John Dauber is Handte product manager, Americas, for Camfil APC, a leading manufacturer of dust, mist and fume collection equipment. For further information, contact (800) 479-6801 or (870) 933-8048, e-mail filterman@camfil.com, or visit www.camfilapc.com.
For many years, companies in cold or hot climates have installed cartridge dust collectors designed to remove welding fumes and recirculate heated or cooled filtered air back through the workspace. But in temperate regions where manufacturing areas are not climate-controlled, many plants have found it more expedient to exhaust weld fumes outside.
