Its well-known throughout industry that maintenance departments frequently mention dust collectors as one of their least favorite responsibilities and it shows in how many facilities habitually neglect these systems. However, while often ignored, these systems frequently lead to stoppages in production or even entire plant shutdowns when they malfunction or degrade due to neglect. When a shutdown occurs, in addition to receiving much of the blame for the incident, maintenance staff often must work long hours under intense pressure to get the systems back up and running as quickly as possible.
Preventative maintenance for dust collectors can go a long way to prevent such stressful and costly incidents for maintenance departments.