Industrial Factory Automation

An installation completed by the Dust Extraction ( Dustx ) Group at a UK power station involved the use of its 'X' 'CV' pulse-jet tubular-bagged filter units. The installation required two of the company's Model CV 10 x 19 '3XL' filters, with each unit being fitted with two 22kW integral fan sets. Both filter units form part of a centralised dust control system with a total air extraction rate of 64,600cuM/hr, which serves the biomass loading facility, extracting dusts generated from loading materials, including nut kernels, palm and wood pellets, by a 3cuM Komatsu bucket loader onto conveyors, via hopper loaders. Careful consideration was given to the type of filter employed as a result of the varying characteristics of the products being handled, all of which classified as explosive and having a degree of moisture content. Purpose-designed tipping hoods eliminate the mass migration of airborne dust created during the tipping operation, enabling the effecti...

Newport has introduced a series of coloured-glass alternative filters said to offer good durability in any environment. The product line offers 34 longwave-pass thin-film filters in four standard sizes to provide equivalent-to-superior spectral performance when compared with industry standard coloured-glass filters. The alternative filters are said to be ideal for applications where steep transitions from blocking to high transmission are required. Newport's alternative filters do not contain any hazardous substances such as cadmium or lead, making them fully RoHS compliant. The company said that the filters have been developed to address the needs of its OEM customers. Newport added that its Stabilife coating technology produces thin film coatings that are durable even under harsh environmental conditions. The coloured-glass alternative filters are said to be ideal for applications in spectroscopy, optoelectronics, environmental monitoring, immunodiagnostic testing and DNA analys...