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Due to high demand from both students and employers, Ranken Technical College is offering a Fabrication and Welding Technology program in a brand new state-of-the-art facility with the industry leading Clean Air America Weldstation Welding Booths. These Weldstation Systems capture the welding smoke, filter and return the cleaned air back into the facility, protecting the students, the welding instructors as well as keeping the building nice and clean.

The curriculum includes oxy-fuel cutting, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW).

Clean Air Streamer™

Welding Smoke Removal for Manufacturing Facilities with Large Parts

How the Clean Air StreamerTM Works
The cross flow method of air filtration uses push pull technology to create air movement at a high velocity that moves welding smoke continuously through the air filters and returns clean air to the work space.

Clean Air Stream is powered by a Clean Air Smart Collector that varies in size depending on the requirements. A plenum on top of the Smart Collector uses adjustable louvers to create a circular "stream of clean air.

The recent redesign of WeldStation provides new energy savings because WeldStation Economizer's variable fans only run when welding.

LEAF stands for Low Energy Air Filtration and is an industry standard for greener products and work environments. Clean Air America works hard to provide environmentally friendly air filtration products, especially when they save on energy costs and feature low noise. With energy costs rising by 118% between 2006 and 2011, savings on these costs helps businesses, especially during the world recession.

Air quality within a manufacturing environment is critical to the health and well being of the company workforce.

Modern industrial processes produce significant quantities of airborne dust made up of a variety of particulates, which can be harmful to workers who breathe in the dust. Industrial processes such as welding, laser and plasma cutting, abrasive blasting, metal-working, mixing, and grinding handle dry materials which release minute dust particles in the air where they float freely or settle on surfaces.

Industrial environments require dust control systems that are designed to protect plant personnel from exposure to these hazardous airborne dust particulates.

Risks of Dust

Dust particles