Efficiency of dust extraction systems: how to improve it

When we build our dust extraction systems, efficiency is a feature to which we pay close attention. The theme of efficiency can be declined from different perspectives, from the reduction of consumption to the achievement of a high-quality final result.

In this article, we will look at what it means for Sorgato to ensure the efficiency of dedusting. We will focus in particular on the interventions we carry out to improve the performance of the systems already installed.

The efficiency of industrial extraction systems

In this blog we presented some time ago a case study in which a client company asked us to improve the performance of the industrial dedusting systems installed at its headquarters.

In that circumstance, the company focused on the “energy saving” element, with the request to reduce consumption while maintaining the quality of the result. The increase in the efficiency of dust extraction systems, as we have already said, can in fact concern several elements:

• Quality of the result: better quality of the final product after the dedusting process. We also talked about this aspect in a previous case study in the converting sector, the area of choice of Sorgato’s activities.
• Reduction in the absorption of the electrical energy necessary for the dust extraction process, a situation we have already mentioned.
• Improvements to existing systems to update or adapt them to changing needs. Improvements, for example, may concern the adaptation to a new configuration of the production lines in place at the client companies.

In any case, when we talk about improving the efficiency of dust extraction systems, we are almost always referring to interventions on our already installed systems, even if we also happen to intervene on machinery of other companies. Let’s delve into the topic in detail in the next paragraph.

Improving the performance of Sorgato dust extraction systems already installed: our interventions

Improving the efficiency of installed systems does not necessarily mean intervening in a revolutionary way on the dedusting system in use.

Of course, this also depends on the state and conditions of the existing plant, considered in relation to the configuration of the production line or the constituent elements of the plant itself, especially when we are referring to a dedusting system not originally supplied by Sorgato.

Having made this “technical” premise, among the most frequent interventions that our company carries out when it comes to improving the efficiency of systems we find, for example:

1. The modification of some industrial extractor hoods. For example, we can intervene to allow its mobility automatically, thanks to a programmable PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) control system that reacts by adjusting the movement based on the signals sent by the production line. In this way, the presence of an operator is no longer necessary to manage the movement: a change that reduces personnel costs and the time required to perform the operation.
2. The addition of specific features, such as automatic floor cleaning. Also in this case, the efficiency of the operations is acted: specifically, the time (and costs) of normal cleaning and maintenance operations of the line are reduced.
3. The integration of elements that change the philosophy and operational setting of the plant’s control systems. In this case, for example, we can intervene with the addition of automatic valves for the partialization of air flows in the pipes, to obtain a more calibrated and less expensive regulation of the flow itself from the point of view of consumption.

These are interventions that can be implemented without major and expensive modifications to the filter/fan assembly, the heart of the dedusting system. As a result, we are talking about improvement actions that do not have a significant impact on the absorption of electricity needed to operate the plant.

In any case, the Sorgato team always intervenes in response to a need expressed by the client company, to meet its needs in terms of performance, efficiency, cost/benefit ratio.

This is one of the reasons why, when we offer a system to a company in the tissue & converting sector, we also present the customer with some technical options that can be integrated into the plant at a later date, without necessarily being purchased immediately.

To facilitate changes related to future investments, we can also provide elements at the customer’s request that prepare the system for further additions or modifications from the outset. In this specific case, we are talking about interventions to improve their efficiency: such as those we have described so far.

Would you like to have more information on the technical options that Sorgato can offer to your company to improve the efficiency of the dedusting systems installed? Contact us and let’s talk about it: our team is at your disposal.