Demolition company stakes reputation on dust control system.
When IronHustler president Dave Schielein began investigating alternative methods of dust suppression on demolition and recycling projects, the company had been using the same technique that most firms try: manually spraying the area with a hose. But Schielein was dissatisfied with the results.
“It was an expensive approach, having a worker spend an entire shift spraying the site,” he observed. “Even worse was the fact that it was so ineffective. The powerful spray would actually dislodge dust from the ground and send it airborne,” he said.
After doing some initial research, Schielein ultimately settled on a DustBoss DB-60 from Dust Control Technology. “We liked the fact that Dust Control Technology concentrates only on suppression, and they’re not concerned with selling a wide range of equipment. Dust management is all they do.”
The results were immediately apparent. “The effectiveness was the first thing we noticed,” Schielein continued. “The DB-60 covered a huge area with a very fine mist. Equipment from other suppliers tended to produce large droplets, more of a spray than a fog. And even the oscillating models couldn’t match the coverage area. In fact, this technology has proven so successful for us that we now include DustBoss literature in the package whenever we quote a job. Customers see that as part of our proposal, and they know we’re employing state-of-the-art dust suppression technology. I wouldn’t use anything else.”
