Donaldson® Expands Snap-In Pleated Bag Filter Line for Abrasive Dust Collection

Tool-Free Installation Adds to Cost-Savings of Ultra-Web® Pleated Bag Filters

Combined with Donaldson's Ultra-Web® pleated filters, snap-in installation can reduce labor and downtime costs by up to 50 percent compared with standard felt bags and cages. (Photo: Business Wire)

MINNEAPOLIS--()--Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE:DCI), a leading worldwide manufacturer of filtration systems and parts, now offers a snap-in pleated bag filter for its Torit® RF Baghouse dust collector, which is widely used in grain handling, mining, woodworking, and other industries with large volumes of abrasive dust. The snap-in option is already available on the company’s Modular Baghouse, another Torit dust collector model widely used in these industries.

“The snap-in option provides tool-free filter installation,” said Joe Kiolbasa, Market Manager in the Industrial Air Filtration division of Donaldson. “Combined with our sturdy pleated filters, snap-in installation can reduce labor and downtime costs by up to 50 percent compared with standard felt bags and cages.”

Donaldson’s Ultra-Web® pleated bag filters already provide substantial cost-savings over felt bags. With the combination of Ultra-Web fine fiber media and sturdy spun-bond polyester substrate, the technology traps dust on the surface media, creating these advantages:

  • Longer filter life: up to three times the filter life of 16-ounce polyester felt bags
  • Cost-savings: lower energy use and reduced maintenance and downtime costs
  • Cleaner air: greater filtration efficiency that captures submicron dust particles (0.3 micron and larger)

“If you’re dealing with abrasive dust, pleated bag filters are much more durable and have a lower chance of abrading than a felt bag,” said Kiolbasa. “Donaldson’s pleated bags have more media, so the dust collector can run at a lower air-to-cloth ratio, which exposes each square foot of filtration media to less dust and extends filter life.”

Pleated filter bags are often recommended as a problem-solver if facilities report premature wear in their felt bags. But using pleated bags right from the start can prevent problems and quickly save money. And, purchasing pleated bag filters in a new RF dust collector may require fewer filters – another potential savings for the operation.

For additional information about Ultra-Web pleated filter bags for the Torit RF Baghouse and Modular Baghouse models, including the snap-in option, visit go.donaldson.com/rf-snap-in-pleated-bag or call 800/365-1331.

About Donaldson Company

Founded in 1915, Donaldson Company (NYSE:DCI) is a global leader in the filtration industry with approximately 140 sales, manufacturing and distribution locations in 44 countries. Donaldson’s innovative filtration technologies improve people’s lives, enhance customers’ equipment performance and protect the environment. For more information, visit Donaldson.com.

About Donaldson Torit

The Donaldson® Torit® line of dust, fume and mist collectors, and replacement parts and filters is engineered to increase manufacturing efficiency, save energy, and create cleaner environments for employees. For more information, visit DonaldsonTorit.com.

Contacts

Donaldson Company, Inc.
Dave Viertel, 952-887-3165
Dave.Viertel@donaldson.com

Release Summary

Donaldson introduces snap-in pleated bag filters for its Torit® RF Baghouse dust collector, used in grain handling, mining, woodworking, and other industries with large volumes of abrasive dust.

Contacts

Donaldson Company, Inc.
Dave Viertel, 952-887-3165
Dave.Viertel@donaldson.com