A brick and terra cotta manufacturing facility needed to meet new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations for employee exposure to crystalline silica dust. Monroe engineers performed a comprehensive technical evaluation and provided the plant with a report summarizing its findings, ultimately proposing its high efficiency Cartridge Dust Collectors to exhaust the mills and meet the required regulatory limits.

Scope of supply included:

• (3) High Efficiency Cartridge Dust Collectors
  • Abrasion resistant cartridge filters
  • Automatic, continuous reverse pulse filter cleaning
  • HEPA type final filters
  • High pressure reinforced housing construction rated for 1.5 psi
  • Custom dust collection bins with integral scale and service alarm
• Heavy gauge, abrasion resistant ductwork
• Capture hoods with pneumatic control dampers
• PLC controls fully integrated and responsive to plant production
• ID fans with sound attenuating housings