Dust Collector in Woodworking Industry

Dust collector is equipment for capturing the dust. It is quite simple but important equipment in the woodworking room. Most processes in woodworking, such as cutting, sanding, and other wood processing, generate wood dust (sawdust) as a side product. The wood dust must be cleaned from the workspace because it could interfere with the working process. The dust that is not well treated can cause many problems for the working environment. The sawdust that is healed can cause health problems for the human respiratory system. The dust will cause problems if it gets into the eyes, hears, or even comes into contact with skin. Wood dust in the big amount will reduce the space in the room and increase the fire risk.

Wood dust is waste that can be collected and has economic value. It can be sold to make many products such as wood pellets, wood briquettes, wood coal, etc. or used as a fuel. Many woodworking companies utilize the wood dust as fuel for the boiler, which could save fuel consumption. For those reasons, it is very reasonable if the dust collector is considered important equipment that has to be equipped in the woodworking room. 

     portable dust collector
 

Portable dust collector.

 

It is the dust collector with small capacity. It is formed as a small bag that is installed at woodworking tools. It is most used for woodworking shops or small-scale woodworking factories. The woodworking tools, such as chainsaws, machine sanding, or cutting machines, are usually equipped with the dust collector bag to collect the dust generated. There is a fan to suck the dust and flow it to the bag. Dust bag can be uninstalled and cleaned when it is fully with the dust. 

                                               dust collector in the woodworking room
 

Dust collector with a centralized system.

Dust collector is built in the woodworking room as a series of pipes, with the ends being the proboscis that sucks the dust from the dusty machines, and the other end is the cyclone separator that collects the dust and drops it in a dust storage silo. The equipment uses a big fan to suck the dust from the whole woodworking area. The centralized dust collector is the standard facility that is required for the woodworking factory or furniture factory that has a big capacity. With this system, the factory only needs to provide 1 fan, and the dust is collected and stored in 1 place. The big capacity fan and the piping system are needed, but it will be more efficient for the big capacity woodworking operation since he does need to deal with many apparatuses and dustbags. 

cyclone separator

Maintenance for the dust collector.

As well as other machinery and equipment, dust collectors require good maintenance to last a long time. The improper treatment of the dust collector can lead to danger because of the risk of fire. Dust collectors can be maintained easily by being cleaned and checked periodically. Fill out the dust bag when it is full. Do the routine check for the dust collector system to anticipate and avoid the small problem before it becomes a big disasters