An excellent article co-authored by Tony Supine and Mike Walters, “How to Make Sure Your Dust Collection System Complies with Combustible Dust Standards,” reveals the history for the purpose of combustible dust standards by OSHA, the NFPA, and the CSB but also provides knowledgeable insight into explosion prevention methods and the shortcomings thereof as well […]

In industrial ducting and dust collection systems, blast gates or “cut-offs” can conserve air volume by opening and closing various parts of the duct system in order to provide air only to the machines or operation that is in use at the time. This can result in lessening the size of the collector required or […]

In this article, the term Industrial Duct refers to ducting used under negative pressure (suction) for the removal of fugitive dust or fume generated during the production process. The design of industrial ducting that is under negative pressure and containing particulate requires a different set of engineering parameters than those associated with the design of […]

It is no small thing that wood dust particles are carcinogenic, most likely due to the chemicals used to treat and preserve lumber against moisture, decay, termites, and fire, to name a few. Wood dust that is less than 10 microns in size is most dangerous to humans because it stays airborne longer, penetrates deeper […]

US Duct was recently featured in an article on the Triad Business Journal’s Biz Blog! Reporter Katie Arcieri provides some details about our facility in Kernersville, as well as some information about our services: Industry executives Steve McDaniel and David Kennedy this week announced the founding of US Duct, a Kernersville-based company that provides industrial ductwork products to customers nationwide. […]