Preventive maintenance for dust collection, fume extraction

www.thefabricator.com: ecause they operate in the background, they often receive less attention than machines directly tied to production. But when airflow drops, filters load, belts slip, or a fan starts running out of alignment, the effects show up quickly on the floor. Capture weakens at the source. Dust appears where it should not. Smoke or haze lingers longer than usual. A system that was easy to ignore suddenly becomes a maintenance problem.