Cuts oil-mist
November 1st 2005

Many manufacturers use vacuum pumps in their production process and have them sited near to the production machine or in a purpose-built enclosure. Many lubricated pumps contain oil-moist separators to remove or reduce the oil carryover that occurs when air is exhausted from the pump.

Separators are not there just to reduce oil top-up costs, but are a requirement of the HSE. Workplace Exposure Limits shown in EH40/2004 state that exposure to oil mist must not exceed 5mg/m3 during an 8h TWA, and must not exceed 10mg/m3 during a 15min STEL. Many businesses are shocked when they measure the breathable oil mist concentration near a worn or badly maintained lubricated vacuum pump.

Filterworld makes drop-in oil-mist separators to fit lubricated vacuum pumps. Every element uses high efficiency media to reduce oil-mist carryover to an absolute minimum.

The company says that as well as reducing oil carryover, the separators might cut maintenance costs.

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