BRAND-NEW
Growing Filter Portfolio for Explosion-Endangered Areas
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rotecting people is one of the core objectives of Freudenberg
Filtration Technologies innovative solutions. This applies equally to particulate
Whether filter mats, pocket or cassette filters, filter cartridges or filter plates, all provide almost the same level of performance as standard Viledon® products. This includes
matter and harmful gases
high dust holding capacity with
in road traffic, in offices and
low pressure drop, long service
production buildings, or even
life and maximum operational
in preventing explosions.
reliability combined with low
The standard in this area
operating costs.
is the ATEX (ATmosphères
One specific example are the
EXplosibles) product directive
ATEX-certified patented edrizzi
of the European Union. Its
paint mist separators. Used in
aim is to protect human
paint booths, they are capable
life in potentially explosive
of the dry separation of up to
environments. Freudenberg
25 kilograms of overspray per
offers a wide range of regularly
filter. In addition to the large
inspected filter models, to
range of regularly inspected
minimize risks and maximize
ATEX air filters, Freudenberg
safety in hazardous areas of
Filtration Technologies also
this kind. This range has been
offers individual advice on ATEX
further expanded recently. The ATEX directive stipulates that all air filters used in potentially explosive
topics.
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Figure 1: For maximum safety, every conductive filter element is individually tested for conductivity.
for ambient room air or in production plants – must have
guarantees this performance
precisely defined electrostatic
by means of comprehensive
properties. All Viledon®
individual filter testing.
filters bearing the “Ex” mark,
The certified ATEX product
meet these requirements.
range from Viledon®
Their compliance with the
combines the highest safety
conductivity specifications is
requirements with proven
confirmed by the DEKRA test
filtration performance and
mark, which applies not just
efficiency (Fig. 2).
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environments – whether
to the filter medium but to the entire filter (Fig. 1). Freudenberg Filtration Technologies reliably
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Figure 2: Viledon® air filters for explosion-endangered areas.
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