New extraction system at JLR is a breath of fresh air

Filtermist’s managing director, James Stansfield, elaborated: “We worked closely with Jaguar Land Rover to establish the extent of its extraction requirements to ensure all aspects of the 100,000m² plant were taken into consideration.

“With almost 50 years’ experience in oil mist removal, Filtermist was more than qualified to support JLR in achieving its objective and we were delighted to be given the opportunity to use our expertise in such an innovative project.”

As well as manufacturing its own range of compact centrifugal oil mist filters, Filtermist is also the UK distributor for sister company Absolent AB’s oil mist, smoke, dust and fume extraction equipment.

Filtermist designed and installed a comprehensive centralised extraction system consisting of over 2.5km of ducting, connected to 24 Absolent A.Smoke80T filtration units to remove oil mist generated during the engine manufacturing process throughout the EMC. Working closely with JLR and its building contractors the extraction system was gradually built up over several months before commissioning.

The A.Smoke80T units have individual capacity of 8,000m³/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.

Mr Stansfield concluded: “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.

“Approximately 30% of the EMC’s 71 suppliers are UK-based companies and we are extremely proud to be one of them.”

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