Destroyer Manufacturer Defeats Blasting and Paint Dust with Gold Series®

Challenge ASC (formerly the Australian Submarine Corporation) was awarded a contract to build three air warfare destroyers at their Osborne, South Australia location. The manufacturing process for the ships consisted of individual sections called blocks. Each block can be up to 15 m long, 15 m wide, 10 m high and weigh up to 400 tons. Each block requires blasting,...

Gold Series® Blasts Away Dust Problems

Challenge Brewton Iron Works, Inc. of Brewton, Alabama is a family-owned metal foundry that has produced high-quality metal components for a variety of domestic industrial products since 1901. Like many foundries, sand is a major part of their production process. It is used to form molds, which metal is poured into to create the components. “We let the metal cool,...

Webster Foundry

Challenge GS96 industrial dust collector successfully handling foundry sand containing lead and other metals. Webster Foundry, located in Franklin, New Hampshire, is a large foundry that specializes in bronze casting. They have been operating multiple shifts 5-6 days per week and have been in operation since 1914. Webster Foundry is a subsidiary of Watts Water Technologies, an international manufacturer of...