The Benefits of Ceramic Filters
- By Dominic Donaldson
- Published 04/12/2010
- Legal
- Unrated
For any company involved in high volumes of industrial manufacture, compliance with health and safety regulations has never been of greater importance. Failure to comply with the regulations can result in all sorts of consequences including site closures, staff absense and regulatory penalties. As a result it makes a great deal of sense for any company to invest heavily in the highest quality of hot gas ceramic filters.
While it can be tempting to cut costs in this area, especially given the unfavourable economic climate currently affecting the manufacturing industry, employers should be careful not to put their own business in danger. There is a wise old saying: "never be penny wise, but pound poor." Put simply, it means by saving a few pence today you could be setting yourself up for a bigger financial penalty further down the line.
Never before have there been so many examples in the world of businesses - at one and the same time - of companies who failed to take notice of this saying. For the clearest recent example take a look at Toyota. By saving money and cutting corners in its safety oversight procedures, it opened the door to the now imfamous 'sticky accelerator' scandal that has decimated its international reputation.
Manufacturing companies should do well to learn a lesson from the Toyoda family's misfortune and install only the very best ceramic filters. The reasons are simple and can be summed up in three worlds: quality, reliability and usability.
Ceramic filters have several crucial advantages. If manufactured to the correct specifications, they can operate at temperatures up to 1000 degrees centigrade. Temperatures in some forms of manufacturing can quickly escalate to astonishing levels, it makes sense to use materials that can cope with the high demands placed upon them and still have spare capability left over.
The best options are filters that are 100 per cent efficient in reducing particulate matter, operate at the highest temperatures found in industrial plants, and allow higher temperature performance further increasing productivity. As such they can substantially out perform bag or electrostatic filters allowing a factory to operate more safely at a higher level and for longer.
Regulatory compliance is becoming a crucial factor for any company, now more so than ever. High performance ceramic filters offer significant advantages over bags as they are able to operate more efficiently and at higher temperatures. The benefits of spending a little more will keep you ahead of the competition for years to come.
While it can be tempting to cut costs in this area, especially given the unfavourable economic climate currently affecting the manufacturing industry, employers should be careful not to put their own business in danger. There is a wise old saying: "never be penny wise, but pound poor." Put simply, it means by saving a few pence today you could be setting yourself up for a bigger financial penalty further down the line.
Never before have there been so many examples in the world of businesses - at one and the same time - of companies who failed to take notice of this saying. For the clearest recent example take a look at Toyota. By saving money and cutting corners in its safety oversight procedures, it opened the door to the now imfamous 'sticky accelerator' scandal that has decimated its international reputation.
Manufacturing companies should do well to learn a lesson from the Toyoda family's misfortune and install only the very best ceramic filters. The reasons are simple and can be summed up in three worlds: quality, reliability and usability.
Ceramic filters have several crucial advantages. If manufactured to the correct specifications, they can operate at temperatures up to 1000 degrees centigrade. Temperatures in some forms of manufacturing can quickly escalate to astonishing levels, it makes sense to use materials that can cope with the high demands placed upon them and still have spare capability left over.
The best options are filters that are 100 per cent efficient in reducing particulate matter, operate at the highest temperatures found in industrial plants, and allow higher temperature performance further increasing productivity. As such they can substantially out perform bag or electrostatic filters allowing a factory to operate more safely at a higher level and for longer.
Regulatory compliance is becoming a crucial factor for any company, now more so than ever. High performance ceramic filters offer significant advantages over bags as they are able to operate more efficiently and at higher temperatures. The benefits of spending a little more will keep you ahead of the competition for years to come.
Dominic Donaldson
Dominic Donaldson is a freelance journalist. Find out more about Ceramic Filters and the services offered from Glosfume.
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