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VAC-U-MAX exhibits industrial hygiene solutions for metalworking at IMTS 2018

September 10-15, 2018 – McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois – Booth 121035

August 22, 2018

VAC-U-MAX proudly announces exhibition at IMTS 2018 (International Manufacturing and Technology Show) that will be held September 10-15, 2018 at McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, Booth 121035.

VAC-U-MAX Industrial Vacuum Cleaners Now ATEX-Certified

Capture, clean & contain combustible dusts, flammable liquids & reactive powders

June 19, 2018

VAC-U-MAX proudly announces ATEX Certification for three of its compressed-air-powered (non-electrical) industrial vacuum cleaning systems for use in explosion-hazard environments. ATEX Certification requires a third-party review and full testing of VAC-U-MAX equipment, not just the design paperwork.

VAC-U-MAX Exhibits powder handling & combustible dust cleaning solutions at International Powder & Bulk Solids Expo, April 24-26, 2018 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL, Booth 1316

March 15, 2018

VAC-U-MAX proudly announces exhibition at the 2018 International Powder & Bulk Solids Expo that will be held April 24-26 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL, Booth 1316 - exhibiting the latest advances in powder-handling process automation solutions and industrial vacuum cleaning systems that maximize plant safety and industrial hygiene.

NFPA 652- 2016 combustible dust standard

NFPA 652 2016 Edition– Fundamentals of combustible dusts

January 15, 2018

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has long asserted that chemical dust explosions are a "serious industrial safety problem." CSB research reveals that nearly 200 dust fires and explosions have occurred in U.S. industrial facilities over the past 25 years, resulting in approximately 100 fatalities and 600 injuries.

Handling combustible dusts

“Preventing dust explosions”

January 9, 2018

Many in the manufacturing industry are not knowledgeable about combustible dusts and the potential impact of those dusts on their business. Accidents such as the massive explosion at the Imperial Sugar factory in 2008 and increasingly stringent regulation and enforcement of standards for managing combustible dusts have raised awareness in the field.

VAC-U-MAX Metal Powder Recovery System (AM-MPRS) for Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing – Conveys, Screens, Recovers & Reuses Metal Powders Cutting Processing Time by 85%

August 28, 2017

VAC-U-MAX proudly announces a new Metal Powder Recovery System (AM-MPRS) for Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing applications, that now offers conveying, screening, recovering and reuse of metal powders including Inconel, Stainless Steel, Haynes 282, and Cobalt Chrome.

VAC-U-MAX introduces new Air-Vac for fine powders & combustible dusts

MDL15 runs on compressed-air, no electricity required

August 15, 2017

VAC-U-MAX proudly introduces the newest addition to its Industrial Vacuum Cleaning product range for Combustible Dusts, the new MDL15. The MDL15 Combustible Dust Air-Vac features the exclusive VAC-U-MAX Venturi power unit – which offers the lowest compressed-air consumption on the market today.

NFPA 652 Standard on fundamentals of combustible dust

January 1, 2017

NFPA 652 introduces a new term, Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA), which is geared toward factories involved in basic processes that generate combustible dusts collected by simple dust collectors.

VAC-U-MAX air-powered vacuums

January 1, 2017

VAC-U-MAX air-vac models 40008, 40012, and 40013 are a “system” that includes the vacuum cover, drum, and dolly.

Focusing on plant safety and clean-up of combustible dusts

VAC-U-MAX compressed-air, pulse-jet filter industrial vacuum cleaners do not use electricity – “An Intrinsically-Safe System”

November 16, 2016

VAC-U-MAX recognizes the importance of handling combustible dust safely, and has been proactive in this regard for decades. VAC-U-MAX was founded in 1954 to address the need for an intrinsically safe vacuum cleaning system for the textile industry.