiences an average of 35 water main breaks per year, the frigid weather of winter 2013 more than doubled that number.

Our industrial vacuum is being used to combat tuberculation in pipes. The oldest pipes in the distribution system are cast iron, the thinner cast-iron pipes manufactured and installed post-WWII gave us the greatest number of water main breaks.

Our line of industrial vacuums can assist with the removal of tuberculation corrosion built up in cast iron water mains. If your city is finding the job of removing tuberculation in cast iron water main pipes, you should contact us, and we will assist you in finding the industrial vacuum suitable for your needs.

If you want to read more on our part of Moline’s dry abrasive water pipe cleaning, continue to read on pages 18-22.

HOW TO PROTECT WORKERS WHEN REMOVING HAZARDOUS BUILDING MATERIALS

Posted on June 19, 2023 - Hazardous Cleanup

High-efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) equipped drum top vacuums are powerhouses when it comes to the removal and disposal of sensitive materials. Having the correct vacuum is one step, but the next step is protecting those using the fully equipped vacuum. This means individuals should be conscious of the sensitive materials that can be ingested by the drum top vacuum and should understand the safety precautions that need to be taken.

How Sensitive Materials Can Affect Workers

Lead, mold, asbestos, vermiculite, and insulation removal are hazardous by-products of construction projects. If absorbed by the bloodstream, major organ systems may be damaged resulting in anemia. Workers could absorb and transport these hazardous dust putting those around them in danger of exposure.

If workers are exposed to concrete and silica dust, they can acquire silicosis which has no cure. Silicosis is caused when scar tissue forms decreasing the lungs ability to generate oxygen. Silicosis is applicable to multiple environments, including construction sites where drilling, shredding granite, concrete, sandstone, abrasive sand, etc. are present; foundry and fracking operating sites using sand; and, of course, when cutting into or busting up concrete.

When exposed to combustible dust, workers are more susceptible to nervous system, kidney, and blood damage. Combustible dust can be found in food and grain manufacturing and storage facilities, and many more.

Powder coating paint is only hazardous if workers make direct skin to skin contact, however if exposed occupational asthma and skin irritation/sensitivity may occur.

Hazardous waste leaves workers with the risk of radiation exposure. Power plants are examples of where hazardous waste can be found.

How Industrial Vacuums make the Disposal Process Smooth

The Vactagon drum top vacuums paired with drum liners can collect substances generated from lead, mold and asbestos, allowing for the bags to be taken away and disposed of by the workers, safely and effectively.

Special attachments are not always necessary for the cleanup process of hazardous waste. Powder coating paint, paint, sand blasting, plastering dust and drywall dust can be cleaned up using a portable Vactagon environmentally friendly vacuum and disposed of by the workers using the bags within the vacuum.

For jobs creating crystalline silica dust, utilizing a vacuum-assisted power tool with a portable Vactagon vacuum, the motion of the power tool will transport most of the dust directly into the vacuum. The excess may be clean up after the cutting, grinding, crushing or drilling is complete.

Foundry’s and Fracking operating sites creating copious amounts of sand is another example where a vacuum can be used to remove crystalline silica dust.

Combustible dust is hazardous for obvious reasons. Vactagon vacuums are equipped with explosion proof vacuums and grounded hoses to ensure no combustion when cleaning dust. By being bonded, grounded, fully conductive, and featuring TEFC motors there is zero contact with dust-laden air.

An example of combustible dust can be found in manufacturing and storage facilities where there is a risk of food and grain dust catching fire.

When working with construction dust, and wood working dust it is suggested to use a Vactagon filtered vacuum utilizing an inline drum filler or Cyclone separator.

Packaging waste must be suctioned up to combat waste buildup, to maximize efficiency for workers and systems, and to reduce risk of contamination to materials being packaged.

Hazardous waste is suctioned into the HEPA filter vacuum. Air output is filtered, returning only clean air, and internalizing harmful material.

Don’t believe the HEPA filter vacuum can take on metal dust shavings? Well it can. The movable vacuum provides immense power for suctioning even the toughest of materials.

Cyclone separator systems allows for dangerous contaminants, such as vermiculite and insulation to never touch workers during the transferring process. This process results in clean air and a clean environment for workers.

