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Quick Maintenance Benefits Bottom Line for Frac Sand Plant
IAC’s Permian Basin Service Team isn’t afraid of hard work or long hours. Twelve members of the service team recently completed a 2,800 filter bag changeout,...
Portable Industrial Vacuum Systems for Frac Sand
IAC strives to provide practical solutions for plant management. With the IAC600T Series of portable industrial vacuums, facilities are able to schedule downtime on...
How Can Velocity and Interstitial Velocity Differ in a Baghouse Filter
Can velocity and interstitial velocity are commonly confused when proper filter selection and baghouse sizing are being decided because they are very similar when filter bags extend to the hopper level. Can velocity is the vertical gas velocity throughout the housing, above the hopper level but before reaching the bottom of the bags. Interstitial velocity is the vertical gas velocity once the flow is at the bottom of the filter bags.
Powder & Bulk Solids Webinar: Hood Design for Effective Dust Control
IAC is excited to co-sponsor the PBS Dust Collection Webinar, "Hood Design for Effective Dust Control", being presented on Tuesday, January 25th, 2022.
The IAC Filter Newsletter – December 2021
Read IAC’s latest news in the Filter Newsletter. Featured stories include a supply chain update, sales success, machine guarding, upcoming tradeshows, and winterization.
Custom Machine Guards Keep Your Employees Safe
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released their Top 10 Most Cited Violations for 2021. Coming in at number ten on the list is a repeat offender – Machine Guarding. The same violation is also a common recurrence on the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Top 20 Violations each year. This easily rectified violation accounts for approximately 2,000 citations a year. IAC can help your facility avoid this issue quickly and easily to save you money and keep your employees safe.
Smart Buying Decisions for Pneumatic Conveying Systems
From the smallest elbow to the largest bin vent, knowing each part and piece of equipment is created for your particular pneumatic conveying process will help you save money, plan for maintenance, limit employee exposure, save energy, and increase your production rate. Over time, repeat fixes can become costly. Thus, it is important to ensure your system is outfitted specifically for your application and material.
Make Manpower at Your Plant More Effective: Tip of the Month Video
IAC’s Smart Plant™ Cloud-Based Remote Monitoring System helps your facility master Industry 4.0 technology with intelligent baghouse automation to keep your plant running at its most efficient and to help you make the most of your manpower. The Smart Plant™ Line of Products and Services can automate records, monitor levels, protect equipment, assist trained personnel, and help you be prepared to quickly solve problems before you know they exist.
Pulse Jet Baghouse Winterization Kits and Services
Don’t Let Winter Weather Conditions Disrupt Your Operation!
IAC’s pulse jet baghouse winterizing kit protects your baghouse’s pulse valves and compressed air headers from snow, ice, and freezing weather - guarding against production interruptions and downtime.
Winter weather conditions can cause pulse valves to freeze open, or internal diaphragms to crack, bleeding the compressed air header of the air pressure and air volume required to effectively clean the bags.