Fume Extraction Systems

fficient and reliable welding fume extraction is no longer a “nice to have” for MIG welding, MAG welding, TIG welding, plasma welding, aluminum welding, etc., but a strict requirement. Meanwhile, stricter regulations apply in Germany for manufacturing companies that employ welders. ABICOR BINZEL offers a range of fume extraction systems for extracting welding fumes – all designed for mobile welding fume extraction and mainly for extraction at the point of origin, so-called extraction at source. This extraction method is even expressly emphasized in the new regulations from 2020 as the most efficient procedure and ABICOR BINZEL also offers the appropriate extraction torches for this.

The best way to find out which of the ABICOR BINZEL welding fume extraction systems is the most suitable for your individual needs is on site. For sure: The fume extraction systems shown here are suitable for beginners in the field of welding fume extraction as well as for companies that want to or have to upgrade their existing stationary hall extraction system according to the specifications.

The various gases contained in welding fumes consist of tiny dust particles. Some of them even are classified as ultrafine dust and penetrate into the smallest alveoli when inhaled, settling there, disrupting gas exchange and preventing oxygen from being released into the bloodstream. The resulting effects are far-reaching. The fumes produced during welding must therefore not be allowed to enter the welder's airways in the first place. If you take a closer look at the diffusion of welding fumes from the process, you can clearly see that even with hall extraction and hall ventilation, the fumes must first pass the welder's head before they can be extracted. This is avoided with extraction at source, as the fumes are captured at their point of origin and directed to the extraction system via the cable assembly. The welder's head is not exposed to fumes.

Welding fume extraction systems with so-called W3 approval are required for welding materials that contain nickel oxide or chromium (VI) compounds and are therefore highly carcinogenic. Fume extraction systems with this feature are also labeled as such. They contain a special filter of welding fume separation class W3 with a separation efficiency of ≥ 99 % in accordance with DIN EN ISO 15012-1. ABICOR BINZEL currently has two fume extraction systems that meet these requirements: the FEC W3 fume extraction system and the FES-200 W3. However, the welding fume extraction systems in the xFUME^® range will soon also be W3-approved.