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Why choose Purex?Purex fume extractor

Purex International have years of operational knowledge pooled together between staff members, all of which is available to the customer. Qualified engineers are on hand to survey your site and put together the best solution for your individual application.

Modular design

Different applications produce different types and amounts of particulates and gases so a variety of filters and extractors is required. Purex provide the correct combination of components to be implemented to do the job correctly. These can include:

Reverse airflow

As soon as air is drawn into a Purex machine, its direction of flow is diverted through 90 degrees. This throws larger particles out of the air stream and into a collection tray or pre-filter bag, thus preventing them from entering the main filter and prematurely reducing its life span.

The Reverse Airflow system has an added benefit. When vapour is present in the extract air (e.g. from lasing PVC) it will condense into a liquid inside the filters and drip downwards. In other top loading fume extractors this liquid could potentially drip onto any electrics and motors below to cause a hazard. In Purex systems any liquid is collected in a tray or absorbant pad.

Airflow path through a Purex fume extractor

Pre-filters

Inexpensive pre-filters are used to collect larger particles over 1-3 microns to prevent them from prematurely blocking the main filters.

Pre filters in a Purex fume extractor

Several options are available for processes that produce large quantities of dust; high capacity pre-filters, various types of bag filter and Cascade boxes.

Main HEPA (High Efficiency Particle Air) filters

The filters used in Purex fume extractors have been designed to offer many unique features.

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Filter Features:

  • Maximum airflow - The filter design allow the use of high pressure blowers to overcome the resistance to airflow through a filter for much longer as the filter begins to block. This means the filters last longer.
  • Guaranteed unburstable - By employing reinforcing.
  • Design - The size, design and production technique gives more filter media surface area than in many other filters, thus extending life span.
  • Maximum filtration - In independent tests, these filters remove 99.997% of all particles above 0.3 microns and 95% down to 0.01 micron.
  • Flow equalisation plates - Help to distribute the airflow over the filter media and make the whole filter more robust.
  • Precise and rigid construction - Helps ensure that no fumes are allowed to pass around the filter and escape into the workplace.

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CABINETS AND COATINGS

Cabinets are manufactured from high quality stainless steel and each cabinet is designed to occupy the smallest footprint and be fully mobile. Powder coated and acid resistant models are also available.


BLOWERS

The excellent design of Purex machines and filters allows the use of high-pressure blowers. These blowers offer a range of benefits:

High pressure blower in a Purex fume extractor

  • Spark free with no risk of explosion (optional)
  • No brushes to replace
  • Long life expectancy
  • Greater performance is achieved by using a flow control system. This means that as the filter becomes blocked the blower can still create the required air flow for much longer, therefore increasing filter life
  • Choice of blowers for different requirements
  • The blower is controlled by the system and automatically increases its output as the filter becomes blocked or more users come online. The benefit of this is that the vacuum always remains constant, so that no time consuming, imprecise manual adjustment is required

LABYRINTH PRE-FILTER

labyrinth filter for Purex fume extractors

The ‘Labyrinth’ multipocket filter is unique to Purex and is patented. It presents more filter fibre surface area to the airflow than any other filter on the market. Purex units use special pre-filter material that has graduated filter density i.e. there are fewer fibres per unit area at the air entry to the fabric but the density increases towards the air exit layer. This allows the fibres to collect more dust before the apertures between fibres actually do become blocked.


INDEPENDANT TESTING

HEPA filter close up under a microscope

1st HEPA Filter x4000 Magnification

In this independant test by Sheffield Hallam University, two filters were set up one behind the other. The first filter (under an electron microscope) was seen to capture solder fume particles as shown above. The second filter was clean. This proves that no particles got through the first filter.

HEPA filter close up under a microscope

2nd HEPA Filter x4000 Magnification

Particles are not filtered by a “fishing net” type of process but by the action of the micron sized particles adhering to filter fabric fibres. Particles stick to the fibres because of direct impingement and also because of electrostatic attraction.


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