Welding Shops and Air Cleaners

In shops where welding is performed in the same spot, because the part being welded moves rather than the torch moving, a source capture hood is recommended.

Although a source capture hood is good for all other welding operations, the need to continuously reposition the hood is a time consuming and often difficult challenge for the welder.

In both of these situations, including wire weld systems with suction near the torch to collect smoke, a significant amount of fume and smoke escapes into the atmosphere. This fugitive smoke will cause a cloud or fog in your shop which is full of respirable particles. It is these particles that pose a health hazard for you and your employees, not to mention the housekeeping problems.

If you have and use a good exhaust system, you will exhaust heated and refrigerated air. Since the airborne particles that cause the cloud and fog are very tiny and light, they will float on any air current present. If there is a no air stream to move them to the exhauster, they will just hang in the air until gravity and magnetic attraction causes them to settle on the floor, walls, and other surfaces.

The US Body Products workshop air filtration system, when properly installed, creates a circular air stream in the shop. The fugitive particles ride the air stream and move rapidly into the filter system. The filter system removes up to 99% of the particles and discharges clean healthy air back into the shop.

With this system in operation alone or augmenting a source capture system, the welding plume or smoke emitted from hot surfaces will disappear in 4 to 6 feet. Clouds and fogs will be a thing of the past and expensive heated and cooled air will be preserved.

In welding shops, the primary filters are replaced each 4 to 18 months, depending on rod/wire consumption, cleanliness, and type of metal. The majority of our customers replace the primary filter annually.