Industrial Air Filtration for Woodworking

If you work with wood, then you know how common dust is in your operations. You need proper filtration to help keep the air in your workplace clean and your environment safe. Without adequate air filtration, fine dust particles can escape into your workspace, making breathing difficult and causing health hazards.

Selecting The Right Filter for Your Woodworking Operation

When managing the air filtration system for your woodworking shop, consider the size of your facility, the nature of day-to-day tasks, and the priorities of your business.

For a smaller operation, like an individual-run workshop in a garage, high-end filtration systems may be expensive overkill. Often a system using a paper filter, typically rated MERV 10, provides adequate filtration for these simple operations. While paper filters are less efficient than other options, they normally still meet the needs of many hobbyist setups and save the woodworkers operating costs.

Larger institutions like schools often need to comply with strict regulations for their wood shops and will opt for high-performance filters. For instance, they may select a filter such as PTFE media with a MERV 16 rating even though it’s not necessary for the actual facility use. Schools may need to opt for high-end filters to meet the expectations of governing bodies, such as a Board of Education.

Growing woodworking shops likely have dynamic and complex needs, with the type of filtration required changing with the day-to-day tasks being performed. The optimal filter medium for woodworking applications in general is spun-bonded polyester. These filters offer greater efficiency and are particularly effective when dealing with the fine particles produced by sanding. Unlike paper filters, spun-bonded polyester filters are less prone to dust entrapment, or filter clogs reducing the usable surface area. Spun-bonded polyester filters are easier to clean, making them more practical for busy woodworking environments.

Air Filter Elements and Media for Dust Collection

Fab-Tex offers a complete line of superior quality replacement and custom air filters, media, and accessories suitable for your woodworking facility needs.

Protect Your Woodworking Shop and Workers with Fab-Tex Filter Media

Industrial hygienists describe the smallest airborne particles as being in the PM10 range. You want to be able to filter these particles with as close to 100% accuracy as possible, so you’ll need exceptional filter media with the ideal quantity and surface area. In other words, you’ll need advanced air filtration technology from Fab-Tex!

Fab-Tex Tandem Pleat Construction Makes Dust Collection Easy

Fab-Tex tandem pleat construction combines plastic mesh pleats with standard filter media for optimized airflow and superior performance. Tandem pleated filter construction supports the entire pleat depth to prevent collapsing pleats while effectively and efficiently collecting dust.

Are you ready to upgrade to tandem pleat technology? Chat with a filter expert today!

This innovative technology from Fab-Tex provides an effective dust-cleaning regime while helping to reduce energy costs and compressed air usage.

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