Fume extraction system at Seminar Components, Swansea

Based in Swansea, South Wales, Seminar Components is the sole original designer and manufacturer of action seating mechanisms, based in the UK.

Seminar Components came to us when they required a reliable and energy efficient robotic weld fume extraction system which was to replace an existing fume extract system that had filtration issues and considerable on-going costs.

The existing cartridge filters, in the dust collector, were only lasting 3 – 4 months, before blinding, together with significant, ongoing energy / compressed air costs.

Requirements and challenges

  • A fan, inverter controlled from ‘system’ demand,
  • A dust collector with very high efficiency cartridge filters, with compressed air cleaning • system on-demand.
  • A very cost effective (calcium carbonate) powder dosing system absorbing VOC’s from weld fume, ensuring long filter life. This also inerts the flammable weld fume.
  • A filter / stack emission monitoring system, ensuring satisfactory return-air quality to the workplace. Again providing energy savings, with no heat loss to the atmosphere

Solutions

The installation of a new energy efficient and cost effective new fume extraction system was completed during (2013) Christmas shutdown, with production ready to run in the 1st week of January 2014.

Outcome

Following on from this, we have very recently completed some modifications to the system and the customer is looking to upgrade to our patented SmartAIR system next year [link to SmartAIR page]; this maximises energy savings with precise air-flow and inverter control, increases filter life and compressed air savings.

Contact us

Our dedicated team will be happy to help with any of your extraction and ventilation requirements.