Construction Equipment Dust Control

Creating Safer Workspaces for Fabrication and Assembly of Construction Machinery

Construction equipment manufacturers build the machines that shape our modern world—excavators, loaders, backhoes, compactors, cranes and more. These massive, high-powered construction machines are essential to everything from residential building sites to major infrastructure projects. Producing them involves a wide range of thermal, mechanical and surface preparation processes, each of which can release harmful dust, fumes and gases into the air.

Whether you’re welding structural frames, plasma-cutting bucket components, or machining precision parts, airborne contaminants are an unavoidable byproduct of the fabrication and assembly process for construction equipment. In the construction equipment sector, where work often involves large-scale assemblies and manual operations, capturing those contaminants effectively can be a major challenge. That’s where LEFILTER comes in.

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ndustrial Dust Collection System Design in Construction Equipment

Construction equipment manufacturing facilities must be outfitted with industrial dust collection systems that are scalable, durable and adaptive to variable workflows, and compliant with OSHA dust regulations. Key considerations include:

Source capture: For fixed stations and localized tasks like grinding or bench welding, high-vacuum source capture systems can remove fumes directly at the arc.

Ambient filtration: In large, open production bays with overhead cranes or mobile welders, ambient air filtration may be the most practical solution.

Spark and explosion protection: System should include spark arrestors, fire suppression and explosion vents where thermal operations or combustible materials are involved.

Filter efficiency and safety: High-efficiency, flame-retardant dust collector cartridge filters engineered can help to manage high particulate loads and fine particulate. HEPA or gas-phase activated carbon after-filters may be required for capturing hazardous or recirculated fumes.

Airflow and zoning: Facilities should be engineered for proper air movement, with directional flow that protects workers and equipment. Retractable enclosures, such as the DuroRoom, create containment zones around large equipment during welding, grinding, or finishing, while retracting to allow access for cranes.