Vactagon Industrial HEPA Vacuums

Ranging from lead, mold and asbestos remediation, to foundry dust and sand, the HEPA drum vacs can collect a range of materials. If you want to ensure the safety of your workers check out our HEPA filter vacuums. Feel free to contact us if you have more questions or inquiries on our products.

DRUM TOP VACUUM FOR FOUNDRIES

Posted on June 19, 2023 - Drum Top Vacuums

Foundries are home to some of the most hazardous materials and working conditions. They operate in extremely high temperatures, due to the metal casting processes taking place. These metals, such as iron and steel, must reach a temperature around 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit (1,400 degrees Celsius). These conditions require heavy cleanup and power. Which is why our line of Vactagon Drum Top Industrial Vacuums are the perfect power source for dust-free disposal in foundries.

Our line of Vactagon Drum Top Vacuums is optionally equipped with a stage high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration system. To remove crystalline silica dust properly, OSHA requires the use of a HEPA filter with your industrial vacuum system. This system allows the disposal process to be safe and efficient. In order to achieve this efficient cleanup and disposal, certain attachments are necessary. The additional attachments are:

Industrial shop vacuum – 100 CFM or more with garner the best results
HEPA filter – paired with a pre-filter or cyclonic separator (which removes large particles that would overload or clog the filter) will improve the efficiency and promote a healthy service for the costly HEPA filters.
Vacuum hose – when using 100 CFM will require a 1 ½ to 2-inch diameter hose. Avoid long hoses due to air flow resistance.
Dust collector attachment for power tools – should have an appropriate size collector for the power tool.

Each of these, paired with our Vactagon Drum Top Vacuum promote the safe disposal of crystalline silica dust. When using the portable industrial drum vacuum with the dust collecting power tool attachment, the power tools natural motion will feed most of the silica dust directly into the vacuum. This promotes a smaller cleanup once finished with the task at hand.

Why Foundries Need our Vactagon Vacuum’s

Foundry workers are in an at risk situation when they enter the foundry and begin melting and casting metal. Melting and casting metal is a delicate and dangerous process in itself, but an often ignored danger is crystalline silica dust formed from drilling, blasting, crushing, cutting, sawing, grinding or chipping objects. OSHA, for health reasons, does not permit foundries to sweep or blow the dust while cleaning up materials, but instead requires a more effective solution involving a HEPA vacuum.

The most detrimental health effect of breathing in crystalline silica dust is silicosis. There is no cure to silicosis which involves the formation of scar tissue in one’s lungs. Scar tissue in the lungs inhibits regular breathing patterns and can strengthen the risk for lung infections, such as tuberculosis. This risk can be quieted with our most portable line of industrial vacuums: the Vactagon Drum Top Vacuum. These vacuums allow workers to never encounter these hazardous materials directly by vacuuming the silica dust and sand directly into proper bags. The only job left is to remove and replace these bags which, when done properly, requires no interaction with the substances themselves.

It’s Time to Purchase YOUR Vactagon Industrial Vacuum

Working in foundries is no simple task. Hazardous materials are floating around each and every day putting workers in at-risk situations. In order to combat these situations, it is important to stress a proper cleanup process and procedure. This process can be run smoothly with our line of Vactagon Industrial Vacuums. Check out our vacuums including the new self-cleaning Blowback Filter Cleaning System, and contact us regarding any questions or inquiries.

CRYSTALLINE SILICA DUST: THE THREAT & PREVENTION

Posted on June 19, 2023 - Dust Collectors, HEPA

For starters, it is important to note that crystalline silica is a mineral found in earth produced materials. These earth materials include, but are not limited to, sand, stone, concrete, and mortar due to the number of silica minerals found within them. Non-earth materials are forged using the crystalline silica mineral. These products include pottery, ceramics, artificial stone, bricks, and glass.

Industries partaking in crushing, grinding, drilling, sawing, and cutting materials such as sand, stone, concrete, mortar, and more are where these particulates become airborne pathogens. When the mass of the material is broken or cut, crystalline silica dust becomes more lethal, as it can be almost 100 times smaller than ordinary sand. Crystalline silica dust is often swept to assist with cleanup, which is a huge mistake as it becomes more lethal while in the air.

