Griffin-Aire

A manufacturer of woodcrafted items in Colchester, Connecticut planned to expand an existing facility and had to select the proper dust collection system. They wanted a positive pressure system to pick up sawdust and shavings from three saws, shapers, several planers and sanders. Most of the material was pine sawdust with some fines. The unit would be operated 60-70 hours per week.

Why was this customer intrigued by the Griffin-Aire when they heard about it? The total self-cleaning and lack of moving parts got their attention. That meant no operational costs, no need to stock parts and no scheduled maintenance other than to replace bags. The fact that Griffin designed the collector specifically for the woodworking industry further convinced them. A conventional mechanical or pulse jet collector would have been overkill for the job and a cyclone would not have allowed the air to be recycled back into the building. 

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