Any industrial work application that includes grinding and deburring is going to create dust that requires immediate filtration. Whether it is an angle grinder, die grinder or an automated grinding machine, dust and particles will pollute your workplace unless they are captured and filtered at the source.

The dust produced by workplace grinding applications produces a range of health effects, mostly centered in the lungs. A condition known as pneumoconiosis or “dusty lung” affects many workers that don’t have access to proper filtration and ventilation. The result is scar tissue build up in the lining of the lungs that contributes to serious, chronic lung problems.

The key is to remove dust and particulate before it reaches the breathing zone of nearby workers. Depending on the nature of the work application, grinding and deburring can create airborne metal, composite, rubber or fiberglass dust that is particularly dangerous to inhale.

We offer filtering and ventilation equipment such as downdraft tables and dust collectors that will capture the dust as you produce it, then filter and remove it from harm’s way. All of our dust filtration and ventilation products meet required regulatory guidelines, and our expert team is always ready to provide information and help guide you in the right direction.

The metal smelting and refining industry processes metal ores and scrap metal to obtain pure metals. The metal working industries process metals in order to manufacture machine components, machinery, instruments and tools which are needed by other industries as well as by the other different sectors of the economy. Various types of metals and alloys are used as starting materials, including rolled stock (bars, strips, light sections, sheets or tubes) and drawn stock (bars, light sections, tubes or wire). Basic metal processing techniques include smelting and refining of metal ores and scrap, casting molten metals into a given shape (foundry), hammering or pressing metals into the shape of a die (hot or cold forging), welding and cutting sheet metal, sintering (compressing and heating materials in powder form, including one or more metals), shaping metals on a lathe.

A wide variety of techniques are used to finish metals, including grinding and polishing, abrasive blasting and many surface finishing and coating techniques (electroplating, galvanizing, heat treatment, anodizing, powder coating and so forth).

Electro-Coating’s success of chromium plating – also known as hard chrome plating, engineered chrome plating, or industrial chrome plating in Industrial applications is attributed to its unique combination of multiple properties and benefits not possessed by any other one material available commercially. In many instances all these properties are important for successful commercial applications. The properties of chromium are most desirable as metal coatings due to their inherent protective and decorative characteristics. Chromium deposits with excellent adhesion to a variety of base metals. It has a pleasing bluish-white color and is highly resistant to oxidation or tarnishing, contributing to its popularity as a decorative coating. In addition, hardness, wear resistance and low co-efficient of friction are the properties that make chromium of value in practically every major industry. When identified as industrial hard chrome, it is differentiated from decorative applications, and is primarily applied to a substrate material for the purpose of wear resistance.

The electrolytic deposition of chromium to the surfaces of other materials, primarily metals, occurs when electrical energy supplied to electrodes in a solution consisting primarily of chromic acid is converted to chemical energy to produce chromium metal.Frequently, when expensive machined parts are damaged or worn and no longer functional, hard chrome plating can be used to build up the lost metal and the parts can then be ground to their original tolerances. In many cases the wear life will have improved.

The manufacture of electrodes, cells and modules/packs for large-format power batteries is still in its infancy. One thing, however, is already perfectly clear: the battery manufacturing operation needs to become faster and less expensive if lithium-ion energy storage technology is to establish itself successfully in the target markets. The sensitive chemistry of the cells means that these cost and time savings absolutely cannot come at the expense of quality, which needs to remain very high. The solution, therefore, lies in fully automating and integrating production lines.

The automation portfolio needs to provide comprehensive support for the development process, from the pilot system to in-line integration. Totally Integrated Automation from Siemens makes it possible to optimize all processes throughout the production line and across the entire lifecycle of the plant. Uniform data management, engineering and communication standards ensure that all production steps, from electrode manufacturing to cell assembly to pack mounting and final quality tests, are optimally coordinated.

Wood Working involves many kinds of processes such as cutting, sanding, drilling, banding etc. These processes generates large amount of wood dusts. Very fine particles of wood dust will be generated and efficient handling of these dust particles is highly important for ensuring the safety of the employees. By extraction of wood working dust, workplace environment will be improved and eventually productivity will also be increased. More over the extracted wood dust particles .

Woodworking, involving everything from small hand tools to large CNCs, whether cutting, sanding, planning, edge banding, dowel drilling, and so on, can create large amounts of wood dust. To handle these various applications safely and efficiently, APZEM has developed a wide range of products and systems including dust collectors, piping / ducting, fans, conveyors, silos and automated control systems. These systems make it possible for customers to not only achieve a good working environment, but also recycle wood waste, which can represent a large economic value. Another hazard associated with wood working is combustible dust. Wood waste can profitably be recycled into new material (i.e. MDF-board) or into energy if used as bio-fuel. Well designed and efficient wood waste handling installations have become a major part of the woodworking industry.

