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Dust: It’s Everywhere Dust is a problem, and it is becoming a bigger issue with the production capability of modern corrugated box making equipment. “Now the machines instead of doing 6,000 sheets an hour, they are doing 23,000 sheets an hour,” Carver said. At one customer’s plant, the volume of air in their vacu- um transfer system on one machine center is 35,000 CFM. Carver said when he was first in the business 30 years ago, 35,000 CFM was considered a big scrap system. “Now you’ve got 35,000 CFM of air just blowing in the plant and the dust is going all over the place and it gets in the electrical panels, it gets in print stations, and it causes all kinds of problems,” Carver said. Dust is problematic with printing as well, which we see more and more in the corrugated industry, Carver said, noting that there is also a lot more recycled board that creates more dust when the board is die cut or slotted. Insurance companies and owners of plants have start- ed to take note of these safety and air quality concerns, and it’s not just in the corrugated industry, Carver said, folding carton, tissue and non-wovens all have dust to contend with. Plugged bag houses or cartridge filter are only exacerbating these problems with the scrap systems that we visit. “They’re not looking at the dust collector that really doesn’t breathe well,” Carver said. “The CCM® OCT filter CONTINUED ON PAGE 24
“Now that we’ve brought the new technology to the market, it’s been approved by municipalities, fire marshals, insurance companies, and it’s really grown for us. We’re continually innovating and plan to make more enhance- ments to the CCM® OCT filter as we introduce it into new markets,” Carver said. “By developing and adding this filter to our product line, our company has grown substantially.” Customer Support “Filters are a lot like balers in that they can shut down an entire plant if we can’t support them,” Carver said. “We are focused on making sure that our shelves are well stocked with plenty of spare parts to protect our custom- ers from unnecessary, unplanned shutdowns.” “Customer support is a priority at ERS and we strive to meet all of our customer’s needs,” Carver said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s the little guy or our biggest customer, we jump through hoops to ensure the customers’ needs are met.” Large integrated box makers were among the first to embrace ERS’ filter technology. Currently, another larg- er corporate customer has given ERS an order for three CCM® OCT filters for its vacuum transfer systems. “We are also filling an order for a customer that is trying to correct an OSHA violation,” said Carver “We have enough equipment in stock to install systems quickly. Keeping more than enough equipment and parts inventoried has helped us minimize supply chain issues.”
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