Many production managers today are unaware that many materials that are used in the production processes have explosive or combustible attributes. In machining applications where dust particulate is generated from base metal such as:
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These dust particulates are explosive in nature and the filtration and elimination of such explosives is regulated by National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Health and Safety codes. In these instances a Wet Type Dust Collector, where there is no filter media to act as an ignition source or hazard, offers the safest and most efficient way of filtering, eliminating, and ensuring that such hazards will not endanger the workers or the work environment.