Here at EXAIR, we’re used to taking calls from customers that have grown tired of replacing electrical shop vacs used in manufacturing plants. The simple truth is, these shop vacs are not designed for rugged industrial use. Sure, they’re readily available and fairly cheap. But if they’re not designed for the task at hand, you’re wasting time and money continuing to invest in replacements.

EXAIR’s Chip Vac is a compressed air operated industrial duty vacuum designed specifically for vacuuming up chips and shavings. The powerful vacuum is suitable for use with metal, wood, or plastic chips and is designed to thread into the 2” NPT bung on standard drum lids. The Chip Vac can handle dry or wet chips from fixtures, floors and work surfaces of machining centers, lathes, saws, mills, and a variety of other industrial equipment.

Electrically powered vacuums or shop vacs are not designed to be operated in a rugged industrial environment. Filters clog, motors wear out, and you find yourself frequently replacing them. EXAIR’s Chip Vac has NO moving parts to wear out, doesn’t require maintenance, and needs nothing but a source of compressed air to operate. In addition, the sound level produced is half of that produced by an electric vacuum.

The Chip Vac is sold in systems both with and without the drum. EXAIR has 5, 30, 55, and 110 gallon systems available for a wide range of applications. If you already have spare drums in your facility, the Chip Vac is also available with just the lid assembly, Chip Vac, 10’ hose, tools, and filter bag to attach to the top of your own drums. All systems will include a drum lid with a locking right that easily fits onto the top of a standard open-top drum. It’s easy to remove and place onto another drum so that different materials can be easily kept separate for recycling. Recycling companies will pay a premium price for pre-sorted chips and shavings.

With the Chip Vac, it’s as easy as removing the lid and placing it onto a new drum in between jobs. Don’t waste your time fooling with and replacing electrical vacuum systems. Get yourself a vacuum designed for the job. One that will last you year after year!

Get in contact with an Application Engineer today to discuss how EXAIR can help solve your industrial vacuum needs with a maintenance-free product, shipped from stock same day.

Tyler Daniel, CCASS

Application Engineer

E-mail: TylerDaniel@EXAIR.com

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