Clearing the Air

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

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. They are commonly used in manufacturing and processing operations, both indoor and outdoor dust collectors, to ensure compliance with major reg...

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 t...

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. The...

flour dust safety

Know Your Dust: Flour

Flour is a dust that seems innocuous on the surface. After all, could such a common household item really pose a threat to human health and safety? The answer is yes. Read on to learn about the hidden dangers of flour dust during milling and processing and how to pre...

Mitigating Dust Disasters in Grain, Seed and Feed Handling

Handling and milling grain, seed and feed are occupational hazards that expose workers to many serious and life-threatening situations. Dust-related dangers include allergies, respiratory injury, fire and explosion. Especially at risk are food and agricultural facili...

Controlling Dangerous Packaging Dusts from Cardboard and Paper Scrap

Producing packaging materials generates dust and scrap, as do many other manufacturing processes that use equipment like trim machines, die cut presses, shredders, balers and vacuum feed conveyors to process paper and coardboard materials. Besides being a housekeepin...