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Cleanroom Maintenance: Sanitation via Filtration

May 29, 2013   12:00 pm
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As featured in Controlled Environments Magazine Written by Rob Decker, Application Engineer, Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums, a division of Nilfisk-Advance, Inc. Contamination control is vital for maintaining cleanroom environments. Pharmaceutical and semiconductor companies require especially stringent maintenance and sanitation programs to meet demanding standards for air quality, room design, and operation, such as those set by ... Read More   >

Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums Presents New Vacuums at Interphex 2013

May 15, 2013   8:18 am
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Spring always reminds us of Interphex. The pharmaceutical event of the year where we look forward to chatting with current customers who are already familiar with our Nilfisk GM80 CR for cleanroom maintenance and the Nilfisk CFM 118 EXP for combustible dust housekeeping. And, of course, where we get to meet new customers and introduce new products and ... Read More   >

New Full Line Brochure Available from Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums

  6:55 am
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Nilfisk Industrial Vacuums, a division of Nilfisk-Advance, Inc. recently released its new Full Line brochure! The brochure is a 29-page, full-color piece which includes our complete line of single-phase, three-phase, pneumatic, specialty and explosion-proof/dust-ignition proof industrial vacuums. It also features Nilfisk central vacuum system capabilities and highlights our accessories and application specific offerings. And, not to forget, ... Read More   >

Pulp and Paper: Understanding Combustible Dust Risks (Part 2)

March 7, 2013   1:41 pm
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Manufacturing 9 million tons of pulp annually, U.S. pulp, paper and paperboard mills produce large amounts of dust that settle on equipment and facility structure surfaces (see OSHA’s Safety & Health Topics). Combustible dust is any finely divided solid material that is 420 microns or smaller in diameter and presents a fire or explosion hazard ... Read More   >

Pulp and Paper: Improve Employee Health with Dust Control (Part 1)

February 25, 2013   10:55 am
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Paper product manufacturing facilities see their fair share of dust. Over the years, mill workers have complained of respiratory symptoms like chronic cough, chest tightness and wheezing and blame their prolonged exposure to paper dust for these health issues. In 2008, nearly 500 mail industry employees signed a petition blaming their ill health conditions, such ... Read More   >
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