Sledge Tech Wood Dust Collector

A dust collector is designed to capture dry solid particulate — dust, chips, fines — typically through cartridge or bag filter media. An oil mist collector is designed for airborne liquid droplets generated by machining coolant, stamping, or metal forming, and uses a different filtration approach (often coalescing or mist-eliminator media) suited to liquid rather than solid particulate. Using the wrong equipment type for the application will lead to poor capture and premature filter failure.

Yes, a single properly-sized central dust collector can serve multiple machines through a shared duct network, provided the ductwork and blast gates are sized to maintain adequate capture velocity at each branch even when only some machines are running. Our Ducting & Duct Design service handles this sizing, and pairing the system with Ecogate automatic blast gates keeps airflow — and energy use — matched to whichever machines are actually active.

A typical installation includes rigging and placement of the equipment, ductwork tie-in, electrical coordination, startup and commissioning, and a walkthrough of operation and filter-cleaning procedures with your team before we leave the site. Scope varies by system complexity; contact us for a project-specific quote.

Our equipment is engineered around OSHA general industry standards and the relevant NFPA combustible-dust codes (61, 654, 68, and 69) for the application it's built for, but overall facility compliance also depends on correct sizing, installation, ducting, and ongoing maintenance — which is why we offer Installations, System Audits & Testing, and Maintenance as part of the full system lifecycle rather than treating compliance as a one-time equipment purchase.