Emerson announced the launch of a new solution for Dust Collector Monitoring and Control. A wide range of industries – including aggregates, cement, mining and metals, chemicals and plastics, food and dairy, power, utilities and more – handle materials that generate significant amounts of dust and particulate emissions. Automating dust collection monitoring is an effective way to optimize filtration, ensure environmental compliance, reduce costly maintenance, and avoid expensive unplanned downtime.
This intelligent, easy-to-deploy solution also integrates seamlessly with existing plant automation systems, helping to extend dust collector equipment life and boost overall operational efficiency.
Dust collectors are designed to capture potentially harmful airborne particles and fumes, which is essential for protecting people and the environment, and for ensuring reliable equipment operation and maintaining environmental compliance. They vary in size, and are built to house filters, which must be monitored for performance, cleaned periodically with compressed air, and replaced when they fail or reach the end of their useful life.
Intelligent monitoring and control can significantly reduce maintenance costs and the total cost of ownership. Smart filter cleaning can minimize energy costs and compressed air consumption.
Detecting and identifying failed filters helps avoid regulatory penalties. In addition, extending filter life by as much as one year can result in savings of up to $18,000. Dust filters and pulsating solenoid valves play a critical role in many manufacturing and production operations, so preventing downtime and compressed air leakages can save thousands of dollars per hour.
Recognizing these needs across multiple industries, Emerson offers a portfolio of essential elements necessary for high-performance dust collectors, including mechanical and automation products such as ASCO pulse valves, pilot boxes, and air tanks; pressure and particle concentration sensors; basic sequencer controllers; AVENTICS air flow sensors; Movicon HMI/SCADA visualization interfaces; and PACSystems PLC, I/O, and edge analytics.
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