The first quarter of 2021 has introduced a new round of price increases for ventilation equipment as the cost of metals, components, and resins are on the rise. Here is what we are hearing from the trusted manufacturers of our ventilation equipment. “The price we pay...
Time to write the business eulogy for 2020. It has been a year of economic and personal reflection for all of us with the impact of COVID and the election chaos muddying the water. Many spend this time of year looking to understand the why, who, or how or what went...
Meet the new standard for baghouse dust collectors established by Donaldson Torit. The high-efficiency Donaldson Rugged Pleat (RP) Baghouse sets the bar with a new and improved performance standard for industrial dust collection systems. It is another essential part...
Making controls overly complicated by design or wrong choices in components can result in maintenance issues down the road. While designing and installing dust systems for over 30 years, we’ve seen the same user errors being reproduced because equipment and...
Changes and updates are everyday occurrences as processes, Standards, and Codes evolve as our usage experiences dictate necessary changes. This can be seen with most everyday items, like a cellphone or a computer, and similarly, NFPA 654 has adapted with new 2020...
The use of extraction arms in dental offices is an essential part of a ventilation program to remove airborne toxins or pathogens before they have a chance to spread throughout a workspace. Existing building/room ventilation systems and personal protective equipment...
Salons and spas offer many services to improve health, beauty, and relaxation through a variety of personal care treatments. Services such as facial treatment, body treatment, salon service, manicure/pedicure, massage, and eyebrow grooming increase the possibility of...
In our current situation of safe space and social distancing, there are legitimate concerns about our everyday interactions and how we proceed as the current pandemic is better understood. We are going to be living with a different set of standards and requirements as...
There is ample evidence and published incidents that validate the importance of taking protective steps when handling combustible dust. Dust, powder, and particulate that is explosive needs to be handled with equipment and systems specifically designed for the...
All manufacturers face budgeting problems. Whether it’s the time of year, more pressing issues or maybe the economy. When capital money isn’t available and industrial ventilation systems need an upgrade or retrofitted to functioning properly, SysTech may have some...
The Water Environment Federation announced yesterday that the upcoming conference from March 15, 2020 to March 18, 2020 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio is cancelled. Read the full announcement here. Hartzell Air Movement manufactures a...
Effective Industrial ventilation systems are more than moving air, but rather moving clean tempered air to and from a facility with reduced noise, safe from fires and explosion and with maximum efficiency. To best show those key components, SysTech developed an...
“Isolation at a hopper outlet is an important part of a complete explosion protection system.” The National Fire Protection Association Standard 69 “Standard on Explosion Prevention Systems” details the need for isolation at the hopper outlet to prevent secondary...
“Hartzell Air Movement FRP Product trailer moves through the Mid-Atlantic Region.” In October we had an opportunity to present Fiberglass (FRP) fan products to end users and engineering companies in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland. The products were mounted on a...
Another year and here comes winter. Maybe it won’t be as cold this year? Another cool down but not as bad as last year, for sure, maybe? You know it’s coming and those areas in the shop will be just as cold as they were last winter. And, maybe the drafts along the...
Join us on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 28, 2019 at Garnet Valley High School at 9am for the 2019 Action Potential Turkey Trot! The race will consist of a 5K Run/Walk and a 1 mile paved Walk/Roll to enable racers of all ages and abilities to participate....
Beginning October 7th and into the following two weeks, SysTech will be doing curb-side trailer demonstrations of Hartzell Air Movement fiberglass ventilation products. Our presenters will be a Hartzell engineer along with your SysTech Technical Sales Representative....
Donaldson recently issued an update to their pleated bag brochure. It provides additional details and updates to their pleated bag products. Donaldson has always been on the forefront of filter element and filter media development and continues that trend with the new...
SysTech has an improved tool to improve your air quality. With the latest evolution of the Donaldson DWS Downflo Workstation, comes an improved Model DWST that incorporates triangular filter cartridges and improved filter cartridge cleaning system. These units, with...
by Zachary Fausnaught | Jun 18, 2019 | Noise Control
“Fans and Dust Collectors in a Small Utility Room.” Sound is OK; noise is not! Meeting OSHA’s permissible exposure limit (PEL) at 90 dBA for 8 hours and addressing the hearing protection requirement at 85 dBA is important because noise attenuation is part of a...