KEMPER says its new SmartFil extraction unit, developed for professional welders but affordable enough for newcomers, sets a new standard in mobile welding fume extraction for regular welding.
The basic version of the new unit is the “price/performance winner in its device class,” the company maintained. At a comparable price level, the SmartFil offers twice the filter surface and longer service life than similar systems. A larger replacement filter and other accessories also enable welders to upgrade the extraction unit. Equipped for the first time with a round filter insert in this device class, KEMPER also optimized the design to create a more attractive, rounded appearance.
The more different the hazard potential, the more different the necessary welding fume extraction: Which extraction unit is suitable for an individual welding application depends on both the duration of use and the amount of welding fumes produced. “Our SmartFil now provides an extraction unit for a wide range of hazard intensities—and at the best price/performance ratio,” claimed Björn Kemper, CEO of KEMPER.
The new extraction unit is available at a comparable price level to other industrial entry-level models but with a larger storage filter. At 25 square meters, the filter surface is up to twice as large as similar models.
Welders can further upgrade the SmartFil with optional accessories, KEMPER said. The choice for the replacement filter is between the 25 square meter standard filter or a storage filter with a filter surface of 42 square meters that extends the service life accordingly. In addition, the SmartFil can be optionally equipped with an automatic start/stop system and LED workplace lighting in the extraction hood.
While the optimized design of the extraction hood in the original equipment makes less tracking necessary, the new KEMPER extraction hood available at the end of the year in the extended version, in combination with the new 180-millimeter extraction arm, ensures a higher capture rate. The SmartFil is designed for these additional accessories: KEMPERbeats, a Bluetooth loudspeaker for playing your own music, an LED strip, and the integrated volume flow monitoring also make welding work safer and more pleasant.
KEMPER maintains SmartFil also is setting new standards in design. Like many comparable models, the extraction unit is no longer square but round. This is possible because—for the first time in this device class—KEMPER has integrated a round storage filter. As part of the housing, welders can easily remove this SafeChangeFilter from the extraction unit so its disposal is contamination free.
And thanks to its mobility and 360-degree rotating exhaust hood, the compact system can be used flexibly at changing workplaces. Welders gain greater reach by integrating longer extraction arms of up to 4 meters in a pipe or flexible hose version. The SmartFil filters more than 99.5% of alveolar dust particles.
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