Air Filtration Industry Articles, News And Resources

CDC’s COVID-19 Office Building Safety Guidelines

June 30th, 2020 | Posted in General

As companies prepare to re-open their offices, employers must take action to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released information and interim guidance to help employers develop plans that protect the health and safety of their staff. Clean air solutions play a crucial role in combating COVID-19 in the workplace, and we at AQE want to help you understand and enact the COVID-19 office building safety guidelines…

History of the XJ-2 HEPA Air Cleaner

June 3rd, 2020 | Posted in Air Cleaners

How a unit originally intended to control spread of an ancient infection may now be used to combat the novel COVID-19 infection pandemic. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Air Quality Engineering has received urgent calls from hospitals all around the country for our medical-grade XJ-2 HEPA Air Cleaner. This system was developed to create negative pressure isolation rooms for the rising number of tuberculosis (TB) patients in the late ’80s and early ’90s. As…

The Importance of Commercial Kitchen Ventilation

February 25th, 2020 | Posted in Air Cleaners

Earlier this month, AQE’s commercial kitchen exhaust team showcased our AUTOCLEAN® series of air cleaning systems at the annual AHR Expo. These state-of-the-art systems remove vapors, smoke, and other contaminants from the air with extreme efficiency, but why exactly does that matter for restaurant and business owners? Read on to learn about the importance of commercial kitchen ventilation. The Need for Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Cooking produces smoke, steam, and grease, which doesn’t seem like much…

Risks Of Hexavalent Chromium Overexposure

January 6th, 2020 | Posted in Welding

“Hot work,” such as welding and thermal cutting, performed on carbon or stainless steel, exposes workers to toxic and hazardous fumes. Last month, we spoke with Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) Mike Harris, PhD of Hamlin & Harris, Inc. about the dangers associated with manganese that welders face. We caught up with Harris again this month to learn about another major threat found in welding fumes: hexavalent chromium (CrVI). Read on to learn about the risks…

The Health Hazards of Manganese on Welders

November 25th, 2019 | Posted in Welding

“If you weld, your chances of being overexposed to manganese are just about 100 percent.” – Mike Harris, PhD, CIH Are you aware of the health hazards of manganese on welders? We spoke with Mike Harris of Hamlin & Harris, Inc. to find out just how toxic welding fumes can be. Harris is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) who teaches courses on welder health and safety for the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). According to…

MistBuster^® Training Video

October 25th, 2019 | Posted in Air Cleaners

The following video goes over the ins and outs of a MistBuster®, maintenance, and general troubleshooting. Video Transcript Know what you need? Click on your topic to go directly to that part of the transcript: Coolant Selector Switches Troubleshooting Lights out/flashing Continuity check Lights on, w/ bypass (blow-by) – change to oil mode Excessive zapping Handling of cell Contact boards Power supplies Interlock switch Fan Speed controller Capacitor Charring on contact board Shorting test (2…

MistBuster^® Accessories

October 18th, 2019 | Posted in Air Cleaners

The MistBuster® Series offers many solutions for the metalworking industry. Our industrial air cleaning systems capture harmful airborne machining application contaminants by using electrostatic precipitation and media filtration technologies. Machine shops, plants, and other facilities vary in size and available space for an air filtration system. That’s why we’ve designed several different mounting and ducting accessories for the MistBuster® product line. Read on to see the possibilities. Mounting Each mounting solution we provide offers unique…

New & Improved Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Purification Systems

June 11th, 2019 | Posted in Air Cleaners

Human Machine Interface from Air Quality Engineering

Air Quality Engineering, Inc. is excited to announce the release of our new and improved commercial kitchen exhaust purification systems. Chief among the many improvements is the addition of a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), which is standard on AUTOCLEAN® and available as an option on Smokemaster® F72 models. We have also added an optional Human Machine Interface (HMI). The integration of these controllers has greatly simplified the installation and user experience. Below we will highlight…

Why Machine-Tool Mist Should Matter

May 10th, 2019 | Posted in Air Cleaners

There are a multitude of CNC machine tools on the market, and all of them have capabilities that would leave many an old-school machinist in total awe. Back in the 1980’s, I worked with some of the most skilled machinists that 3M had on staff. Their work was impeccable, but many parts took days or weeks to produce due to the many manual steps involved, from set-ups, tweaking, re-work, etc. Today’s high-speed CNC machines are…

New Additions To Our Air Filtration Unit Lines

March 13th, 2019 | Posted in Air Cleaners

MistBuster® and MX-Series Air Quality Engineering, Inc. manufactures a wide variety of products to filter machine-tool mist, smoke, dust and other airborne contaminants associated with machining operations. The MistBuster® product line provides source filtration, and the MX-Series provides centralized filtration. The photo on the left shows a MistBuster® 500, which provides variable airflow up to 500 CFM. On the right is an M466O unit, which provides airflow up to 8,000 CFM. Whether your need is…