Filtermist launches ‘ground-breaking’ range of oil mist filters

Telford-based Filtermist Ltd has launched the AW Series, a brand new range of oil mist filters, designed to offer a compact, easy-to-use solution for customers with machining applications that use neat oil at high pressures, as well as high-precision operations. These applications often generate large volumes of sub-micron mist particles, which can be difficult to capture.

Pre-configured set-ups and single-phase supply mean the units can start extracting as soon as they are switched on. Built-in LED lights make it easy for operators to monitor the filter’s performance, and easily accessible filter cassettes make maintenance simple.

René Joppi, Filtermist’s managing director, said: “The AW Series is a result of an extensive collaboration with our sister company, Absolent AB. We have combined Absolent’s top of the market filtration technology with the key proposition our customers around the world value — efficient performance in a compact and lightweight unit, designed to be mounted on a machine.”

Easy to install, monitor and maintain
The AW Series from Filtermist contains models for different pollution levels, based on three main airflow variants — 250m³/hr, 500m³/hr and 800ms3/hr. All variants currently include a final HEPA filter stage. Units start at just 24kg and thanks to its patented and proven ‘Catch’ — the equivalent to one full year of non-stop, 24/7 production. The AW is made from robust glass-fibre reinforced plastic with an aluminium base. Four inlets mean customers can choose the best connection point for their specific requirements.

Mr Joppi added: “Ensuring the units are as lightweight as possible was also a key priority throughout the development project, and offering customers flexibility was vital. As a result, the AW Series is extremely easy to install, use, monitor and maintain. Using Absolent’s filtration technology as its core, we are providing a solution that has proven to be reliable for more than 30 years, and the compact nature of the product means it is an affordable alternative to larger, floor-standing extraction units.”

He continued: “Energy efficiency was also at the top of the agenda during the development of the AW Series. All models in the new range benefit from EC motors with EcoDrive™, which continuously adjusts the airflow to the demands of the process — cutting power consumption and keeping extraction performance stable.”

Established in Shropshire in 1969, Filtermist’s ethos is to protect people by ensuring cleaner, safer, more productive working environments. The company, part of the Swedish Absolent Air Care Group, provides an extensive range of products and services designed to ensure the air in production facilities is free from contaminants such as oil mist, oil smoke, dust, fume and VOCs (volatile organic compounds). It is best known for manufacturing a range of compact, quiet and efficient oil mist filters which are trusted by world leading manufacturers in more than 60 countries.

Mr Joppi concluded: “We believe that all industrial workplaces should have access to mist extraction which is easy-to-use, reliable and affordable. The new AW Series means we can now offer this to an even wider range of customers than ever before, marking a new era for Filtermist globally.”