Case Study

Dura-LifeTM Filter Bags Provide High Mileage on Silica Dust

Dura-LifeTM Filter Bags Provide High Mileage on Silica Dust

Dura-LifeTM Filter Bags Provide High Mileage on Silica Dust Dura-LifeTM filter bags in this Donaldson® Torit® Modular Baghouse don’t plug at this automotive parts maker. Industry: Automotive Problem: Short filter life – conventional polyester filter bags plugged up from the fine, slippery silica dust. Solution: Donaldson® Torit® Dura-LifeTM filter bags capture the fine particulate without blinding over and yield 21/2 times longer filter life. Fine silica dust, combined with abrasive dust from iron and magnesium castings, creates a nasty environment for the workers at this 24/7 manufacturing plant generating 85,000 tons of cylinder heads and metal components per year for the automotive industry. To filter the plant air, they used conventional polyester filter bags in their baghouse—but the

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