Archive for April 2016
AER Twin Draft Product
The AER Control Systems Twin Draft Product was developed from a request for a new local technical trade school looking for welding benches. In order to keep the costs down these benches would use filters that are thrown away rather than cleaned. Three different sizes were developed, a 3, 4, and 6 foot wide table…
Read MoreFine Fiber & MOD Fiber Mist & Smoke Collectors
A few years ago AER Control Systems developed a high end mist and smoke collector designed for customers looking for longer filter life and less maintenance. The AER Fine Fiber and MOD Fiber Mist and Smoke Collectors were created to meet this need. The AER Fine Fiber is a low airflow unit and the MOD…
Read MoreWhat you probably didn’t know about the Centrifugal Mist Collector
Centrifugal Mist Collectors What You Probably Didn’t Know About The Centrifugal Mist Collector Are all the brands the same? If you have a brand that says Aercology, Donaldson, or AER Control Systems then all the parts, filters, and motors are identical. All of the suppliers are the same source. The only difference between them are…
Read MoreWhat is the purpose of a magnehelic gauge? (On an AER Control Systems Unit)
AER Control Systems installs either a magnehelic or mini-helic gauge on just about all of their units so the customer knows when to clean or replace the filters. These gauges are round, 5” in diameter for the Magnehelic and 3” in diameter for the mini-helic. These gauges are mounted on the side of the AER…
Read MoreWhich Dust Collector Cartridge Do I Choose? NANO Fiber or 80/20 Blend? (Pt. 1)
If you are looking for a dust collector cartridge filter that will provide you with better efficiency, more effective filter cleaning, lower filter pressure drop, and longer filter life than the NANO Fiber is the cartridge filter for you. Let us look at each of these in more detail and explain. Why is the NANO…
Read MoreWhich Dust Collector Cartridge Do I Choose? (Pt. 2)
Why is filter cleaning better on a NANO Fiber? The 80/20 media because of its less efficiency is a depth loading media, meaning that the dust particles become embedded into the pore of the media and over time air pulse filter cleaning will have a difficult time removing that dust particle, eventually the filter will…
Read MoreAER Control Systems Power Booth Module (PBM Series)
This blog is a continuation of a previous blog on the PBM-4 we manufacture for an OEM. AER Control Systems also manufactures a larger 6 cartridge unit called the PBM-6; everything is the same as the PBM-4 except more filters, larger motor and blower to move more airflow. The PBM series is a very functional…
Read MoreAER Powered Bench or APB Downdraft Tables
The AER APB downdraft table is a very popular unit, it is a self-contained cartridge filter dust collector with its own blower, all mounted under the downdraft table. The APB comes in several size table tops, 42”x 50” (APB4250), 42” x76” (APB4276), and 48” x 102” (APB48102). Each size table has either two, four, or six cartridge…
Read MoreVertical Small Cartridge Filter (VSCF-800) Dust Collector
Have you ever wished that someone made a small self-cleaning cartridge dust collector? AER Control Systems manufactures a nominal 800 CFM cartridge dust collector with either a 1 or 1.5 HP blower or a 4” or 6” inlet. This unit provides a more efficient dust collector than our Dust Cab 800 shaker bag dust collector. …
Read MoreAre you in compliance with OSHA’s Crystalline Silica Standard? (Pt. 1)
1. What is Crystalline Silica (Quartz) and in what materials is it commonly found in Crystalline Silica (Quartz) is a component of sand, stone, rock, concrete, brick, block, and mortar. 2. Who is exposed to Crystalline Silica? Anyone who works with the above materials is exposed. Operations such as cutting, sawing, drilling, and crushing these materials would be…
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