Fume extraction mobile units for occasional and continuous welding applications
12.03.2019
Safe, efficient and profitable
The fumes generated during welding have negative effects on both the operator and the work productivity.
Not only the welders are exposed to risk when acting in unprotected environments, but also the other employees in the industrial hall.
During welding dangerous gas and other contaminants are evacuated within the atmosphere. The operators that get in touch with them can become subject to professional diseases if the protection methods are not properly implemented.
Furthermore, as the welding fumes are generated during a thermal process, their elimination into the atmosphere puts them in contact with the cold air, which makes them get stocked in the end on other equipment and electric panels existing in the production zone. If it is not properly extracted, it will affect the machines reducing productivity and the quality of the final products.
Controlling the level of exposer to the welding fume is usually organized with the help of extraction and ventilation systems. Ideally one should extract the fumes directly at the torch. This will ensure not only the protection of the operators, but also the safety of all workers and equipment in the hall.
Fumes extraction
Capturing the fumes directly at the source is usually done with the help of mobile hoods that need to be permanently repositioned. An alternative solution would be the extraction at the torch. This offers series of advantages:
The modern welding guns are able to efficiently retain the operational waste when properly calibrated.
The reduced extraction power necessary when using the modern welding guns generates lower energetic costs and minimal needs for heating/cooling cycles during the process.
The extraction is done directly at the torch therefore needing no repositioning.
The new technical solutions with integrated fume extraction systems are easy, robust and simply to maneuver.
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