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Filtex FX500 H Dust Extractor with Explosion Relief Panel - 9.2kW / 12.3Hp

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Condition
From a working environment, Excellent Condition
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Stock No
EE2255
Manufacturer
Filtex
Model
FX500H
Year of Manufacture
1998
Serial
8574
Condition
From a working environment, Excellent Condition
Approx Duty CFM / M³/Hr
4000CFM @ 7.5" swg // 6800M3/H@ 190mm
Filter Area ft² / m²
500ft2 // 4646m2
Other Info
9.2kW // 12.3 Hp, Explosion relief panel
Location
Our Central Warehouse, Aldridge, UK
External Dimensions (WxDxH mm) [?]
1700 x 1080 x 3500mm
Delivery
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Description

This second hand FX 500 H extraction unit with 9.2kW / 12.3 Hp motor is an extremely versatile fine dust filter, capable of handling numerous dust types over a wide range of applications. A compact self-contained unit with fans and filter media allowing automatic/manual cleaning and collection. Comes with an explosion relief panel.

The FX 500  is a fully self contained free standing, high efficiency, dust reduction and elimination extractor complete with fully automatic electrical shaking mechanism.

This dust abatement machine features a large dust holding capacity with 3ft³ bucket. (TBC)

The body incorporates individual access doors with quick release fasteners for ease of inspection of the filter bags and fan.

Suitable for dry dust environments such as carpentry shops, engineering, cement works, paper mills and gypsum works to name but a few.

The unit incorporates a 9.2kW // 12.3hp fan, motor and dual filter assemblies with mechanically operated shaking mechanism,  designed to accept combinations of filter cloths to meet varying applications in industry.

Features Include

  • Full width hinged access doors, with quick release fasteners, provide easy inspection or removal of fan, motor or either filters sets.
  • 9.2kW // 12.3Hp high performance fan set.
  • Explosion relief panel.
  • Automatic electrical shaking mechanism control unit consists of contactors and time delay relays, so that when the stop button is operated, the fan motor is allowed to run down before the shaker motor is automatically energised. This then runs for a pre-determined period, after which the whole system is shut down and resets.

Importance of Dust Extractors

Dust in the workplace can affect product quality and employee´s health. Having a dust-free environment is essential to the health and safety of the workforce. Not only does it affect the health of employees but the dust covers the equipment affecting production processes and quality of the products. 

Capturing the dust at the source prevents it from spreading, done by using a dust extractor system to facilitate the important housekeeping to avoid it from accumulating.

Factors to Consider for Your Next Dust Extractor

When implementing the safety measures to ensure minimal risk to your workers, the factors to consider when purchasing your extraction unit/system are:

  • Dust Source - Does the process that produces dust occur in an enclosed or open area?
  • Capacity - Does the extractor have a large enough filter area required to handle the volume of dust?
  • Type of Dust – Do you need an extractor capable of handling dust at risk of self-igniting?
  • Maintenance – Would a self-cleaning extractor with an automatic shaker cycle be more suitable for you?

For further guidance, find out how to carry out your own COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) risk assessment at the HSE website to help calculate your requirements.

How do Dust Extractors Work?

Dust collection systems work in a variety of different ways but all have general principles in common. They draw process dust and particulates from the air through a filter that first captures and separates the matter, and then discharges decontaminated air back into the workplace or environment.

Dust extractors are used in many different and varied industries and so different demands are made of them; however all have common components such as a blower (or fan), dust filter, filter cleaning system, dust container and dust removal system.

Five common types of dust collection equipment are fabric filter baghouses, inertial separators (like mechanical cyclones), cartridge collectors, wet scrubbers, and electrostatic precipitators.

What are Shaker Dust Collectors?

Shaker Dust Collectors contain a number of woven bags, which are fixed onto rails and use their surface area to capture dust as it is drawn through the extraction unit by its fan.

Bags are periodically cleaned by rapidly shaking the bags through a shaker motor and linkage system which removes the filtered dust from the bags and into a collection bin.

These units are commonly used in foundries, steel mills, the mining industry, power plants, and smelting industries.

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Photographs taken prior refurbishment. Our refurbishment service is not available on all machines.