IAP Air Products offers a full line of Extraction Arms / Snorkels that can be utilized to safely control process fumes, dust, and smoke. Extraction Arms are specially designed for applications where source capture is desired before the contamination spreads into the workers breathing zone. The applications often involve minor ingredient weigh stations, welding, or cutting and dumping operations.
Welding Fume Extraction Arms are utilized in a wide range of industries and other industrial applications. You may see fume arms used by welders, chemists,wood workers or in even in factories.
Regardless of the system, capturing fumes at the source is the only effective way to eliminate health hazards, and Extraction Arms / Snorkels are the most common products. Whenever possible, capturing and controlling at the source is the recommended approach. Source capture involves utilizing hoods to extract the contamination at or near the generation source to protect the worker and prevent the contamination from migrating elsewhere in the facility. Source capture is the most effective means of capture and requires the least amount of energy and initial investment to accomplish. Source capture can be accomplished utilizing Welding Fume Extraction Arms / Snorkels.
Typical Workplaces can be:
Welding Fume Extraction Arms / Snorkels can be mounted on a wall, column, I-Beam, or can be mounted on a workbench. Any location requires a sturdy structure, or supplemental supports may be required to support the counterweight of the Arms. Additionally, they can be mounted to booms, rails, or filtration boxes. Fans can be mounted directly on top of the Arms for single use applications, or they can be tied to a central ductwork system and then filtered through a dust/fume collector or exhausted outside.
Welding Fume Extraction Arms / Snorkels vary in diameter based upon air volume from 3” to 8” (350 cfm to 1000 cfm). The Arms vary in length from 5’ to 14’ and are equipped with a high efficiency extraction hood. They are designed to move smoothly and easily into position to extract contaminated air from a worker’s breathing zone. They are durable, robust and virtually maintenance free. The Extraction Arms / Snorkels are self-supporting with smooth, low-friction control and require the least maintenance of any Arms on the market today.
Benefits of Welding Fume Extraction Arms / Snorkels, include:
For longer reach applications and where overhead cranes can restrict the installation of duct work, swing boom Arms are provided in conjunction with an Arms. These swing boom Arms will reach from 18’ to 35’. With very little force, an operator can swing the whole set up from left to right.
For long distances applications, rails are provided with an Arms attached to a trolley. These rail type systems come in endless lengths as they are joined by splice kits. Once again, an operator can move the Arms with very little force.
