Case Study
Dura-LifeTM Filter Bags Last 3X as Long on Sticky Wood Dust
Dura-LifeTM Filter Bags Last 3X as Long on Sticky Wood Dust ?Donaldson® Torit® Dura-LifeTM filter bags in this RFW dust collector handled even the sticky dust problem caused by the waxes and resins in the wood products. Industry: Wood Pulp & Wood Products Problem: Waxes & resins used to produce OSB (oriented strand board) plugged standard filter bags with sticky dust in only 4 to 6 weeks and caused high 6 - 7 ”wg pressure drop in the collector. Solution: Donaldson® Torit® Dura-LifeTM filter bags now perform effectively for the entire time between scheduled shutdowns (12 weeks) without extra pulsing, and at lower pressure drop. The maintenance manager of this Oriented Strand Board (OSB) plant was skeptical of trying a new filter -- despite the fact that his crew had to changeout filter bags