Application

• Laser Fume Extraction
• SMT Equipment
• Gas Adsorption, Vapor and Odor Control
• Hand Soldering and Solder pots

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Products

• F1020 Series
• F1800 Series
• F3200 Series
• F8200 Series

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How do I know which extractor to choose?

• Your choice of extractor will depend on several factors. What activities are you doing that require fume extraction, what kind of fumes are being produced, are you capturing fumes at the source of the application or from the back of a cabinet or hood. Are particulates heavier than are or lighter than air and what issues are you currently facing with air quality?
  
  Our sales team is available during business hours to help assist you with your fume extraction needs. Call us or send us an email telling us about your workspace, your activities, and what you need our fume extractor to do for you. We’ll give you our recommendation based on our decades of experience engineering and installing fume extraction systems.

How do I know which filters to use in my extractor?

• Each extractor that we provide offers flexible filter configurations to address your specific needs. There are different configurations for high particulate applications, to applications that produce high volumes of odors, gases and VOC’s to a blend of the two.
  
  If you have any questions about which filters to use in which extractor, we will be happy to help. Simply call us or send us an email with a question and we’ll help you out.

How often do the filters need changing?

• This depends on the amount of contamination going into the filters and frequency of use so each application will vary. The Filters are designed to provide as much surface area of the media to insure the longest life possible and each unit has a real time filter monitoring gauge.
  
  If you wish to discuss your specifics, then we can provide a more accurate estimate of filter life as it applies to your set of circumstances.

How do I dispose of used filters?

• The filter themselves are nonhazardous, so disposal of used filters depends on what type of fumes you are capturing. For example if you are capturing flux fumes from solder, the disposal of the filters would follow the same procedures you use for disposal of the flux chemicals.
  
  The same would apply for virus’, gases, etc….
  
  We recommend following your local Department of Natural Resources for more information on hazardous material disposal.

Why should I use a fume extractor instead of an ambient (overhead)?

• Although ambient air cleaners can help remove some fumes and keep air clean, they should not be relied upon as a fume extraction method when equipment generates a concentrated amount of fumes. Capturing at the source of the fumes is a much more efficient means of proteting employees. Ambient air cleaners simply sit overhead while the worker’s activities produce the fumes, causing the worker to be exposed before the fumes can be evacuated.

What maintenance is necessary?

• Other than changing filters no scheduled regular maintenance is required.

Do we need to maintain a spare parts inventory?

• Our units are very reliable and spare parts are on stock in our Suwanee, Georgia, facility. Our customers typically do not stock spare parts but a list of spare parts can be provided upon request.