As well as manufacturing its own range of compact centrifugal oil mist filters, Filtermist is also the UK distributor for sister company Absolent’s oil mist, smoke, dust and fume extraction equipment.
Filtermist designed and installed a comprehensive centralised extraction system consisting of over 2.5 km of ducting connected to 24 Absolent A.Smoke80T filtration units to remove oil mist generated during the engine manufacturing process throughout the 100,000 m2 EMC. Working closely with JLR and its building contractors the extraction system was gradually built up over several months, and was officially commissioned in January 2015.
The A.Smoke80T units have individual capacity of 8,000 m³/h, making it a popular choice for demanding applications. Contaminated air passes through three different stages of filtration in the units, by which time, if required, the air is clean enough to be returned back to the workshop and the oil mist can be returned back to the coolant sump.
Filtermist’s managing director, James Stansfield says: “Our aftersales support service was a key factor in Jaguar Land Rover awarding the contract to Filtermist. The fact that we’re physically located so near to the EMC means any issues can be dealt with immediately.”
