Air Quality Control – Case Study …an update for those in the joinery, kitchen and cabinetmaking industries The issue of air quality in modern factories that manufacture joinery, cabinetry, kitchen componentry or wooden furniture componentry has always been a bit like the elephant in the room: everybody knew about it but not much seemed to be done to deal with it. The process of substantive change got a kick along with the introduction of CNC technology in the early nineties…
Dust and Fume Pollution – Case Study “With an increasing awareness about the quality of air we breathe and protection of the environment, it is time to find new answers for dust and fume pollution” comments Mr Prestidge from Egmont Air, New Zealand’s leader in dust and fume extraction. For most woodworkers and manufacturers, poor extraction design or an outdated system is the main culprit for high levels of dust in the workplace and/or discharged to atmosphere. In this constantly…
Paul Renwick Joinery, one of Christchurch’s most experienced joiners with 40 years in the business, upgraded their manufacturing facility in Sockburn. Egmont Air installed a new Egmont dust extraction system at Renwick’s to provide a clean, safe and dust-free factory. Mr Michael Renwick, Manager of Paul Renwick Joinery, comments how he “wanted a system that provided increased suction levels but also a collection of dust in a clean and trouble-free manner – Egmont Air has provided this in every way!”…
Egmont Air Extraction System – Case Study Kitchen-craft, Auckland designers and manufacturers of top-quality kitchens, chose Egmont Air for their new dust extraction system. Their unique one-and-only showroom is a must-see – which tells a thousand stories. The showroom also has a picture-framed window opening into the factory where the Egmont Air System keeps the factory clean and spotless, forming one of the many stories told. Egmont Air specially designed a high-suction unit to provide optimum extraction for two CNC…
Welding Fume System – Case Study Egmont Air, industry leaders in ‘dust & fume extraction’ recently designed, supplied and installed a new welding fume system for Trialcom. Trailcom, a renowned supplier of trailer parts, required an extraction system that was versatile for their application of welding axle assemblies. Naturally most of the welding is done for the hubs at each end of the axle. Egmont Air produced a double-hood extraction system that utilises two articulating extraction arms that can be…
