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TIG welding fume extraction system
A new local exhaust ventilation was required for the TIG (Tungston Inert Gas) welding operation conducted on a daily basis at our customer's facility, where they design and manufacture forming sets for food and pharmaceutical packaging machines. Thirteen Impact RFF...
Heat, vapour and fume extraction system – Ceramics testing
We supplied and installed a heat, fume and vapour extraction system at our customer's facility that specialises in materials technologies, processes, and testing in various labs across the company. The new LEV systems consisted of ten extraction canopies strategically...
College Welding Bay Fume Extraction System
We were contacted by a college in the North West of England that needed an upgrade to its current fume extraction system. The educational welding bays at the college were regularly used by students, but the original system was old and was not adequately removing fumes...
EU-OSHA Reveals New Workplace Carcinogens Advice
Do you work with materials that produce a carcinogenic dust or fume bi-product at any point of production? If so, a new HSE information sheet on carcinogens in the workplace is now available (download here), which includes concise practical advice on avoiding the...
Protect Your Welders With Fume Extraction Or Face A Fine
At a welding company in Birmingham, a HSE inspector found that there were no control measures in place to protect workers from welding fumes. One welder was unprotected from fumes for 7-8 hours a day. The HSE asked the company to perform a COSHH assessment to identify...
High Vacuum Dust and Fume Extraction Product Range
High vacuum extraction products are ideal for extracting hazardous dust and fumes at very close proximity protecting the worker, enabling accuracy and as a housekeeping necessity. A high vacuum extraction system is fitted on-tool or on-torch and is designed to draw...
Material Recycling Facility (MRF) Dust Control – London
Impact Air Systems (our sister company) was called in to London’s largest undercover Material Recycling Facility (MRF) to improve the quality of the final product by removing the light fibre and debris from the material stream in order to boost its resale value....
Welding Fume Extraction – Derbyshire
For many years Impact Technical Services, have maintained LEV equipment throughout the site at Progress Rail, Sandiacre. Impact Technical Services we were contacted to provide a solution to the problem of excessive welding fume...
Wood Dust Extraction System – Nottinghamshire
L.H. Woodhouse & Co Ltd is a well known supplier of temporary accommodation such as stables and grandstands at many of the leading equestrian events in the UK and Europe, including the 2012 Olympic Games in Greenwich. Impact Technical Services carried out an LEV...
Emergency Call Out – Leicestershire
A leading manufacturer of pharmaceutical and food packaging had their emissions stack blown down in high winds. Rightfully so, their first thought was to call Impact. We had completed a full site survey within 2 hours of the call and began planning the job the same...
Fume/Vapour Extraction – Digital Print Process
J.W. Plant & Co Ltd (a flag manufacturing and printing company) was experiencing issues controlling fume released during the ink heat curing process in its digital printers. The previous LEV system was not providing sufficient engineering control of the process...
Oil Mist Extraction – CNC Lathe Metalworking
Impact were called to an engineering company in Somerset as they were having an issue controlling the oil mist from their Dugard 52TTS twin spindle CNC lathe. The oil mist was having an adverse effect on machine efficiency, but also the air quality in the wokring...
Metalwork Dust and Fume Extraction Solution
The problem - Cross Manufacturing were having an issue with controlling the dust that was building up during their process. The current extraction table was leaving dust on the vertical slats which meant it was not extracting properly and was a potential hazard to the...
LEV Testing Nottingham – Case study
A Nottinghamshire company called us as they were concerned over the quality and contents of an LEV inspection that had been carried out as part of their insurer’s policy requirements. After visiting the site and reviewing the report, our judgment was that their...
Free services supplied to Remploy
The possible closure of factories employing disabled workers via employment agency Remploy looms as the Government refuse to provide additional funding to keep them running. The recent threat of further factory closures follows thirty four closures in 2012, with them...
150 Welders Die Every Year
Welders, and other workers in the manufacturing industry, are suffering from cancer, pneumonia and other lung related illnesses due to lack of protection from poisonous fumes and gases. New shocking statistics have been released by the Health & Safety Executive...
Call to employers to help reduce worker death rate caused by diesel fumes
There are many workplace scenarios where DEEEs are present, whether it be from forlift trucks, in vehicle testing stations, bodyshop repair garages etc, with workers fully exposed or with minimal protection in place. Unfortunately, this is not always enough, as...