Case study: clearing the air with cartridges; a new cartridge dust collection system is helping Thermal Ceramics significantly improve the air quality in its ceramic fiberboard manufacturing plant.

From: Ceramic Industry | Date: May 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Thermal Ceramics, Augusta, Ga., a leading producer of high-temperature insulating products, wanted to find a more efficient way to control dust generated during the finishing of its vacuum-formed Kaowool[R] ceramic fiber boards. Highly efficient dust collection is essential not only for worker protection but also for process reliability--unless dust is continuously evacuated from the work area, the sanding, planing and trimming equipment cannot operate safely or efficiently.

"When we purchased a new planer-sander machine in 2001 and set out to reconfigure the finishing area, ...

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