International Air Pollution Control Foundation

One of the most efficient devices for removing suspended particulates is an assembly of fabric filter bags, commonly called a baghouse. A typical baghouse comprises an array of long, narrow bags—each about 25 cm (10 inches) in diameter—that are suspended upside down in a large enclosure. Dust-laden air is blown upward through the bottom of the enclosure by fans. …

Baghouses can be expensive to operate and maintain. If maintenance and repairs go unattended, costs to operate baghouses can, and generally do, escalate dramatically. With such a wide variety of things that can go wrong within any baghouse operation, constant monitoring and inspection of each is critically important if efficiency is to stay high and costs to remain at their lowest levels. Additionally, as your process changes, further considerations need to be taken concerning modifications to your existing dust collector design, to produce the highest dust filtration.

Our Technical Services Group specializes in solving your dust collector problems, doing repairs and maintenance, and providing performance improvement modifications.

Troubleshooting inspection surveys geared toward your process and equipment to resolve whatever baghouse problems you are experiencing. Filter bag change-out service, including options for mechanical inspections suited to your particular baghouse needs.

The following is an overview of our full line of dust filtration services for pulse-jet, reverse air, and shaker dust collectors of all OEM styles.

Baghouse refurbishment for extended life; modifications for improved operating performance; and Advantaflo® baghouse inlet diffusers (Cascadair® and Expandiffuse®).

Preventive maintenance service programs based on monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual equipment analyses, inspections, and equipment repairs.

As a full-line supplier of baghouse components, we coordinate our deliveries and service crews to meet your requirements and ensure a minimum of downtime.

Baghouse cleaning system equipment conversion for increased flow and/or decreased maintenance. This can include converting a reverse air or shaker cleaned dust collector to pulse-jet or sonic horn cleaning for increased gas flow, longer filter bag life, decreased maintenance requirements, or whatever the need might be.

Baghouse Technical Services

Baghouses can be expensive to operate and maintain. Even when they are in the best of condition, they are an ongoing cost of doing business. If maintenance and repairs go unattended, costs to operate baghouses can, and generally do, escalate dramatically. With such a wide variety of things that can go wrong within any baghouse operation, constant monitoring and inspection of each is critically important if efficiency is to stay high and costs to remain at their lowest levels. Additionally, as your process changes, further considerations need to be taken concerning modifications to your existing dust collector design, to produce the highest dust filtration.

Our Technical Services Group specializes in solving your dust collector problems, doing repairs and maintenance, and providing performance improvement modifications.

The following is an overview of our full line of dust filtration services for pulse-jet, reverse air, and shaker dust collectors of all OEM styles. We provide:

Troubleshooting inspection surveys geared toward your process and equipment to resolve whatever baghouse problems you are experiencing. You receive complete written follow-up reports noting inspection findings and problem-solving recommendations.

These surveys are not a gimmick to sell our products - they result in consistent lower operating costs for your dust collector, while substantially improving overall efficiency.
Filter bag change-out service, including options for mechanical inspections suited to your particular baghouse needs.
Preventive maintenance service programs based on monthly, quarterly, or semi-annual equipment analyses, inspections, and equipment repairs.
Baghouse refurbishment for extended life; modifications for improved operating performance; and Advantaflo® baghouse inlet diffusers (Cascadair® and Expandiffuse®).
Baghouse cleaning system equipment conversion for increased flow and/or decreased maintenance. This can include converting a reverse air or shaker cleaned dust collector to pulse-jet or sonic horn cleaning for increased gas flow, longer filter bag life, decreased maintenance requirements, or whatever the need might be.

You will find our crews to be well experienced and always ready to meet your plant's work schedules. As a full-line supplier of baghouse components, we coordinate our deliveries and service crews to meet your requirements and ensure a minimum of downtime.

Do you need to select a bag filter fabric for the dust collectors in your process? If so, you're probably aware that fabrics for bag filters come in a wide range of fibers, constructions, and treatments and are suited to filtering products with various characteristics. BPS provides information to help you choose a filter fabric that will reliably filter dust in your process while handling your product's characteristics and giving you the most for your filtering dollar. Sections cover filter fibers, fabric construction, fabric treatments, dust collector types, and which filter fabrics are used in various industries.

Reliably processing your product means reliably filtering the process air. This prevents air contamination and loss of valuable product. The best way to ensure reliable filtering is to choose the right filter fabric for your process and product. The following information reviews some filter fabric basics that can help you match a filter fabric to your requirements.