Consider your industry and the types of conditions you or your workers are exposed to. If any of these conditions are present, measures must be put in place to protect workers and their future health:

Abrasive blasting with sand
Manufacturing brick, concrete, or countertops made of stone
Cutting or crushing stone
Sawing brick or concrete
Drilling or sanding into concrete
Grinding mortar
Industrial sand used in foundry and fracking

OSHA’s whole initiative against crystalline silica dust is to protect the 2.3 million people now exposed to silica at work and to protect those who will be going into an industry that is exposed to silica while on the job. Workers who spend a prolonged amount of time exposed to crystalline silica dust are more prone to being diagnosed with the following diseases:

Silicosis – a lung disease that results in disability and death.
Lung cancer – which shows symptoms, such as chest pain, wheezing, and weight loss. These symptoms only show themselves when the cancer is advanced.
Kidney disease – where fluid builds up in your body and, without treatment, your kidneys can fail to result in death.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) – begins as flu-like symptoms, but then results in tightness in your chest and needing to catch your breath.

Crystalline silica dust is a threat and will continue to be a threat if industries are cutting, sawing, grinding, drilling, and crushing materials that contain the silica mineral. OSHA outlines standards for construction specifications and all other industries with maritime. These standards should be followed to be compliant, but more importantly, should be followed to protect your workers.

Dust collection systems and industrial vacuums can aid with the cleaning of dust particulates to assist with silicosis prevention. HEPA filtration systems are equipped with silica dust prevention by catching a real number of particulates out of the air, encouraging a healthy breathing area for workers. If your industry is not currently equipped with a dust collector, or HEPA filter, consider the advantages with silicosis and silica dust prevention.

CAN HEPA FILTRATION OF INDOOR SPACES REDUCE VIRUS SPREAD?

Posted on June 19, 2023 - Filters, HEPA

When it comes to virus spread, it is crucial to understand that hospital air filtration equipment is going to significantly help decrease in the spread of particulates from room-to-room. Immune systems are weak, and healthcare workers are on the frontline assisting those who have been compromised. While it is important to protect those individuals, it is also important to protect those that are risking themselves to care for those in the hospital.

The air in hospitals is at an increased risk of containing particulates, which are solid or liquid matter that hangs in the air. Particulates have the potential to aggressively attack the respiratory tract if inhaled. With particulates being a threat in circulating indoor air, indoor air also carries infectious diseases. Hospital air filtration must be equipped with combatting against infectious disease spread, bacteria spread, germ spread, and what is currently going around – virus spread. Therefore, in healthcare facilities and hospitals, HEPA filtration is a weapon that can assist with the decrease of particulate spread.

It is important to note that a High-Efficiency Particulate Air filters, commonly known as HEPA filters are capable of trapping and removing airborne particulates as small as 0.3 microns. This size is known as being smaller than what the naked human eye can see. Hospital HEPA filters will capture 99.97% of all particulates floating through the air, from disease to bacteria, to germ, and many more. These particulates are captured through our dust collection systems by creating a negative pressure within the space. This negative pressure allows any bodily fluids, such as coughs, sneezes, etc. to be trapped in the air and permitted from landing on other surfaces and other people.

Healthcare and hospital facilities are risked with two very prominent airborne threats. Being those biological and inorganic contaminants that enter these facilities via doors leading externally, as well as windows that lead externally. However, with external threats, comes the threat of those contaminants remaining within the facility itself. Endogenous sources are those particulates carried through the air via outside visitors’ breath and touch, personnel’s breath and touch, the clothing is worn by those entering and leaving the facilities, the contaminants remaining on those gifts brought to patients, and the overall supplies & packages brought to continually care for patients. These supplies include, but are not limited to food, masks, equipment, linens, and all other necessary items to feed, care for, and use to treat patients.

Hospital air filtration systems can reduce these airborne threats by taking presence in numerous areas of healthcare and hospital facilities. Hospital HEPA filters should be found in these areas of the facility:

Infectious disease and isolation rooms
Compounding pharmaceutical & nutraceutical facilities
Storage and equipment rooms
Testing and research laboratories
Operating rooms
Treatment and testing rooms
Areas where critical procedures are currently being performed

Industrial Vacuum Equipment is currently helping hospitals during this challenging time, and we want to continue to help. If your healthcare facilities and hospitals are not currently using a HEPA filter, or an industrial dust collection system to assist with this HEPA filtration initiative, you may want to consider contacting us.

