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AER Control Systems installs either a magnehelic or mini-helic gauge on just about all of their units so the customer knows when to clean or replace the filters.  These gauges are round, 5” in diameter for the Magnehelic and 3” in diameter for the mini-helic.  These gauges are mounted on the side of the AER…

If you are looking for a dust collector cartridge filter that will provide you with better efficiency, more effective filter cleaning, lower filter pressure drop, and longer filter life than the NANO Fiber is the cartridge filter for you.  Let us look at each of these in more detail and explain. Why is the NANO…

Why is filter cleaning better on a NANO Fiber? The 80/20 media because of its less efficiency is a depth loading media, meaning that the dust particles become embedded into the pore of the media and over time air pulse filter cleaning will have a difficult time removing that dust particle, eventually the filter will…

This blog is a continuation of a previous blog on the PBM-4 we manufacture for an OEM.  AER Control Systems also manufactures a larger 6 cartridge unit called the PBM-6; everything is the same as the PBM-4 except more filters, larger motor and blower to move more airflow.  The PBM series is a very functional…

The AER APB downdraft table is a very popular unit, it is a self-contained cartridge filter dust collector with its own blower, all mounted under the downdraft table.  The APB comes in several size table tops, 42”x 50” (APB4250), 42” x76” (APB4276), and 48” x 102” (APB48102).  Each size table has either two,  four, or six cartridge…

Have you ever wished that someone made a small self-cleaning cartridge dust collector?  AER Control Systems manufactures a nominal 800 CFM cartridge dust collector with either a 1 or 1.5 HP blower or a 4” or 6” inlet.  This unit provides a more efficient dust collector than our Dust Cab 800 shaker bag dust collector. …

1. What is Crystalline Silica (Quartz)  and in what materials is it commonly found in Crystalline Silica (Quartz) is a component of sand, stone, rock, concrete, brick, block, and mortar. 2. Who is exposed to Crystalline Silica? Anyone who works with the above materials is exposed.  Operations such as cutting, sawing, drilling, and crushing these materials would be…

4.  What are the symptoms? The most common is chronic silicosis which develops for years undetected and doesn’t show up until 15 to 20 years of exposure.  After many years if you have one or more of the following; shortness of breath, severe cough, fatigue, loss of appetite, chest pains, and fever after working with…

Do you ever have the need to spray a small part with a paint spray can, blow off a part having solvents on it, and perhaps brush on a resin or glue that has a strong odor?  These are just some of the applications where the Portable Fume Booth is perfect for the job to…

Did you know that breathing hexavalent chromium is very hazardous? It can cause lung  cancer and damage to the respiratory tract if high amounts are inhaled.  OSHA has an allowable limit based on an 8 hour average of 5 milligrams per cubic meter. NIOSH has an even stricter limit of 0.2 milligrams per cubic meter.  A basic…