It was time for cleaner air at Ready Machine Tool & Die Corp., Connersville, Ind. The dust collector that this stamping and die manufacturer had previously used to filter dust required frequent changeouts and still, smoke was visible in the plant.

“Our other collector just wasn’t doing its job and the filters didn’t clean well. It had 16 filters that I kept having to change out every three months because they would plug up,” said Lennie Helms, Maintenance Manager.

Ready Machine replaced their collector with a Donaldson Torit Downflo® Oval (DFO 3-12) cartridge dust collector with higher efficiency, longer lasting Ultra-Web® nanofiber filters. The DFO collector has been operating almost around-the-clock for a year without having to replace the first-fit Ultra-Web filters.

“The DFO collector has only 12 Ultra-Web filters and it’s doing twice the job,” said Helms. “The air quality is so much better. You can visibly tell that there is no smoke in our plant now.”

LONGER FILTER LIFE

INDUSTRY: Metalworking – grinding & powder paint application

PROBLEM: High maintenance cost from having to change commodity filters too often

SOLUTION: Ultra-Web