Formaldehyde is a naturally occurring chemical compound. It is a colourless water-soluble, flammable gas with pungent odour in its natural state, but it can adopt many forms. Formalin that is used in pathology laboratories is a solution containing 40% formaldehyde. Formalin solution when exposed to open air evaporates as formaldehyde gas at normal room temperature. Exposure to higher levels of formaldehyde concentration has immediate health effects ,it is also classified as carcinogenic. Long term exposure leads to severe health effects. Formaldehyde is a naturally occurring chemical compound, all organisms including human beings produce a small quantity of formaldehyde as a result of metabolic process. Formaldehyde gas is converted to other forms for its usage in various chemical process.

It’s used in paint industry, viny flooring, pressed wood products such as particle board, plywood, fibreboard, glues and adhesives, fertilizers, pesticides, used as industrial fungicide, germicide, and disinfectant, formalin solution is used in medical laboratories and hospitals. Initial symptoms of formaldehyde exposure are irritation of eyes, throat and nose, coughing, headache, wheezing etc. Long term exposure may lead to cancer. Some people are more sensitive to formaldehyde, while some are less sensitive to the same level of formaldehyde concentration. Inhalation of formaldehyde gas causes bronchitis and pneumonia. As per OSHA(Occupational Safety and Health Administration) standards the safe level of exposure is an average of 0.75 PPM over a period of 8-hours. The maximum level of formaldehyde concentration a person can be exposed to is 2.0 PPM for a period not more than 15 inutes.

Wood Working involves many kinds of processes such as cutting, sanding, drilling, banding etc. These processes generates large amount of wood dusts. Very fine particles of wood dust will be generated and efficient handling of these dust particles is highly important for ensuring the safety of the employees. By extraction of wood working dust, workplace environment will be improved and eventually productivity will also be increased. More over the extracted wood dust particles .

Woodworking, involving everything from small hand tools to large CNCs, whether cutting, sanding, planning, edge banding, dowel drilling, and so on, can create large amounts of wood dust. To handle these various applications safely and efficiently, APZEM has developed a wide range of products and systems including dust collectors, piping / ducting, fans, conveyors, silos and automated control systems. These systems make it possible for customers to not only achieve a good working environment, but also recycle wood waste, which can represent a large economic value. Another hazard associated with wood working is combustible dust. Wood waste can profitably be recycled into new material (i.e. MDF-board) or into energy if used as bio-fuel. Well designed and efficient wood waste handling installations have become a major part of the woodworking industry.

Hexavalent chromium is one of the valence states of the element chromium. It is usually produced by an industrial process. Pigments in Plastics, Dyes, Paints inks Chromium metal is added to alloy steel to increase hardenability and corrosion resistance. A major source of worker exposure to Cr(VI) occurs during “hot work” such as welding on stainless steel and other alloy steels containing chromium metal. Some major industrial sources of hexavalent chromium are

• chromate pigments in dyes, paints, inks, and plastics
• chromates added as anti-corrosive agents to paints, primers and other surface coatings
• chrome plating by depositing chromium metal onto an item’s surface using a solution of chromic acid
• particles released during smelting of ferrochromium ore
• fume from welding stainless steel or nonferrous chromium alloys
• impurity present in portland cement.

Employees can inhale airborne hexavalent chromium as a dust, fume or mist while:

• producing chromate pigments and powders; chromic acid; chromium catalysts, dyes, and coatings • working near chrome electroplating
• welding and hot working stainless steel, high chrome alloys and chrome-coated metal
• applying and removing chromate-containing paints and other surface coatings.How hexavalent chromium affects the nose, throat and lungs breathing in high levels of hexavalent chromium can cause irritation to the nose and throat.

The manufacture of electrodes, cells and modules/packs for large-format power batteries is still in its infancy. One thing, however, is already perfectly clear: the battery manufacturing operation needs to become faster and less expensive if lithium-ion energy storage technology is to establish itself successfully in the target markets. The sensitive chemistry of the cells means that these cost and time savings absolutely cannot come at the expense of quality, which needs to remain very high. The solution, therefore, lies in fully automating and integrating production lines.

The automation portfolio needs to provide comprehensive support for the development process, from the pilot system to in-line integration. Totally Integrated Automation from Siemens makes it possible to optimize all processes throughout the production line and across the entire lifecycle of the plant. Uniform data management, engineering and communication standards ensure that all production steps, from electrode manufacturing to cell assembly to pack mounting and final quality tests, are optimally coordinated.