Ecogate greenBOX Wi-Fi Controls

Name: Ecogate greenBOX Wi-Fi Controls
Brand: Sledge Tech

Overview

Ecogate greenBOX Wi-Fi Controls

The brain of the Ecogate system, the greenBOX, is a state-of-the-art control unit designed to optimize your dust collection, fume extraction, or mist extraction system resulting in electricity savings of 50% to 75%. The system is designed to be fully automated, so users are expected to just use their workstations.

The greenBOX control unit manages the entire dust collection system: it opens and closes workstation gates, starts and stops ventilation fan(s) and dust collectors, adjusts the fan(s) speed via Power Master VFD, and maintains minimum transport air velocities in the duct system.

By utilizing real-time air velocity, volume, and pressure measurements, it continuously monitors your machines' activities to determine the airflow requirements. The greenBOX control unit automatically maintains minimal air flow velocities throughout your system to prevent material settling in your ducts.

With the greenBOX, you can rest assured that your industrial ventilation system is running at optimal levels, saving you a lot of money on fan operation costs and on makeup air if you are using heating and/or air conditioning.

Specifications

Features, Benefits & Technical Specs

Electricity savings of 50% to 75%
Fully automated operation
Prevents material settling in ducts via minimum transport air velocity

FAQ

Common Questions

What is Ecogate and how does it reduce energy costs?

Ecogate is an on-demand ventilation control system that uses automatic blast gates, sensors, and a variable frequency drive to run your dust collector's motor only as fast as the currently active machines require, instead of at full speed continuously. Facilities running multiple intermittently-used machines on one collection system typically see the largest energy savings.

Can one dust collector serve multiple machines?

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.