Scrap metal piles collect dirt, dust, and rust. Metal recycling facilities and scrap yards generate heavy dust and smoke emissions from scrap handling, shredding, and torch cutting large quantities. Without effective scrapyard dust suppression, these emissions compromise worker safety, damage equipment, threaten air quality compliance, and ultimately risk unnecessary project delays and expenses.

How Can We Improve Safety and Efficiency with Dust Suppression Technology?

1. Improve Air Quality During Scrap Handling and Torch Cutting

From grapples and loaders moving dry scrap to torches cutting thick metal sections, emissions from scrapyards are persistent and dangerous. Dust and smoke reduce visibility and release harmful particulates (PM10, PM2.5), posing health risks to workers and surrounding communities. HKD Blue dust suppression systems use precision misting to bind airborne particles before they spread, ultimately creating safer, cleaner work zones.

2. Protect Shredders, Loaders & Facility Equipment

Dust from stockpiles, load-out, and dry scrap material infiltrates equipment from shredders and conveyors to loader engines and hydraulics. This can lead to overheating, filter clogging, and frequent maintenance. Minimize dust infiltration at the source to reduce wear, lower maintenance costs, and extend equipment life in high-dust environments.

3. Mitigate Fire Risk and Stay Ahead of Regulations

Scrap yards are often located near industrial zones or urban neighborhoods, making them highly visible to regulators and communities. Dust and smoke emissions can lead to neighbor complaints, fines, and shutdowns. The fine metallic dust also presents ignition risks during shredding and torch-cutting operations. HKD Blue systems reduce fire hazards while lowering insurance premiums and maintaining operating permits.

4. Deploy Mobile, Flexible Dust Suppression on Demand

Recycling facilities are dynamic. Equipment is constantly moving, and operations shift between torching, sorting, and loading. From localized suppression to perimeter control, scrapyards require dust suppression solutions that adapt to their layout and operations.

HKD Blue’s mobile dust suppression systems, including trailer-mounted cannons and self-contained misting units, offer flexible deployment for fast-changing job sites.

5. Partner With Experts on Smart Dust Control Plans

Every scrapyard faces unique jobsite and community challenges, requiring local knowledge and industry expertise to help you execute a dust control or particulate matter (PM) emissions strategy that fits each site’s dynamic conditions.

HKD Blue ensures a complete engineering partnership. Our in-house engineering team develops comprehensive installation plans that address both operational efficiency and community impact concerns.

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The HKD Blue Advantage

Born problem solvers, our mission began when a port in Quebec City had a persistent dust problem that had proven difficult to resolve. As industry leading snowmakers, we drew on HKD Snowmakers’ 35 years of water atomization expertise, bringing a fresh perspective and engineering something entirely new. 

To this day, our dust suppression technology is engineered for the most extreme climates, from frigid mountain peaks to scorching desert quarries. While we are proud to engineer the most powerful dust control cannons and advanced dust suppression systems, we don’t just sell equipment–we partner with you to create efficient, economical, and effective solutions for each site’s unique challenges.

Our promise:

• • • Superior Engineering:  Proven atomization technology.
    • Immediate ROI: Reduced labor, fines, and downtime.
    • Unmatched Support: Training, service, and a dealer network that keeps your equipment running.

Ready to Control Dust More Efficiently?

When standard solutions don’t work, we engineer ones that do. Explore our dust suppression cannons or connect with our team to find the right solution for your site.