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Camfil fulfills its promise of products that are designed for sustainability, health and lowest possible operational cost

At Camfil, the idea of air filtration goes beyond just producing clean air. The goal is to improve the environments where so many people spend most of their time; to protect the health of the countless people around the world who would otherwise spend their days working and breathing polluted air.

Anders Sundvik, Vice President of Research and Development at Camfil, states, “Our business is all about energy efficiency, safety and health. We believe that the right to breathe clean air is a basic human right. Air filtration is not just about producing clean air as it is about protecting people’s health.”

Based in Trosa, a small village in Sweden, Camfil began more than 50 years ago as a family-owned company, and continues to run as one today. Since our beginnings i..

Clean Air Solution by Camfil USA. Leader in Air Filters for Commercial and Industrial applications.

Don’t be fooled by inferior products that offer a lower initial price but cost you more in the long run

When choosing an air filter, it is important to look beyond the initial cost of the filter itself, and consider all the associated costs involved with the use of a particular filter over its lifetime. Factors such as effect on energy consumption, performance loss over time, labor costs for installation and removal, and even disposal costs, all combine to make up what is known as the total cost of ownership, or TCO. The total cost of ownership is a financial estimate that allows buyers and owners to determine both the direct and indirect costs associated with a product or system.

As a simplified example, let’s look at two hypothetical air filter products, Product A with a price of $100 and Product B with a price of $50. At first look Product B seems to be the more economical choice. ..

Clean Air Solution by Camfil USA. Leader in Air Filters for Commercial and Industrial applications.

Camfil Dual 9 Pleated Panel Air Filters extend life expectancy, reduce energy consumption, save labor, protect equipment and ventilation systems, and maintain their rated efficiency through their entire time of use

Stockholm, Sweden – October 26, 2016: Camfil, a world leader in air filtration and clean air solutions, recently announced the release of the 30/30 Dual 9 Air Filter, a revolution in the air filtration industry.

“Today’s low cost pleated filters only have a maximum life expectancy of three months, and significant reduction of their filtration performance over that same time period,” said Armando Brunetti, Executive Vice President for Camfil Americas. “The 30/30 Dual 9 Air Filter offers 9 to 12 months of life expectancy with a game-changing MERV-9-A efficiency.”

The 30/30 Dual 9 Air Filter is designed with improved filter media that utilizes a proprietary progressive dual-l..

Clean Air Solution by Camfil USA. Leader in Air Filters for Commercial and Industrial applications.

From the smallest local “greasy spoon” favorites to industrial operations making thousands of prepared meals per day, Camfil can provide a solution that will work for every business.

Whether it’s sitting for a six-course meal at a fancy five-star restaurant or grabbing a quick bite for lunch at a favorite fast food place, it’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t like to leave the cooking to someone else once in a while and have a meal out. Just looking around any typical neighborhood it’s easy to find everything from popular local foods to exotic cuisines from around the world.

Even though restaurants come in all shapes and sizes with so many different types of foods, there is one thing they all have in common. The constant cooking that goes on in every food establishment releases all kinds of harmful pollutants into the air, both inside and outside.

Cooking Creates Contamination

The si..

Clean Air Solution by Camfil USA. Leader in Air Filters for Commercial and Industrial applications.

In any cleanroom facility, maintaining strict cleanliness requirements is a monumental challenge. Absolutely everything, both inside and outside of the room, is a potential source of contamination

Cleanroom facilities are vital to any industry working within the areas of life sciences or electronic component production. Whether manufacturing pharmaceuticals, working with high tech semiconductors or researching biological specimens, even the smallest stray particles in the air can cause disastrous results requiring expensive downtime and cleanup procedures.

In any cleanroom facility, maintaining strict cleanliness requirements is a monumental challenge. Absolutely everything, both inside and outside of the room, is a potential source of contamination. From the equipment used for work all the way down to the very air in the room, everything must be scrutinized and controlled to keep con..

Clean Air Solution by Camfil USA. Leader in Air Filters for Commercial and Industrial applications.

Everything must be considered in order to make the environment in a cleanroom as easy to maintain as possible. Camfil’s patented high-tech filters are the perfect solution.

A cleanroom is a controlled environment where various types of products are manufactured. Cleanroom facilities are used in several industries where even the smallest amount of contamination can affect the quality of the end product, such as with pharmaceutical and semiconductor production.

In every cleanroom the concentration of airborne particles must be controlled to specific limits, which are usually determined by the type of product(s) being manufactured. Contaminants in the air can be generated by people, manufacturing processes, facilities and equipment. In order to maintain the required low levels of contaminants in the air, these microscopic particles must be constantly removed through a process of air circ..

Clean Air Solution by Camfil USA. Leader in Air Filters for Commercial and Industrial applications.

Without a solution in place to remove all of this lead from the air, and the environment, lead poisoning is not just a risk, it is a certainty

The sport of shooting is popular in the United States. Current estimates put the number of firing ranges in the country at somewhere between sixteen and eighteen thousand, with about ten thousand of those being indoor firing ranges. People of all ages and from all walks of life enjoy the freedom to practice their shooting skills and even fire exotic and legendary guns they’ve only read about or seen in movies.

What many shooting enthusiasts don’t realize is the danger of lead poisoning that is associated with their hobby. The bullets used in any type of gun contain lead. From the bullets themselves, to the primer compound contained in the bullet casings, lead is a major component in the manufacture of gun ammunition.

Lead Lingering in The Air
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The only way to eliminate the problem of SBS once and for all is to ensure that a building’s air is properly filtered and circulated

The term sick building syndrome, sometimes referred to as SBS, is used to describe situations in which a building’s occupants experience acute negative health and comfort effects that appear to be associated with time spent in the building, but there is no specific identifiable cause or illness that can be found. In some cases, complaints may be associated with certain rooms or zones within the building, in others, they may be spread throughout the entire building. A key part of the definition of SBS is that the symptoms disappear once the individual has left the building.

The condition is often temporary, but some buildings have exhibited long term problems. The World Health Organization (WHO) has suggested that up to 30% of new and remodeled buildings..

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The average person consumes more than 10,000 liters of air every day as they breathe, and spends 90% of their time indoors. Making the choice to filter the air where you live or work could be the single greatest thing you do to improve your overall health.

When it comes to indoor environments, a major source of the contaminants and pollution that affect indoor air quality are volatile organic compounds, or VOCs. They are often mentioned in reports or warnings about the quality of indoor air, but rarely explained.

What Are Volatile Organic Compounds?

Organic compounds are carbon based chemicals that are found in all living things. Volatile organic compounds are organic compounds that easily convert to gases or vapors. They contain many elements and include oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, fluorine, bromine, chlorine and sulfur.

VOCs can be released from burning fuels like gasoline, wood, ..

Clean Air Solution by Camfil USA. Leader in Air Filters for Commercial and Industrial applications.

With a full line of filtration products built with more than 50 years of experience behind them, Camfil has a solution to fit any need and any industry

When most people think about the HVAC system in their home or workplace, they tend to drop the V (ventilation) and just think about the heating and air conditioning (the H and AC). They think of how the system keeps them comfortable in terms of temperature, but rarely give much thought to how comfortable they are in terms of the quality of the air they are breathing.

In reality, without some type of filtration, the indoor air quality of most spaces would not just be terrible, but actually dangerous. From outdoor pollution that gets pulled inside and trapped, to contaminants released by products and processes that are used inside, all kinds of dangerous substances are in the indoor air that we breathe. This is why air filtration is impo..