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Apr
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A welding fume extractor is the equipment to use to remove welding fume created when working with metals used in welding applications. Welding extractors offered on our Remove The Fume e-commerce site are ideal for all kinds of smaller dust particles and weld fume removal applications. With a growing awareness…
Apr
03
Capture welding fume at source to reduce exposure to harmful airborne contaminants. About us: Remove The Fume offers factory direct pricing with free shipping on welding fume extraction equipment. Our clients are end users in fabricator welding shops, learning institutions and anywhere where welding metal fume is created as well…
Mar
27
Highlighting RTF welding fume equipment: Our story of a professional welder features metalworking artist Mr. Rich Baker of richcraftironworks.ca Rich Baker has spent years working professionally as a welder, his career has spanned from welding in the industrial sector of business to operating two welding studios. Rich is well known…
Mar
05
Studies support increased risks of lung cancer for welders and employees. In the recent evaluation by IARC welding fumes and UV radiation from welding have been classified as carcinogenic (Group 1). The carcinogenicity of welding fumes was re-evaluated and welding fumes and UV radiation from welding are now classified as…
Jan
02
Welding of stainless steel is a common process, which has increasing raised concerns for the working environment. Chromium is the basic alloy element of all groups of stainless steels. The majority of those steel grades contain nickel. During the welding process, chromium is converted to its hexavalent state, Cr(VI). The…
Dec
13
Factors determine the risks Scientific studies report the effect of welding fumes can cause all kinds of physical complaints and serious diseases such as cancer, asthma and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Welding fume and the composition of smoke vapor created when welding different types of metal create dangerous airborne particles…
Mar
06
Safety is always an important consideration when one undertakes a welding project. Being a welder can be a safe occupation if active precautions are taken, however, if the required safety measures are overlooked, welders might face a number of safety hazards such as electric shocks, fires, explosions, etc. To keep…
Nov
30
Welding fumes can be described as a complex blend of fluorides, silicates and metallic oxides. These fumes are generated when metal is heated well above its boiling point and the vapors condense to extremely fine solid particles. Fumes generated through welding normally contain elements from electrodes, the base material that…
Nov
01
The US Labor Laws and Rules require every employer in each US state to maintain the air quality and overall atmosphere in all industrial environments. This is because workers performing their duties in an environment which has poor air quality are potentially at risks of getting sick, and sometimes ill.…