Our team is equipped with the knowledge to explain the three phases of HEPA filtration, as well as enable your healthcare facility to have a proper air filtration system. We share your goal to protect patients and those on the front line. Contact us today to learn more about how a HEPA filtration equipment and our industrial dust collection systems will protect the spread of particulates throughout your hospital and healthcare facilities.

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BERYLLIUM DUST’S THREAT TO FOUNDRY WORKERS: HOW TO COMPLY WITH OSHA

Posted on June 19, 2023 - Beryllium Control, OSHA

How dangerous is Beryllium dust?

Because beryllium has a high toxicity level, not controlling beryllium dust can lead to issues originating in the lungs. Foundry workers inhale this costly chemical when too much beryllium dust resides in the air. As a result, workers are at risk of a common disease: Berylliosis.

Berylliosis, a disorder of the lungs that can eventually lead to other organs, is a respiratory disease caused by beryllium dust that has been fatal in roughly 20% of all cases. In addition to berylliosis, Chronic Beryllium Disease can occur in workers that are allergic to beryllium dust. As a result of Chronic Beryllium Disease (or CBD for short), workers will experience breathing problems, weakness, tiredness, and potentially lead to anorexia and blueness of the hands and feet.

Because of the toll beryllium dust exposure has on the human body, it’s become a high priority for OSHA to give correct safety standards. OSHA has their Beryllium Rule that foundries must follow to meet requirements and protect workers.

Complying with OSHA’s Beryllium Dust Rule

To be compliant with OSHA’s Beryllium standards, foundry managers must complete the following:

Create a written beryllium dust exposure control plan:

1. Establish a written exposure control plan that has:

A list of job titles and working duties reasonably expected to involve airborne exposure or skin contact with beryllium, involve airborne exposure at or above the action level and involve airborne exposure above the TWA, PEL, or STEL.
Specific rules that lower cross-contamination of beryllium between surfaces, clothing, materials, equipment, and articles within work environments containing beryllium
Specific rules for keeping surfaces as free as possible of beryllium
Specific rules used for minimizing the spread of beryllium from work areas to other locations within or outside the work environment
A list of required work practices, engineering controls, and respiratory protection
A list of required personal protective equipment and clothing
Specific rules for the removal of laundering, storing, repairing, disposing, and cleaning of beryllium-contaminated protective clothing and equipment

2. Review and Evaluate the effectiveness of the exposure control plan annually and update it as necessary when:

Production processes, materials, equipment, people, work practices, or control methods change
Notify the employer if an employee is eligible for medical removal due to established standard, referred for evaluation, or shows signs or symptoms of beryllium exposure
The employer believes new or added airborne exposure can or is occurring

3. Provide a copy of the written exposure control plan for each employee who is or can reasonably be exposed to airborne beryllium

Engineering and beryllium dust work practice controls

1. Employers must use engineering and work practice controls to cut and maintain employee airborne exposure to beryllium to or below the PEL and STEL. Implementing one of the following, you will cut airborne exposure:

Material and/or process substitution
Isolation like ventilated partial or full enclosures
Local exhaust ventilation
Process control like wet methods and automation

2. The employer is exempt from using controls of this standard only if the employer can set up such controls are not possible or can prove that airborne exposure is below the action level

Prohibition of rotation

1. The employer is not allowed to rotate employees to different jobs to achieving compliance with PELs

For full details on beryllium safety and being compliance, visit the beryllium dust exposure compliance guide. Contact us to learn about how an industrial vacuüm can help enhance the safety of your facilities.

Industrial Vacuum is showed at the CastExpo 2019 event in Atlanta, Georgia April 27th-30th. At our booth, we educated employers on how to become beryllium dust compliant.

HOW HEPA FILTERS WORK

Posted on June 19, 2023 - Filters, HEPA

High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters that are true to the standard are capable of trapping and removing airborne particulates as small as 0.3 microns. That’s smaller than the human eye can physically see. True HEPA filters are known by the fact that they’re able to capture 99.97% of all particles. Even the most dangerous particles can be stopped in their tracks due to how their designed to perform.

Fibers are the bread and butter in capturing and trapping dust particles. There are three stages that HEPA filter fibers can stop particles in their tracks.

