Dust Control Technology (DCT), based in Peoria, Illinois, has introduced a quick-release manifold bracket for its DustBoss dust suppression equipment. The bracket, which the company says fit fan-driven models of DustBoss atomized mist dust suppression equipment, is designed to reduce worker exposure to harsh environments and potential safety hazards while minimizing process downtime.
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DCT says its new bracket allows manifold removal and replacement on fan-driven DustBoss systems in about five minutes. |
The company says the new bracket design allows removal and replacement of the manifold in about five minutes with no tools required.
DCT’s stainless steel bracket and pin-mounting system secures the manifold in position, allowing personnel to remove and replace the manifold it quickly for routine cleaning or other service, the company reports. The company says the bracket was developed in response to customer input for use in harsh service conditions to reduce the potential risk to employees.
“The nozzles are one of the critical elements of atomized mist technology,” explains Carl Harr, sales representative for DCT. “No matter what water source is used for dust suppression, it’s going to contain minerals and other dissolved solids, which build up on a microscopic level until eventually the accumulation will interfere with droplet production.”
Harr adds that in the past, some customers have purchased a spare set of nozzles, which helped reduce downtime by allowing maintenance workers to install clean nozzles on their own schedule, rather than when the nozzles were getting plugged. But in some industries, he continues, “that still required a worker to shut down the machine and spend 20-30 minutes in hostile conditions to remove and replace nozzles for cleaning.”
DCT says customers can order one mounting kit to fit DustBoss models DB-45, DB-60 or DB-100. The smaller DB-30 incorporates a different stud size and pattern, requiring its own mounting kit. Both kits feature the pin mounting system with no-tool removal. The specially designed pin is permanently affixed to a lanyard.
Harr says that depending on the type of accumulation on the nozzle, customers have used wire brushes, lime-dissolving products and even sonic cleaners to remove build-up. Some choose to have a spare manifold on hand for each DustBoss machine.
“As long as you have one extra, you can rotate it into service at your discretion,” he continues. “You can plug in the new one and take the one that was in service back to the shop for cleaning. Once the nozzles have been cleaned, it can be installed on another machine to permit cleaning of that manifold, and so on.”
Says one customer of the new design, “It makes changing the manifold a two-minute job. We switch them out every three months because of the operating conditions so we can inspect and clean as needed. Having a spare manifold on hand facilitates quick replacement on our schedule, rather than when we’re forced to do it.”
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