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Technology News
50 November 2015
Plug & play filter tower’s premiere
JUST in time for the FABTECH metal
processing trade show, in Chicago, USA,
ESTA is introducing its new Filtower line
to the US market.
The German manufacturer of
extraction technology is presenting a
workplace ventilation system that is
suitable not only for welding fumes, but
also for fine dust and oil mist, making
an important contribution to protecting
employees from harmful particles.
The filter towers are specially
designed for the use in the metal
industry. They can be used where
direct extraction is not feasible, such
as when processing large work pieces
that involve constant changes in work
location. With almost 100 per cent
filtration efficiency, the Filtower series
helps improve room air quality for
those working in manufacturing areas.
The layer ventilation principle allows
recirculation of cooled or heated air
into the production hall, with claimed
energy savings of up to 70 per cent.
The systems are available with three
output levels, with extraction volumes
of 5,800 cfm, 8,800 cfm and 11,800
cfm.
All models are equipped with high-
efficiency electric motors. In the
standard version, the systems have
two separately switchable motors that
allow the operator to regulate extraction
performance as needed. Additionally,
all systems can be delivered with
frequency converters for optional motor
activation.
The systems are supplied without
a pipe system, and their plug & play
principle makes them ready to operate
in a short time and allows flexible
relocation. To minimise odours and
contaminants at the same time, the
filter towers can be equipped with
optional active carbon inserts.
At FABTECH, ESTA will also exhibit
other energy-efficient technologies,
such as the newly designed Dustomat
4 mobile dust extractor series for direct
extraction at processing machines, for
single or multiple workstations. Metal
dust and shavings are collected and
filtered, exceeding OSHA standards.
Attaching extraction hoods, extraction
arms or smaller pipe systems adds more
flexibility to customers’ applications.
The extractors feature a user-friendly
control panel. The devices’ small
dimensions, high extraction and filter
performance and low operating noise
allow the pre-wired and fully assembled
Dustomat 4 extractors to be set up
directly in the work area.
Visitors to FABTECH (9-12
November) will find ESTA at booth
C1515 in Hall C1.
ESTA Apparatebau GmbH & Co KG –
Germany
Fax: +49 7307 804 587
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ESTA Extraction USA LP – USA
Fax: +1 704 971 6966
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