Stage 1 – Impact: Most of the dust particles that are sucked into a HEPA filter crash into filter fibers and are trapped by impact. Fibers are capable of holding dust particles completely, resulting in very little particles making their way through.

Stage 2 – Interception: As dust particles move throughout a HEPA filter, the airstream caused by the vacuum enables particles to get too close to a nearby fiber, stopping them in their tracks. This is referred to as interception.

Stage 3 – Diffusion: In vacuums that output lower speed airstreams, dust and air particles can crash into one another. This results in being redirected to nearby filter fibers. This is referred to as diffusion.

Because HEPA filters are designed to capture dust particles in multiple ways, this eliminates the risk of particles making their way out – resulting in 99.97% being captured. With an industrial HEPA vacuum built to perform at that level, your workers will be protected from silica dust, beryllium and whatever other airborne dust particles may be present at your job site.

Vactagon Vacuums with True HEPA Filtration

Offering both drum top and explosion proof vacuums with true HEPA filtration options, our Vactagon line will keep your workers safe – no matter the application. Partner with Industrial Vacuum in protecting your workers by browsing our industrial HEPA vacuums online. For further information about how our industrial vacuums with true HEPA filtration work, contact us today.

5 REASONS TO CONSIDER THE 20,000 CFM DIESEL TUNNEL VENTILATION BLOWER SYSTEM

Posted on June 19, 2023 - Ventilation Blowers

Construction and industrial environments are known to produce inadequate air quality. Job sites that are enclosed to any degree, such as elevator shafts and tunnel ventilation systems during construction, are at a high risk of air quality being jeopardized because of the lack of fresh air naturally circulating in. With the OSHA’s General Duty Clause, it’s imperative that employers enhance the quality of air in which their employees spend hours working.

The General Duty Clause requires employers to provide workers with a workplace that’s safe and does not have any hazards that can or have caused serious injury or death. Tunnel ventilation systems during construction are one source of poor air quality. Other poor air quality spaces should have the necessary resources in place to identify and control indoor or enclosed air quality to not only comply with OSHA’s standards but protect workers.

In an effort to help businesses and contractors comply with OSHA’s standards, take control of tough work environments and protect their employees as well as themselves, we engineered the 20,000 CFM tunnel ventilation system to use during construction. From application to application, here are five reasons you should consider adding this centrifugal blower to your fleet.

1: Industry-leading Standard Options and Optional Add-ons

When the need to comply with air quality standards cannot compromise efficiency and low noise output, the 20K tunnel ventilation system during construction is the solution. This diesel-only industrial blower fan comes equipped with steel construction that has a single point lift eye, a 7,000lb single torsion axle, and a 99-gallon fuel tank. The standard features offered make this machine perform like a true workhorse. Additional options can be included to cater to the needs of the job. Options such as the quiet sound package, explosion-proof motor and controls, and emergency air shutoff valves increase performance while reducing safety concerns.

2: Transporting Directly to the Job Site is Easy

A pintle-styled, DOT-approved trailer comes included with the 20K tunnel Blower Ventilation system during construction. This makes transporting and placement quick and convenient. Features like electric brakes and an epoxy primer and a polyurethane enamel topcoat protect your investment during travel. Lastly, being that it’s 153” in length, towing behind a qualified vehicle is a breeze.

3: Protecting Your Workers from Air-Related Health Risks

It’s obvious that employee health should always remain first priority. But improving the quality of air in which they work does more than just reduce potential health factors. Sufficient air quality leads to an increase in productivity, efficiency, and final results. When workers aren’t being affected by poor air, they’re able to work to their potential, perform their jobs correctly and finish the job well.

4: The Applications Are Endless

The 20K tunnel ventilation blower isn’t confined to only a handful of applications. Industries such as the construction, industrial, and mining industries as well as applications including tunnels, vineyards, and elevator shafts benefit significantly from proper ventilation. Any job site that is confined to a tight space where air quality can be compromised meets the requirements for our ventilation blower. Ducting and hose accessories can be included for harder-to-reach spaces.

5: Built to Stand the Test of Time

Our new industrial centrifugal tunnel ventilation system during the construction blower is constructed to endure the harshest environments over and over again. Its heavy-duty steel construction weighs in at 4,800lbs and is built with rugged components that keep ventilating use after use. There isn’t an atmosphere the 20K Diesel Blower isn’t built for, and you can expect quality results with every operation.

