Indusvent continues to enjoy strong demand for its energy-efficient Super-Blower dust extraction and filtration system.
One of its most recent installations was at Shropshire-based staircase components manufacturer Traditional Products Ltd, which has invested in a new manufacturing facility in Oswestry.
The new operation includes various moulding machines, automatic saw lines and 5-axis CNC machining centres.
After extensive market research into energy efficiency and operating performance, Indusvent was selected to design, supply and install a complete new dust extraction and filtration system, which formed part of a £1m capital investment on new equipment by Traditional Products.
The system incorporates nine suction ductwork lines connected to the machine layout, a 90kW main exhaust fan located on the clean air side of the Super-Blower filter unit, subjecting the whole system to the negative pressure principle.
Indusvent’s energy control damper management system was also installed to maximise extraction performance and efficiency.
Indusvent also supplied the material collection, discharge and transport system to enable both the automatic filling and changeover of bulk loading road transport containers for removal of sawdust and wood shavings from site by a specialist contractor. The system also regulates material in-feed into Traditional Products’ new Ranheat biomass factory heating system.
The project took five months from point of order to commissioning.
"There has been an increase in investments in the sector and we are planning to stay fairly busy," said Dave Marsden of Indusvent. "It’s a competitive market, but there are still companies investing in extraction systems and new processing equipment.
"We’ve installed several systems for high-speed planing mills during the past 24 months and we have secured orders for new systems to be commissioned in 2013. These investments are mainly for applications where reliable and proven extraction systems are a necessity due to the high volumes of wood shavings being handled."
