Preserving the Planet, Protecting Lives
Clean Process.
Efficient Filtration.
Four decades of custom-engineered dust collection for cement, foundry, chemical, food processing, and metal recycling.
Twenty-five years and counting — CPEF is more than a contractor to us. They have become part of our team.
On safety they are conscientious and solid. On customer service they are second to none.
The system delivered and functioned as promised. I look forward to working with CPEF in the future.
Twenty-two days running continuously at 4–6″ WG. He could not remember the last time it ran that long without a problem.
The difference
Most Dust Collection Problems
Are Specification Problems
An off-the-shelf collector sized from a chart will meet its nameplate rating and then
spend a decade underperforming on your specific dust. The difference between a
system that holds its differential pressure for years and one that fights you every quarter
is decided before anything is fabricated.
We build from 400 to 200,000 CFM, and every system is engineered to the application
rather than assembled from standard modules. We start with dust characterisation and
gas flow measurement, then design around what we find — air-to-cloth ratio, media,
inlet geometry, and cleaning parameters all set by your process rather than a catalogue.
It costs more up front. It costs considerably less over ten years.
Equipment
What We Build
Baghouse Collectors
Pulse jet fabric filtration for the heaviest duty high loading, high temperature, abrasive particulate.
Cartridge Collectors
Pleated media packing more filtration area into a smaller housing, for fine dust in tight plants.
Bin Vent Filters
Mounts on the vessel and returns captured material into it. No hopper, no duct run.
Combustible Dust Systems
Filtration and explosion protection engineered as one system, sized against your DHA.
Mechanical Cyclones
Inertial separation with no media to replace — alone, or as a pre-cleaner that protects the collector behind it.
The approach
How We Work
STAGE 01
Characterise
Dust sampling, particle size analysis, gas flow measurement, and review of your operating data. We find out what we are actually filtering before designing anything.
STAGE 02
Size
Air-to-cloth ratio, filter area, and media set from the characterisation — conservatively, because filter life is worth more than the saving on a smaller housing.
STAGE 03
Design
Housing, inlet geometry, hopper, discharge, access, and explosion protection, laid out around the building and the access you actually have.
STAGE 04
Support
Fabrication, installation supervision, commissioning, operator training, and parts — from the people who designed it.
Proof
Measured Results, Not Adjectives
Five installations, each reporting what actually changed after commissioning.
Cement & Aggregates
92,000 ACFM baghouse for a kiln at the edge of its permit
Bag life 11 → 17 months, maintenance halved
Foundry
135,000 ACFM of EAF fume capture, and a melt shop that cleared
Bag replacement frequency down 25%
Cement & Aggregates
92,000 ACFM baghouse for a kiln at the edge of its permit
Equipment life +50–60%, capture 14%
Services
Diagnose
Site Assessment
Measurement and honest diagnosis before anyone specifies equipment — including when the answer is that your collector is fine.
Restore
Rebuilds & Re-Cores
New internals in your existing housing, often restoring full performance at a fraction of replacement cost.
Maintain
Maintenance & Parts
Scheduled service, changeouts, and replacement parts — on our equipment and most other manufacturers’.
Protect
Explosion Protection
DHA support, NFPA gap assessment, and retrofit evaluation for combustible dust systems.
Solutions for Diverse Industrial Environments
From manufacturing plants to processing facilities, our systems are built to meet demanding industrial conditions.
Chemical Industries
Corrosion-resistant filtration for corrosive and combustible powders.
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Food Processing
Sanitary stainless systems, wash-down capable, with dust protection.
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Metal Processing
Smoke, fume, and metallic particulate at sustained high temperature.
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Manufacturing
Grinding, blasting, and conveying dust across general production.
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Aggregates Industries
Abrasive mineral dust at high volume, in cement, lime, and aggregate.
05Services
Trusted by Industrial Leaders Since 1986
Several of these relationships are measured in decades rather than projects.
CPEF is a legend among giants
On safety they are conscientious and solid. On customer service they are second to none. He and his team approach everything — advising, maintaining, installing — as if our plant were their own. They are truly partners in the success of our business.
American Zinc Recycling
More than a contractor to us
Due to their professionalism and character, CPEF is more than a contractor to us — they have become part of our team. Whether an innovative industrial solution or a simple fix is needed, CPEF has been there for us. Twenty-five years and counting.
Carmeuse North America
Tell Us About Your Application
Send us your airflow, dust type, temperature, and plant constraints. Our engineers will size a system for your process — and tell you plainly if something else would serve you better.