Keeping Workplaces Free From Airborne Emissions
Joshua Evans shows how portable fume and dust extraction technology can help to maintain a healthy and productive environment in additive manufacturing and 3D printing settings.
Year
2021
Company
BOFA Inernational Ltd
Author
Joshua Evans
Additive manufacturing (AM) has been used for a long time in advanced manufacturing across many sectors, however, the wider public became much more aware of the benefits of AM at the start of the pandemic in 2020, when advanced manufacturers, as well as 3D printing hobbyists, became critical parts of the supply chain, mass producing products for frontline health and care services. Less visible are the enabling technologies that keep these operations working. For example, fume and dust extraction systems play a vital role in keeping production lines moving by ensuring workplaces were free from airborne emissions that could be harmful to human health and might also interfere with production quality.