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IAC's Smart Plant Remote Monitoring System Gateway Device Installation

Installation of the gateway device on new or existing baghouses is fast and straightforward. Once power is applied, the gateway device automatically connects to the strongest cellular signal and begins transmitting data to the cloud for quick & easy access to users around the globe.

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Correct Placement of HEPA Filters in Baghouse Ventilation System Video

Where is the HEPA filter in your Baghouse industrial ventilation system located? Before or after the fan?

In this Tip of the Month Video, IAC Process Engineer Luis Castano explains how, as filtered air leaves the baghouse, proper HEPA filter placement is critical to optimal performance of downstream processing systems and prevention of possible contaminated air leaks.

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Tip of the Month: Finding an Air Leak Before Damaging HEPA Filters

In our newest Tip of the Month Video, IAC Engineer Luis Castano, explains that just like baghouses, the differential pressure on HEPA filters for toxic dust must be monitored. However, if your baghouse has a leak, by the time the HEPA filter monitor indicates a high differential pressure, the HEPA filter’s performance has already been compromised, potentially causing a very expensive problem. Watch the full video below to find out how to detect a leak and prevent this problem.

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IAC Team Completes 16,800 Pleated Filter Bag Change-out Early

Recently, IAC’s Nationwide Blue Crew Field Service Team was contracted to complete a filter bag change-out at a Power Generation Station in Nebraska. The job consisted of  removing and replacing 16,800 pleated filter elements, changing 1 compartment at a time, while the baghouse was on-line and running, within an 8 week timeframe. The IAC Crew successfully completed the job 2 weeks early – right at the 6-week mark.

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IAC COVID-19 Mitigation Plan: Ensuring Safety and Operability

Mission, KS – March, 2020 – As you continue to support your operations and look to IAC to provide products, services, engineering and EPC solutions to your company, we anticipate that you may have questions about IAC’s efforts to manage potential disruptions from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Every day, we closely monitor developments and reports from local, national and international health agencies, and we are taking actions to comply with their directives which are based on facts and medical science. IAC has in place a very diverse supply network throughout the United States to ensure a geographically dispersed network of fabrication shops, warehouses, engineering resources and field personnel. This diverse supply network ensures that IAC can safely supply your company with equipment and services from areas less impacted during this important time.

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The Meaning of Air-to-Cloth Ratio in Baghouse Design

IAC Applications Engineering Manager Luis Castano is back with another Tip of the Month for baghouse design.  In this month’s tip, Luis explains the meaning of air-to-cloth ratio in optimized  baghouse design, and its relation to both air velocity going through the filters, and interstitial air velocity going between the bags.  All three parameters are important to consider in order to have your baghouse operating at peak efficiency.

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