Miller Magazine Issue: 154 October 2022

87 ARTICLE MILLER / OCTOBER 2022 ment. Smaller, lighter collectors mean less support infrastruc- ture in grain handling facilities where collectors are often not placed on the ground. Improved uptime and reliability for the system as a whole. With centralized dust collection, when a dust collec- tion system requires servicing the entire dust handling system, and often the entire grain handling facility, must be shut down to resolve the problem. With a series of point-of-use collec- tors, when an individual leg of the process is taken offline for maintenance, the rest of the system continues to operate. This provides a level of redundancy to the system, leading to im- proved uptimes for the facility. Other potential benefits of point- of-use collectors include: Minimizing impact on uptime due to servicing – minimize downtime to allow more flexibility in servicing scheduling (20 minute cycle vs. 4-8 hours); design characteristics that simplify and speed servicing actions. Localized systems minimize the impact on total operations when a single component has issues. Localized systems improve energy utilization, allowing op- erations to use energy only when needed to manage dust in each area. This approach eliminates wasted energy used to pull air from areas not handling dust. Technologies that extend filter life to reduce service fre- quency Supporting a point-of-use innovative dust control solution requires a dust filtration product with a very small footprint, but with robust performance to handle moderate to large air volumes. Traditional bag houses and cartridge collectors are generally either too large for point of use installation, or when sized to fit, are unable to handle the necessary air volumes. Newer products on the market, such as the Donaldson®Torit® PowerCore® CP-Series dust collector, work very well as a point- of-use source collector. As a small, light, easy to maintain col- lector capable of handling the required air volume, this prod- uct offers distinct advantages over the more typical bag house technologies, which have been in use for over 40 years. Products like this offer the ability to collect materials at the source, and allow dust control with a more manage- able investment in energy costs. Point-of-use collectors reduce air volume for dust control; reduce horsepower invest- ment, and minimize operational energy costs. With its smaller size and low profile, the Torit PowerCore CP collector can be installed at multiple locations in new facilities as source collec- tors, and can squeeze into tight spaces in existing facilities (due to its smaller size) to solve nuisance dust problems. Learn more about Donaldson dust collection offerings at the Donaldson website. Founded in 1915, Donaldson (NYSE: DCI) is a global leader in technology-led filtration products and solutions, serving a broad range of industries and advanced markets. Our di- verse, skilled employees at over 140 locations on six conti- nents partner with customers—from small business owners to the world’s biggest OEM brands—to solve complex filtra- tion challenges. Discover how Donaldson is advancing filtra- tion for a cleaner world a t w ww.Donaldson.com About Donaldson Company, Inc. PowerCore dust collector