Check out the article “Introducing the 20,000 CFM Diesel Ventilation Blower” for additional information or visit the product page for images, options, and specification sheets. If you’re looking to take the next step in acquiring this workhorse, contact us today!

INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF SILICA DUST REMOVAL

Posted on June 19, 2023 - Dust Collectors

OSHA’s updated clean air standard has foundries scrambling to meet compliance regulations before their impending compliance date of June 2018. The new standard protects foundry employees by reducing the amount of crystalline silica dust they are exposed to in a given workday. The standard not only changes the amount of silica dust that can be found in the air or on a job site, but stresses the need for new and improved silica dust clean-up techniques. This means that sweeping and shoveling cleaning methods will be tossed by the wayside and are to be replaced by industrial vacuum systems that are equipped with HEPA filtration.

Important Questions to Ask

The easiest and most effective way to control silica dust is to collect it at the source. Since this is not always perfect as dust often tends to escape, a large dust collection machine is the ideal type of equipment to have at your foundry for dust clean-up.

But, is a large dust collection machine always necessary? And if so, how many do you need…and where should they be located?

What about employees who must frequently clean their work clothes so as not to transfer dust to sanitary areas of the foundry? A small, portable HEPA shop vacuum may be a better choice in this circumstance. Depending on your foundry’s work environment you may find that a combination of dust collection systems is ideal for collecting dust that has found its way into the air stream, or that has settled and collected on surfaces around the job site.

With only months left to meet compliance standards, it can be a daunting task trying to find the right vacuum or dust collection systems that meet the needs of your foundry’s work processes. That is why Industrial Vacuum is here to help! Below we provide a brief overview covering the different forms of silica dust and which of our systems would best suit clean-up for each type.

Categories & Forms of Silica Dust

Silica dust can be found in several forms such as new dust, dust build-up, and airborne dust. New dust occurs at the time of cutting, grinding, crushing, or drilling. Dust buildup happens over time as new dust accumulates in the work area until there is a significant collection that has developed. Airborne dust typically comes from uncollected dust buildup that has been agitated and is now suspended in the air. For each type of respirable crystalline silica dust, Industrial Vacuum provides a system that is compliant with OSHA’s new clean air standards and helps to keep silica dust from building up at your foundry.

Vactagon HEPA Shop Vacuums

Our Vactagon Industrial High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) vacuum cleaners do what most conventional vacuums cannot by trapping airborne particles that are as small as .3 microns within their filter. These vacuums are equipped with a dust collection attachment for power tools that aims to collect silica dust right as it forms, also known as new dust. Commercial HEPA vacuums are built to withstand any wet, dry, or hazardous substance and work extremely well for employee clothing decontamination due to their compact size and portability.

Trailer-Mounted and Skid-Mounted Industrial Vacuums

For larger projects and more intense clean-up needs, we provide trailer and skid-mounted industrial vacuums. Trailer-mounted industrial vacuums are extremely beneficial for larger facilities that have multiple locations that need vacuuming. The versatility of our trailer-mounted Hurricane™ Vacuums allows you to load bags dust-free while other competitive models load into hoppers that create a dust cloud when dumped. The Hurricane™ vacuums also have the ability to raise dust up to 9 feet to dump into dumpsters. With our dust sleeves option, you can also load dumpsters without the hazardous dust cloud. If a portable industrial vacuum isn’t what you need, we also offer powerful, yet compact skid-mounted electric Hurricane™ models. Both types are perfect for cleaning dust build-up after a long day of sand or metal casting.

Stationary and Portable Silica Dust Collection Systems

In the circumstance of airborne silica dust, dust collection or mechanical ventilation systems should be provided to eliminate impurities from the workers’ breathing zone. While Industrial Vacuum offers both portable and stationary dust collection systems, foundries are ideally in need of a stationary system that can be located in the cleaning room. All of our dust collection models are made up of heavy-duty steel and include self-cleaning cartridge filters that are easy to access.

At Industrial Vacuum we supply vacuums and dust collection systems to meet and exceed the silica dust clean-up needs in foundries as well as several other industries. We offer brand-new and pre-owned systems and provide industrial vacuum rental or dust collection system rentals for small or one-time projects. Contact us today and we will assist you in finding the best system for your foundry so that you can meet compliance by this upcoming June!