EXAIR has released a compressed air-powered vacuum system to handle chips and other such dry materials.
The Mini Chip Vac System can be used to clean the objects from the fixtures, floors and work surfaces of machining centres, lathes, saws, mills and other industrial equipment.
The company says the unit creates a powerful cyclonic action which can collect metal, wood and plastic chips and store them in an included 19L container. A 0.1 µm filter bag traps any dusty materials, like absorbents, to keep the ambient air clean.
According to the distributor, the device also includes a shutoff valve, a three metre flexible hose, an aluminium chip wand, two extension wands, a crevice tool, a brush, a skimmer and a floor tool. In addition to these features, it does not have any motors which could potentially get clogged or wear out.