Woodworking & Wood Manufacturing
From small hobby shops to large robotic manufacturing facilities, there is no industry we’ve worked on more projects than woodworking and wood manufacturing.
Woodworking & Wood Manufacturing
From small hobby shops to large robotic manufacturing facilities, there is no industry we’ve worked on more projects than woodworking and wood manufacturing.
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Overview
The woodworking and wood manufacturing industry encompasses a wide range of activities, including furniture production, cabinetry, flooring, millwork, and crafting wooden structures like pallets. These processes often involve cutting, sanding, planing, shaping, and finishing wood—operations that inherently produce significant amounts of dust and fine particulates. Wood dust is generated from raw lumber, plywood, and MDF (medium-density fiberboard), each contributing unique challenges based on material properties.
Challenges & Considerations
Combustion Risks: Wood dust accumulation increases the risk of fire and explosions in manufacturing facilities.
Inability to Source Capture: For some woodworking equipment such as lathes and some panel saws, there may not be any ability to source capture dust, which can often leave some dust airborne.
High-Tech Velocity Requirements: With the integration of advanced CNC and robotic equipment into more and more facilities, these pieces of equipment are more often requiring extreme velocities to ensure their internal controls are kept spotless.
Waste Volumes: Larger facilities can often produce large volumes and weights of wood dust, which can create disposal headaches.
Spark Detection & Suppression Systems
Returning the filtered air back into your facility is a common and beneficial element of a dust collection system. It can reduce heating costs in the wintertime and maintain pressure within your facility (otherwise you may need a makeup air unit). For a lot of applications (ie. woodworking) you will be required to utilize an abort damper and spark detection system. These work in tandem to protect your facility, workers, and equipment. While an added expense, it often pays back their cost with savings in heating.
Floorsweeps
An essential add-on for any woodworking’s dust collection system is the inclusion of floor sweeps into your ducting layout. These floorsweeps are used to collect any potential missed dust that has accumulated on the ground, perfect to locate near lathes and other equipment that can’t be directly captured. Simply sweep the dust into the port and watch it get sucked away. They can be kept closed when not in use, so as to not increase the capacity requirements. Incorporate a magnetic opening so any potential metal pieces will be picked up before entering the dust collection system, reducing the potential for sparks and torn bags.
Waste Disposal Options
Depending on the manufacturing process, would can often create large volumes of waste, which if not properly planned, can lead to a lot of maintenance. Pictured here, is a rotary air lock featuring a closed loop system with a material handling transfer fan and a two-way diverter pushing waste into transportable waste containers. The waste is then used to create mulch and animal bedding products.
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