Industrial Filtration Systems

Filtration systems / Laser fume extractors

Marking, engraving, or cutting, lasers are highly versatile. However, regardless of whether YAG, CO2, or ultrashort-pulse lasers are used, they all produce laser fumes. Hazardous fumes or laser dust contain harmful substances released from the processed material, such as cobalt, nickel, or chromium. Laser fumes can damage the lungs and respiratory tract and may be carcinogenic. Optimal protection against laser fumes and laser dust can only be achieved by using filtration and extraction systems.

Air is essential for all living beings. Humans can survive without it for only five minutes, and we breathe 12 to 18 times per minute. Emissions from manufacturing and medical processes contaminate the air with harmful substances. The body’s own filters, such as the cilia in the trachea and bronchi, as well as the lungs, can remove only a small proportion of these harmful substances. Particles such as metal dust or organic combustion products, which are barely visible and therefore often underestimated, increase the risk of serious diseases such as lung cancer. Effective protection is therefore only possible with specialized filtration and extraction systems, because conventional measures such as air conditioning or ventilation in contaminated areas merely disperse particles throughout the air.