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ExpandX-1 Portable Laser Fume Extractor
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The Filtrabox ExpandX-1 is a compact, high-performance laser fume extraction system designed for small to mid-sized industrial laser applications. Built for efficiency and flexibility, it effectively captures, filters, and recirculates clean air back into the workspace—helping maintain a safer, cleaner production environment without the need for external venting.
Equipped with a powerful single-blower system and high-capacity, three-stage HEPA filtration, the ExpandX-1 delivers reliable airflow and exceptional particulate removal, making it ideal for laser engraving, cutting, and marking operations. Its portable design allows for easy integration into existing workflows while minimizing floor space requirements.
What sets the ExpandX-1 apart is its expansion-ready architecture. As production demands grow, an additional blower module can be added at any time to double the airflow capacity, instantly transforming the system into an ExpandX-2. This upgrade capability makes it a future-proof solution—whether you’re running more demanding materials or supporting dual laser setups from a single filtration system.
Designed to grow with your operation, the Filtrabox ExpandX-1 offers scalable performance, clean air confidence, and long-term value for professional laser environments.
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Laser Fumes Are Made Up of Two Components:
1. Respirable dust:
All laser marking, engraving, and laser cutting systems (C02, fiber, and YAG lasers) unavoidably generate respirable dust (2.5 microns and less in diameter). Given their small diameter, the individual dust particles are invisible to the naked eye but can usually be seen as smoke in high concentrations. Respirable dust can penetrate deep into the lungs and increase health risks. However, high-quality, performance-tested HEPA filters can remove respirable dust from the air, therefore making the air safe to breathe. FIltrabox uses high-performance HEPA filters with an impressive tested efficiency of 99.999% @ 0.3 microns. This means that it removes 99.999% of the most aerodynamically penetrating particles, known to be 0.3 microns, while smaller and larger particles are even more effectively captured, resulting in extremely clean air, free of respirable dust.
2. Volatile Organic Compounds / VOCs:
Volatile Organic Compounds, also known as VOCs, are the gaseous component of the contaminants emitted during the laser vaporization of most materials. Sustained exposure to high concentrations of VOCs is a health risk. Most VOC molecules will physically bond to the activated carbon’s network of microscopic pores. This is called adsorption. Some other VOCs require alternative chemical treatments to deactivate them. Filtrabox’s blend of both high-performance activated carbon adsorption media and potassium permanganate chemical treatment media offers the broadest range of laser VOC protection available.
Activated carbon is very porous. Three types of pores exist in activated carbon. These pores capture and retain contaminants within them.
- Micropores: the radius is smaller than 1 nanometer (best for gas molecules).
- Mesopores: the radius is 1-25 nanometers
- Macropores: the radius is larger than 25 nanometers
Carbon types with a high proportion of micropores are best for adsorbing gas molecules. We use coconut shell-activated carbon which has the highest micropore content.
Additional Information
| Technical Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Noise Level | 50 dB (quiet operation) |
| Maximum Airflow | 235 CFM |
| Height | 38 in. |
| Width | 15 in. |
| Depth | 31 in. |
| Warranty | 1 year |
| Included Filters | |
| Pre-Filter | 1 pre-filter + 1 spare* Material: Glass fiber Total media: 30 m² Cartridge: Rigid aluminum case |
| HEPA Filter | Material: Glass fiber Total media: 15 m² Cartridge: Rigid aluminum case |
| Chemical Cartridge Set | 1 pair** Media: Coconut shell carbon / KMnO₄ Total media: 80 lbs Cartridge: Rigid aluminum case |
| Electrical | |
| Voltage | 230 / 120 V |
| Frequency | 50–60 Hz |
| Rated Amps | 6 / 12 A |
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