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Which Dust Collector Cartridge Do I Choose? NANO Fiber or 80/20 Blend? (Pt. 1)

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…

Which Dust Collector Cartridge Do I Choose? (Pt. 2)

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…

AER Control Systems Power Booth Module (PBM Series)

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…

AER Powered Bench or APB Downdraft Tables

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…

Vertical Small Cartridge Filter (VSCF-800) Dust Collector

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. …

Are you in compliance with OSHA’s Crystalline Silica Standard? (Pt. 1)

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…

Are you in compliance with OSHA’s Crystalline Silica Standard? (Pt. 2)

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…

AER Control Systems Portable Fume Booth

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…

Understanding & Controlling Hexavalent Chromium

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…

Understanding MERV Filter ratings in the AER Control Systems’ Units

People in the Air Filtration Industry can understand when you say a filter is 30%, 95%, or 99.97% efficient, but cannot understand as well if you say the filter has a MERV 7, MERV 14, or MERV 17 rating which would correspond to the aforementioned efficiency levels. AER Control Systems manufactures many different types of…