Cloud monitoring and alert messaging allow manufacturers to forget about their fume dust collector.
Fume and dust extraction has come a long way from dryer ducting in bathroom exhaust fans.
Now with increased OSHA regulations and an industry focus on worker safety, it’s more important than ever to ensure clean working environments.
In response to the clean-air problem manufacturers face when working with welding and other metal-working applications, RoboVent offers a cloud-based monitoring system in their Spire unit, among other dust and collection units.
Each Spire unit comes equipped with an internal hopper, particulate monitor and arrestance system, to counter against weld fumes, smoke, dust and other airborne particulates.
The Spire’s unique features come from its Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) design.
“The Spire unit is also operated by the eTell Intelligent Control package, which is designed to let you forget about your dust collector,” said Duncan Beaumont, solutions director at RoboVent Solutions Group.
Using the eTell package, the Spire can learn a system’s routines and make automatic adjustments to save energy and extend filter life.
“As the Spire learns your dust collectors’ process, it will be able to tell you when you need to change a filter or if there’s a problem,” Beaumont explained. “You can set it up with alerts so it can message you with a text or an email so you don’t have to worry about repeatedly checking the filter.”
Connected to the Cloud, the Spire is accessible anywhere you have an internet connection. If a problem were to occur and a maintenance professional was not available, the Spire will shutdown the dust collector automatically.
Manufacturers can also login through the eTell website and shutdown the system manually.
Another significant feature is the Spire’s self-cleaning capabilities.
“We hook our units up to a compressed airline and when the filters build up with pressure, it signals for it to blast the filters off with a dynamic pulse, which cleans the filters,” Beaumont said.
For more information about RoboVent and the Spire unit, visit www.robovent.com/spire.
