by Adam Conley | May 14, 2018 | Dust Collection
Every design engineer has been told to follow the KISS Principal or “Keep It Simple Stupid.” Making something overly complex by design or bad choices in components can result in maintenance issues down the road. While designing and installing dust systems, I’ve seen...
by Matt Glover | May 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s NFL draft time and SysTech in the first round selected Braeden Glover out of Phoenixville, PA! Braeden brings mental toughness, emotional intelligence and quickness to the SysTech team. We’re looking forward to his participation at mini-camp. Couldn’t pass that...
by John Conley | Mar 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
SysTech would like to introduce to you their newest sales associate, Corey Mui. Corey brings high-energy and an inquisitiveness to learn the technical aspects of industrial ventilation systems. Corey lives in Wayne, PA and is a graduate of the University of...
by John Conley | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
In the first quarter 2018 edition of SPRAYTIME (Published by the International Thermal Spray Association, A Standing Committee of the American Welding Society), Adam Conley is interviewed sharing his knowledge of air handling fans in dust collection systems. Paul...
by Zachary Fausnaught | Feb 16, 2018 | Explosion Protection
Combustible dust affects nearly all manufacturing plants and needs a mitigation plan meeting all codes or standards, with input from the local authority having jurisdiction (AHJ), insurance carrier or internal company safety protocols. The NFPA is the governing body...
by Matt Glover | Aug 30, 2017 | Fans/Blowers
SysTech supplies fans and blowers to a diverse customer base and we frequently receive requests from OEMs as well as end users for special designs. We routinely process painted carbon steel fans but this past month we addressed requests for three differing stainless...
by Adam Conley | Aug 9, 2017 | Dust Collection
We always devote some time after presentations with a question and answer period and some of the best information comes out of these sessions. At this presentation, I was asked about explosion protection and what we commonly are asked and see in the field when...
by Matt Glover | Jul 26, 2017 | Fans/Blowers
Hartzell Air Movement, a manufacturer of industrial quality fans and blowers, recently drove a product trailer loaded with equipment to present a “hands on” demonstration of their capabilities to Maryland based engineers and end users. Hartzell recognizes that having...
by Adam Conley | Jun 26, 2017 | Explosion Protection, Fire Protection
First, what is NFPA 652 and why is it important? How does it impact our handling of fire and explosion safety concerns and regulations? Where and why did NFPA 652 originate? Let’s go back a bit further. The National Fire Protection Association or NFPA is a nonprofit...
by Matt Glover | Jun 7, 2017 | Air Pollution Control, Dust Collection
Whether due to health, legal, or insurance requirements silica dust is on the radar and like past “hot button” alerts such as asbestos and hexavalent chromium, requirements to address this issue are now in effect. As of June 23, 2016, the Occupational Safety and...
by Zachary Fausnaught | May 22, 2017 | Dust Collection
Commissioning of new systems can be a trying experience. Preparation before start-up can alleviate that angst with a few steps. Often the operation of newly installed dust collection systems is delayed, due to issues that arise during system startup. Most of these...
by John Conley | Mar 9, 2017 | Fans/Blowers
On February 6th through the 9th Hartzell Air Movement and SysTech drove a product trailer to several engineering firms to show the quality and project applicability of their industrial fans and blowers. Presenters were Chad Ewing of Hartzell and Adam Conley, Matt...
by Adam Conley | Dec 21, 2016 | Air Pollution Control, Explosion Protection
A recent project in Philadelphia, PA required a replacement of a Donaldson explosion vent. It happens – plastic membrex media gets old and fragile and needs to be replaced. Or maybe there’s a product shift and the Kst and Pmax change due to material...
by John Conley | Dec 6, 2016 | Fans/Blowers, News
Earlier this week, Hartzell Air Movement announced the industry’s first five-year limited warranty. Here are some key points from the announcement: “You have high expectations. So does Hartzell Air Movement. We know you expect the most reliable and durable...
by Adam Conley | Nov 22, 2016 | Dust Collection, Fire Protection
At a recent Lunch and Learn in greater Philadelphia, PA, I was asked about moving a dust collector to a new location within a plant and the attendee wanted to know what questions needed to be asked to satisfy applicable Codes and safety in general. I answered it...
by Matt Glover | Nov 7, 2016 | Fans/Blowers, News
SysTech Design has been assigned responsibility for marketing and servicing Hartzell Air Movement products in Maryland, Metro DC and the Northern counties of Virginia. This agreement expands upon SysTech’s existing partnership with Hartzell, adding to our sales area...
by John Conley | Jun 27, 2016 | News
Join us in welcoming Patrick Kane to SysTech We are pleased to have Patrick on board as an intern to learn and support our sales and engineering activities at SysTech. His enthusiastic personality and technical interests will help to propel our constantly...
by John Conley | Apr 15, 2016 | Dust Collection
Before going any further, DO NOT BUY a replacement dust collector filter until you ask yourself these questions: When you talk about your dust collector is there always a sigh of frustration? Are you satisfied with how long the filters last? Is the air flow at the...
by Zachary Fausnaught | Nov 30, 2015 | Dust Collection, Explosion Protection, Fire Protection
Combustible Dust Testing Made Easy Explosion protection systems are designed based on dust testing and Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) to confirm specific parameters for mitigating a deflagration. What we’ve seen is that almost every combustible dust is different and that...
by John Conley | Feb 24, 2015 | Dust Collection
SysTech Design Inc. has issued/posted their “Seven C’s of an Air Pollution Control System”. The 7Cs is a video depicting a typical dust collection system wherein the importance of equally important “key” components of a dust collection system design are presented....
