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Understanding HEPA Air Filtration
January 21st, 2021 | Posted in Air Cleaners
Although HEPA air filtration has been in use since World War II, the interest in and demand for HEPA air filters has grown significantly in recent months as a result of the coronavirus. To understand what HEPA air filtration is, how it works, and how it can help prevent the spread of COVID-19, we spoke with Thomas Nagl, owner of Filcom Umwelttechnologie, a leading air filtration company in Austria. What is HEPA Air Filtration? HEPA…
Continue Reading »M1600 Industrial Shop Air Cleaner
September 15th, 2020 | Posted in Air Cleaners
As we continue adapting to life amidst the current pandemic, employers and building owners face an increased need for enhanced indoor air quality. Air Quality Engineering, Inc. serves as your trusted clean air experts, and we’ve been working hard to continue delivering reliable, effective solutions in these unprecedented times. We’re proud and excited to introduce our latest innovation: the M1600 Industrial Shop Air Cleaner system. Read on to learn how this system can increase indoor…
Continue Reading »HEPA Filtration and Today’s Indoor Air Quality Needs
August 20th, 2020 | Posted in Air Cleaners
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the importance of community health and how individual actions can affect those around us. This is particularly important as businesses and educational institutions reopen. To do so safely and successfully, individuals must follow expert guidelines for reducing the risk of transmission, such as face coverings, personal hygiene, and social distancing. In addition to these personal preventative measures, leading organizations such as the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)…
Continue Reading »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…
Continue Reading »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…
Continue Reading »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…
Continue Reading »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…
Continue Reading »New & Improved Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Purification Systems
June 11th, 2019 | Posted in Air Cleaners
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…
Continue Reading »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…
Continue Reading »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…
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