By utilizing specialty-blended activated carbon filters, facilities can benefit from added adsorption rates aiding to improve operator safety and overall air quality. Certain chemicals such as formaldehyde are hard to filter using standard activated carbon filters. For these harder to filter chemical fumes, Sentry Air offers a variety of specialty-blended filter media. What are specialty-blended… Learn More
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Deluxe Ductless Fume Hood (DCH2) Now UL-Certified
Sentry Air’s Deluxe Ductless Fume Hood aka DCH2 is now a UL-certified product. The DCH2 – Ductless Fume Hood Gen II underwent stringent testing by UL to ensure operator safety and product functionality. Who is UL? UL, Underwriters Laboratories, is a widely known non-profit organization that offers testing, inspection, and certification services to companies… Learn More
New Product: Quick Ship Walk-in Hoods
Sentry Air Systems will now be offering off-the-shelf walk-in hoods or Quick Ship Walk-in Hoods. Quick Ship Walk-in Hoods ship in 5 business days instead of the industry standard 4-6 weeks+ lead time. With a few custom options, Quick Ship Walk-in Hoods provide a timely solution to help your facility start controlling fumes and particulate…. Learn More
Germ Killer UV Air Purifier – Powerful UV Air Cleaner to Help Reduce Disease Transmission
During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our product development team saw a need for an ambient air cleaner that used UV light to help prevent disease transmission. After extensive product and market research, we concluded that the UV air purifiers on the market had issues with UV light leaks and lacked safety features… Learn More
Safety in the Science Classroom: Chemistry Fume Hoods and Air Cleaners
To improve safety in the science classroom, educational facilities should utilize Fume Hoods and Air Cleaners. Fume Hoods, such as Ductless Fume Hoods or Exhaust Hoods, provide the first layer of defense against harmful fumes and particulate created from experiments, demonstrations, or studies. Chemistry Fume Hoods can also help protect from other hazards such… Learn More
5 Air Quality Tips to Improve Work Efficiency
Do you know why it is important to increase the air quality in the workplace… …because when air quality is improved, work efficiency improves. This is mostly due to the decrease in health conditions caused by compromised air. Air quality decreases when levels of contaminants accumulate faster than they can be ventilated or eliminated; and… Learn More
Improving Ventilation and Air Filtration to Help Prevent COVID Transmission in the Workplace
After two years of working from home, many companies have started searching for ways to get back to work while still protecting employees from COVID. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends utilizing a multi-layered protection approach including masks, social distancing, hand hygiene, vaccination, and improving the building’s ventilation (Ref. 1). Using… Learn More
COVID-19 Air Filtration Solutions for Schools
This year, the start of the school year has a much different climate and routine with schools using varied instructional methods including virtual classrooms, in-person instruction, and a combination of both. In-person instruction can play a vital role in a student’s education, emotional and social development, and mental health support (Ref. 1). Likewise, schools furnish… Learn More