Tool-Activated Blast Gates Improve Dust Collection

Grngate’s Blast Gates for dust collection systems not only open when you turn on a machine, but they also start the dust collector, a time- and back-saving system. The tracks on manual gates eventually get clogged, preventing the gate from closing completely and robbing your dust-collection system of efficiency. But with the GrnGate system, after you’ve turned off the machine, the dust collector runs for an additional 10 seconds to clear the line, which ensures that the gate’s track is free of debris so that it can close tightly. When the gate closes, the dust collector eventually turns off.

The gates and dust collector are tied to a control box with one switch that turns on the collector manually without opening a GrnGate blast gate, great for hybrid systems where some of the gates are still manual. Another switch allows you to manually open a GrnGate blast gate that is shared by several tools, or dedicated to a floor sweep.

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