Case Study
Ultra-Web® Cartridge Filters Deliver 3X Longer Life on Herbal Powder
Ultra-Web® Cartridge Filters Deliver 3X Longer Life on Herbal Powder Industry: Food Supplements Problem: Changing filters too often....dust overwhelmed the commodity cellulose filter media in just one month. Solution: Donaldson Torit® Ultra-Web® filters have maintained low ?P for 3 months so far...and show no signs of plugging yet! Making herbal powders and encapsulating them for the nutrition market creates dust in a broad range of sizes, from 40 mesh down to 0.2 micron. When the maintenance manager of a major herbal supplement maker in the western U.S. realized the filters in his 3 UAS (United Air Specialists) dust collectors were lasting only a month or less, he decided he needed to find a better filter. This manufacturer runs 2 shifts, 5 days per week, and the dust from the encapsulati