Welding Industry

At Flextraction, we provide a range of welding air filtration systems and welding fume extraction filters in order for your business to provide the safest working environment for your staff within the vicinity of a welding process.

Exposure to hazardous welding fumes and dust increase the risk of lung related illnesses, including occupational asthma, metal fume fever, pneumonia and even cancer. The fume given off by welding and hot cutting processes is a varying mixture of airborne gases and very fine particles which if inhaled can cause ill health.

Welding fumes are more than just an inconvenience generated during the welding process; the harmless looking smoke has potentially life changing consequences. However, the installation of a correctly designed welding fume extractor fan and welding air filtration system, used in accordance with the operating instruction, would ensure that the welding fumes are extracted at source making it a safer environment for all.

Design and manufactured in the UK, the Weld X Bench supports CoSHH and the HSG258 guidance documentation on air recalculation via a downdraft extraction process. Our 3-stage filtration aims to progressively filter harmful particles from the contaminated air stream as air passes through the workbench.

Technical Specification:

• Motor kW = 1.5kW .
• Power Supply = 400V 3.2amp.
• Bench top size = 1000mm x 800mm.
• Base Dimensions = 702mm x 746mm.
• Filter construction = Aluminium Mesh Filter, pre-filter and H13 filter.
• Filter indicator= Loaded particle filter indicator and alarm

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Our range of welding fume extraction hoses are designed to have the hood correctly placed to meet the extraction demands on the process being carried out, ensuring the safe extraction contaminants at source.

These self-supporting extraction arms (HPD) from Flextraction are available in three basic formats:

• Articulated - This type of HPD is available in 4 standard lengths 2m, 2.5m, 3m and 4m, extensible up to 8m. They can be fitted with 5 various hose diameters depending upon the application, these are 75mm, 100mm, 125mm, 160mm and 200mm.
• Telescopic – This type of HPD is available as a standard size which varies from 1.2m or 1.65m depending upon its extended position. It can also be fitted with any of the hose sizes above.
• Mini – This type of HPD is scaled down version of the Articulated HPD and is available in either 1m or 1.5m lengths and is fitted with 75 mm, 100mm or 125m dia. hose.

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For some welding processes it may be that a down draught extraction bench may be an alternative, offering a multipurpose option being suitable for additional applications such as grinding or sanding.

Extraction arms can be fitted to the bench to enable the welding process contaminants to be extracted safely.

The BA model is suited for the extraction of welding fumes and particulate, sanding, grinding, iron, marble, plastic and all activities where there is a need to create a safe workplace for the operator and limit the area affected by particulate emissions.

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The BAF down draught benches comprise of heavy gauge welded and painted sheet steel panels making them suitable for intensive use and flexibility. They are adaptable and can be fitted with the fan cabinet either on the left or right hand sides. The bench comprises of:

• Loading structure in suitable gauge painted sheet steel.
• Rugged diaphragm suction surface, replaceable by means of specific guides in accordance with the work process.
• Front and side suction walls, extractable by means of specific hinge fasteners.
• Internal mechanical pre-filter section composed of steel mesh filter and high efficiency synthetic bag filter featuring a large filter surface area; high accumulation capacity is assured for small particle size dust deriving from the production processes.
• Lower sealed dust collection drawers.

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