Filtermist Limited will be showcasing three brand-new products on stand 418 in Hall 19 at MACH from 20th-24th April – all designed to help UK manufacturers ensure the air in their production facilities is clean and safe to breathe.

 Graeme Bell, Filtermist’s Global Commercial Director, elaborates, “As part of the global Absolent Air Care Group, Filtermist has access to an ever-expanding product portfolio which is continually evolving. We are widely known for our UK manufactured oil mist filters and aftermarket services, but we also manufacture Dustcheck and Kerstar branded dust collectors, process filters and industrial vacuum cleaners, and we distribute and support industrial filtration products from our sister company Absolent AB.

 “Everything we do focuses on clean workplace air – our customers in the UK and around the world count on us to ensure their people are protected from exposure to harmful airborne particles, and their bottom line is healthy.

 “Our global product development team is constantly listening to customers to establish what will add the most value to their operations – reducing energy consumption, utilising smaller footprints and offering higher filtration performance at a lower cost are all key topics which our latest products help to tackle.”

 F Save – energy saving for Filtermist oil mist filters

The first new product, F Save, has been developed to reduce energy consumption on Filtermist’s centrifugal oil mist filters. Filtermist MD, René Joppi elaborates; “Our research and our customers’ feedback showed that some machines are only operational for around 30% of the working day. If the Filtermist unit is kept running the whole time the machine is switched on, whether it’s needed or not, this means energy is being used unnecessarily. Not only does this waste valuable resources and contribute to the customer’s carbon footprint, it also costs money!

 “We’ve developed a smart system that involves attaching a sensor to the machine’s coolant pump which sends a signal to the F Save ‘Hub’. The Hub then switches the Filtermist unit off if the pump isn’t running. Our data shows that with this new smart system customers can reduce their energy usage by up to 70%! In these cases, payback can be achieved in as little as just over three months.

 “F Save does not require any electrical interfacing with the machine tool which makes it extremely simple to set up. It also prevents machine operators from accidentally overriding the mist extraction, meaning people are always protected from exposure to harmful airborne oil mist particles.”

AW oil mist filters

Filtermist will also be introducing a brand-new oil mist filter developed in conjunction with Absolent AB. The new ‘AW’ units have been specifically designed to effectively capture large volumes of submicron particles generated in applications that use neat oil.

 “The AW series combines over 80 years of oil mist filtration expertise from Absolent and Filtermist, packaged in a compact, lightweight, energy efficient, plug and play unit which is designed to be machine-mounted,” comments Graeme. “This is a very interesting addition to the Group’s product offering, and we are excited to be showing it to a UK audience for the first time on our MACH stand.”

AD dust and fume extraction units

The third new product on show will be an AD dust and fume extraction unit from Absolent AB. Initially launched last year, the AD range is being extended to offer ATEX rated options for use in potentially explosive atmospheres which must comply with DSEAR requirements.

 The AD range maximises ‘True Downflow’ technology to provide dust extraction units which are compact, easy to maintain, and deliver optimised filtration density. Designed using input from hundreds of real customer use cases, the AD range provides a truly modular, fully ‘customer centric’ product line that is now available to UK manufacturers that undertake abrasive metal processes including welding, laser cutting, grinding and many more.

 True Downflow combines vertical filter elements with a top to bottom air flow. This unique combination optimises the effect of gravity and ensures that the dust coming out of the filter elements during pulse jet cleaning is forced down to the disposal solution in the hopper.

 Another unique aspect of the new range is the ’CleanChange™’ filter change clamping mechanism. The filter elements are linked together and, as the operator pulls the first element out, the next one is pulled to the front. No tool is needed, and engineers do not have to enter the dust filled unit to replace blinded filter cartridges.

This latest addition marks a pivotal moment in the Absolent Air Care Group’s product portfolio, as Graeme explains, “Dust extraction markets offer huge growth potential for our global businesses. AD units can be used on a huge range of fume and dust extraction applications and we’re very excited to be showing one in the UK for the first time.”

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