CCM® OCT Filters Reduce Downtime, Improve Safety, Increase Production Baghouse and cartridge style filters have long been the go-to solution for removing dust from manufacturing op- erations, but there are some significant downsides to this type of dust collector. They require explosion venting, abort gates, sometimes building make-up air, additional fire protection, in addition to the long and costly down- times to maintain and unplug them. Servicing them can take an entire weekend, but many companies in the paper industry are oversold with orders. Some of them are booked well into 2024. They cannot afford to stop production for two or three days and lose hundreds of thousands of dollars while the filter is being properly maintained or unplugged. “I’ve had a lot of problems in the past where they plug up and you can’t get in to see what’s going on,” said one ERS customer. Some companies have policies that do not allow em- ployees to enter confined spaces. They must hire out- side crews when their baghouses are up for inspection or maintenance. Even when they can perform this function in-house, baghouses create liabilities that include the use of ladders and cranes. After a spot fire burned down the baghouse at the cus- tomer’s facility, the customer decided to try a different kind
of baghouse, but maintenance costs were still cost-pro- hibitive, with a new filter bags costing $25,000 a set plus another $10,000 for labor. These costs were incurred quarterly to properly maintain the unit to keep it running correctly. In search of a solution, the customer presented this problem to Engineered Recycling Systems (ERS). They
wanted something that would be easier to service, less expensive and not as dangerous. Mike Carver, a Mechan- ical Engineer by degree and Managing Partner at ERS, recommended the Continuous Cleaning Modular Filter (CCM® OCT). After seeing the drawings and proposal, the customer decided to try it out. CONTINUED ON PAGE 26
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