Dust Collection for Plastics & Rubber Industries
Donaldson Powercore® CP Dust Collectors Are More Compact & Have Longer Life in the Plastics & Rubber Industry
Reliable Dust Collection for the Plastics & Rubber Processing Industries
AST Canada supplies reliable dust collection and combustible dust mitigation solutions to fit a variety of plastics and rubber processing applications.
With several decades of experience engineering dust collection systems, AST Canada is the name you can trust above all others for solutions to dust, mist & fume collection plus fire & explosion mitigation in industrial settings.
A Variety of Options for the Glass & Ceramics Industries
The plastics and rubber industry is unique in the chemical processing industry. With plastics, there are two broad classifications: thermoplastic resins produced by addition polymerization processes, and thermosetting resins made by condensation polymerization processes. Thermoplastic resins may be remoulded with the addition of heat whereas thermosetting resins cannot be remoulded.
Special Process and Material Property Considerations
Dust from processes involving plastics and rubber can have a fibrous content which is a challenge to handle as the fibers and steamers can get stuck between pleats of conventional cartridge filters, making them very difficult to remove during pulse cleaning thus increasing the pressure drop across the filters. To cope with these difficult materials, Donaldson developed PowerCore® CP dust collectors which are more compact, last longer, and clean more easily, while minimizing bridging.
Combustibility & Explosivity
Plastic dust is a combustible material and those operations generating or handling plastic dust can require special mitigation efforts to minimize fire and explosion risks.
Applications
Resin Production
Primarily a wet process, dust control is still required on the crushing and screening as well as packaging or bulk handling.
Compounding
Various compounds added to the base resin enhance the plastics properties. Examples include fiberglass for strength, glass beads for weight reduction, colorants, oxidizers, etc. Dust created when handling these compounds prior to adding them to the resins offer a need for dust collection.
Thermosetting and Molding
These processes typically do not require dust collection, though other forms of emission control may be required.
Parts Cleaning
Many molded items come from the mold ready to use, requiring no additional processing. Others require grinding mold parting lines and/or blasting of the surface before they are ready for use. Many of these operations will require local exhaust ventilation systems and dust collection.
Machining and Grinding
Machining and grinding plastics offers special challenges for dust collectors because of static charge, and dust characteristics. Donaldson Torit collectors can meet those challenges. As an example, most eyeglass lenses are machined polycarbonate with each of the grinders requiring some form of dust control and Donaldson Torit has over 500 collectors installed on Polycarbonate lens grinding.
Plastic Recycling
Recycling conserves raw materials and energy and lowers the cost of production. Recycling has become a major objective of many industries and the plastics industry is a leading proponent, recycling everything from computer and copier cases to water bottles. In fact, in excess of 25% of water and soda bottles are recycled and over 1,600 businesses are involved in post consumer plastic recycling in the United States.
Related Products
PowerCore®
CP Series
Donaldson Torit® PowerCore® CP Series cartridge dust collectors use smaller, more efficient filters compared to baghouse models with a footprint up to 50% smaller.
PowerCore® Filter Packs
The high filtration efficiency of PowerCore® Filter Packs reduces emissions and saves energy, lowering your total cost of ownership.
IoT Enabled with iCue™ Connected Filtration Service
This collector* is now enabled with Donaldson’s iCue™ connected filtration monitoring service. Designed to remotely monitor a facility’s dust collection equipment and provide operational insights directly to end-users, this information can help manufacturers reduce unplanned downtime, support efficient maintenance and operation, and automatically capture compliance data.
* may not be available on all models
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Extract ground polypropylene bottle caps from the granulator & dump them into the gaylord, Contain & filter the dust, comply with regulations
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