Established 1896, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a global nonprofit organization focused on the prevention of death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. The NFPA provides regulations to protect manufacturing facilities from fires, deflagrations, explosions, and other safety risks. According to NFPA research on fires in US […]
Overview: Aerovent was recently contacted by a manufacturer that was in need of unique solutions for their development of heat-treated metal products, including automotive components. The company needed assistance with two different challenges, both of which involved a process using an oil-quenching cooling system to cool automotive suspension bars that were dipped in hot oil. […]
Overview: Proper airflow is critical to the paper manufacturing process. Exhausting gas from paper machines requires a high level of precision engineering. Typically, hoods for a paper machine’s drying section are situated within sheet metal enclosures to conserve heat. In most paper production facilities, a series of roof-mounted exhaust fans positioned above the dryer section […]
The Air Solutions team was amazed to discover that a SmogHog® installed 45 years ago only required a few component updates to continue running clean. When our team was contacted by a SmogHog owner who was experiencing trouble with their unit, we expected it to be an easy fix. The customer reported that the CFM […]
Air Solutions is proud to announce the addition of Boss Products to our line of explosion protection solutions. Founded in 2012, Boss Products focuses on providing a comprehensive product line of integrated, energy saving fire and explosion protection components for the industrial filtration and process industries. Many industrial processes have combustible dust and thus the […]
Overview: A Midwest steel plant needed a ventilation solution for their hot strip mill building where slabs of steel are rolled into steel coils. The plant produces carbon, stainless, and electrical steels; hot and cold-rolled steel; as well as aluminum-coated stainless steel. The hot strip mill building had been ventilated with upblast roof exhaust fans, […]
The danger of explosions in industrial environments is a serious issue. Hazards largely center around the issue of combustible dust. It is important to understand how combustible dust originates and how to mitigate explosion risks with explosion protection and prevention equipment solutions. What is Combustible Dust? Combustible dust can be generated by processes involving metal, […]
Imperial Systems Air-Port Eliminates Weaknesses of Standard Designs Welding hoods play an important role in controlling hazardous welding fumes in the work environment. While the traditional design of welding hood products has not varied significantly over time, the Air-Port, a new welding hood design developed by Imperial Systems, has brought a unique set of patent-pending […]
Selecting the right industrial fan for an application involves a variety of considerations involving many things, only one of which is price. In fact, the best way to assure you are choosing the most cost-effective option is to identify and select an industrial fan that will provide the best performance for your application. Proper fan […]
According to the CDC, “most hearing difficulty cases among workers (58%) were linked to loud noise on the job and could be prevented if the noise was reduced to safe levels.” They further estimate the twenty-two million workers are exposed to loud noise on the job each year. Industrial manufacturing environments must give increased attention […]