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Lean & Modular Industrial Air Filtration

In the face of new economic uncertainties, it may be time for manufacturers to turn to their “lean” roots to apply small ideas to solve seemingly enormous problems. Perhaps this starts with asking questions such as, “What can we do to eliminate inefficiencies associated with potentially-hazardous machining, sanding, coating/pain

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Painting a 30-foot wide electric turbine is a formidable maintenance task, especially for manufacturers trying to go more lean by eliminating wastes and increasing efficiencies. For one global energy equipment manufacturer, sanding or spray painting even a single electric turbine required shutting down seven different operati

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A North American weld shop needed a cost-effective way to isolate their robotic welding machine and contain the large clouds of indoor weld smoke that placed both employees and plant productivity at risk. PPE reduced respiratory threats, but did nothing to improve work area visibility.

In addition to covering their OSHA and EPA bases, the company needed a c

One Clean Air Solution for In-Tandem Sanding, Coating, and Painting

Aerospace and aviation components aren’t just large; they’re immense. Sanding, coating, or painting a single jet engine can require significant material handling and labor resources. Why? These manufacturing processes produce airborne particulates that can contaminate sensitive aircraft components, which is why they’re usually performed in separate designated areas.

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Clean Air in Zero to 60 for Mission-Critical Operations

Military and defense contractors face daily, indoor air quality (IAQ) challenges, due to contaminants released from manufacturing and maintenance processes. Finishing metal machinery and components can be particularly hazardous, both to employee health and production deadlines.

When time is money, permanent enclosures are not efficient for alternating between short-term production projects and long-term c

Save Maintenance Time and Money with Modular Industrial Air Filtration

According to the Department of Energy, predictive maintenance can reduce overall industrial maintenance costs by up to 30%, cut downtime by up to 45%, and decrease breakdowns by more than 70%. If you’re a shop floor manager, you already know that proactive maintenance is key to preventing unplanned equipment outag

Innovative Clean Air Solution Removes Costly Hexavalent Chromium Threats for Global Aerospace Manufacturer

From respiratory irritations to lung cancer, hexavalent chromium poses serious health and productivity risks for aerospace and defense manufacturer workers during sanding, painting, and other manufacturing and refurbish

Exploring Solutions for New 3D Printing Airborne Hazards Additive manufacturing (the industrial version of 3D printing) was front and center at AeroDef 2020, with three days devoted to exploring this technology’s potential to overcome low throughput, geometric restrictions, structural defects, and other aerospace and aviation manufacturing challenges.

But for all the 3D buzz, there’s been little public focus on the potential indoor air hazards of using this technology at a

While the circumstances of the coronavirus remain dynamic and uncertain, Duroair’s top priority is to ensure the health and safety of our employees, customers, partners, and community members.

We are closely following the directives of local, state/provincial, and federal health professionals to ensure that we have the most up-to-date information regarding the virus to help prevent its spread.

Protect Health Care Providers and Create a Safe Temporary Enclosure wi

As the manufacturing sector in North America slowly restores itself from the effects of a global recession, the conventional methods of producing and moving parts through the various manufacturing steps are being reconsidered in view of the principles of the lean manufacturing concept.

Applying lean manufacturing principles to product finishing processes

Optimizing a company’s lean manufacturing potential requires innovation and a focus on minimizing was