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Griffin Filters Unveils NFPA-68 Compliant Dust Collectors

(May 02, 2008)-- Griffin Filters, a subsidiary of Cemtrex released National Fire Protection Association-68 (NFPA-68) compliant dust collectors designed specifically to help customers facing fines and operations shutdown by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

The NFPA has issued a new revision to their guidelines, thus requiring compliance on issues such as rupture vent designs and locations on enclosures, including dust collectors, handling explosive or combustible dusts, gases, and mists. NFPA-68 now places a greater emphasis on total plant safety in areas where explosions could occur. The requirements of this revision must be incorporated in all-new baghouse collectors and may have to be retrofitted into some existing baghouse collectors.

"To help our customers comply with the new rule we will be offering them free evaluation of their current system to determine if they need to upgrade or modify their current installations," said Mr. Arun Govil, CEO & President of Cemtrex Inc. "We have made great improvements to our product line and address really important issues for our customers and plant safety."

OSHA has the legal authority to implement fines, shut down equipment, and force plants to correct any potentially hazardous situations. In addition, as a result of significant insurance outlays to rebuild plants after a number of catastrophic explosions, the insurance industry is also pressuring processing plants to correct problem areas before an explosion can occur.

Griffin Filters is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cemtrex Inc. and has been a leader in fabric filter dust collection for over 40 years. It offers shaker-style collectors for the concrete, aggregate and construction industries and custom-engineered pulse jet collectors for a wide variety of industries such as cement, plastics, chemical, power, steel, food and minerals. Griffin offers an unusually large selection of standard models which gives it the ability to match the widest range of application needs, whether solids processing, product recovery or air pollution control.

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