Source Capture Systems
Protect your employees, improve indoor air quality, and maintain regulatory compliance with custom-engineered air contamination capture solutions.
What is Source Capture?
Source capture is the first and most critical step in any industrial air filtration system. Instead of allowing contaminants to circulate throughout your facility, properly designed capture systems collect pollutants directly at their source using strategically engineered hoods, enclosures, ductwork, and airflow controls.
At Air Quality Engineers, we engineer customized capture solutions that combine source capture, local exhaust ventilation (LEV), hoods, and airflow controls to improve indoor air quality, reduce contaminant exposure, and support safe, efficient facility operations.
Source Capture Solutions
Source Capture Points
Capture contaminants at the point of generation before they spread.
Custom Hoods
Engineered hooding designed around your process for effective contaminant capture.
Protective Enclosures
Maintain negative pressure to contain contaminants and minimize exposure.
Extraction Arms
Flexible source capture for welding, grinding, and other localized processes.
Downdraft & Backdraft Tables
Capture dust and fumes directly at the work surface.
Why Choose Air Quality Engineers?
We design engineered source capture systems that improve workplace safety, protect employees, and help facilities maintain cleaner, healthier environments.
Source Capture Solutions – Designed around your specific process, contaminants, and facility layout.
Effective Source Control – Capture contaminants before they spread throughout the workspace.
Improved Indoor Air Quality– Reduce employee exposure while supporting a healthier work environment.
Regulatory Compliance– Systems designed to help meet OSHA, NFPA, and applicable environmental standards.
Energy-Efficient Designs – Optimized airflow reduces operating costs while maintaining effective contaminant capture.
Complete Turnkey Support – From assessment and engineering through installation and ongoing service.
Serving Diverse Industries
Facilities that generate combustible dust require engineered protection to reduce explosion risks and maintain safe operations. Our dust explosion prevention solutions support OSHA and NFPA compliance across a wide range of industrial environments.
Agriculture and Grain
Cement & Building Materials
Industrial Processing Plants
Recycling & Material Recovery
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Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers about our process, service areas, and air quality solutions.
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An air contamination capture system removes airborne contaminants directly at the source before they can spread throughout the workplace, helping maintain cleaner and safer indoor air.
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These systems can capture a wide range of airborne contaminants, including dust, fumes, smoke, mist, vapors, and other particulates generated by industrial processes.
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Source capture removes contaminants at or near the point where they are generated, preventing them from spreading throughout the facility. This can provide more effective contaminant control while reducing the amount of conditioned air that needs to be exhausted.
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Yes. Air Quality Engineers can design custom capture solutions based on your processes, contaminants, equipment, airflow requirements, and facility layout. Our team can assess your application and develop a solution tailored to your specific needs.
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Air contamination capture systems can benefit many industries, including manufacturing, metal fabrication and welding, food and spice processing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, chemical processing, machining, recycling, and other industrial operations where airborne contaminants are generated.