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    "generated_date": "2026-07-28",
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      "market_entity_id": "MKT-m25",
      "market_name": "Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing",
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        "Hot Material Recovery",
        "Alternative Control Required",
        "Bulk Recovery + Pre-Separation",
        "Airborne Dust Source Capture",
        "Settled Debris Housekeeping",
        "Overhead, Pit or Hard-Access Recovery",
        "Central / Multi-Point Vacuum Network"
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        "Continuous-Duty Three-Phase & High-Power Vacuums",
        "Engineering / alternative control",
        "Industrial Dust Collectors & Source Capture",
        "Centralized Vacuum Systems"
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        "scenario_id": "SCN-M25-0213",
        "market_code": "M25",
        "market_name": "Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing",
        "department_or_area": "Forge press / hammer",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Scale cleanup",
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        "parent_material_family_name": "Metal Chips, Swarf & Turnings",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
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        "control_mode": "Hot Material Recovery",
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        "candidate_products": "PUMA 20 SP; PUMA 30 P SP; PUMA 35 P SP; TX 550 P SP; TX 750 SP",
        "qualification_questions": "actual material temperature; cooling time; ignition potential; hose/tool/filter ratings; separator; access and disposal",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "Do not collect glowing, molten or ignition-capable material in a standard vacuum.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "Temperature, ignition and fire review",
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        "scenario_priority": "P0",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/forging-heat-treat-heavy-metal-processing.json#SCN-M25-0213",
        "answer_summary": "For forge scale and heavy-debris recovery in Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing, resolve actual material temperature; cooling time; ignition potential; hose/tool/filter ratings; separator; access and disposal. The control method is hot material recovery; route to continuous-duty three-phase & high-power vacuums only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "status": "Complete"
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        "scenario_id": "SCN-M25-0214",
        "market_code": "M25",
        "market_name": "Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing",
        "department_or_area": "Heat-treat furnace",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Furnace maintenance",
        "application_use_case": "Cooled scale, soot and refractory debris",
        "material_examples": "scale, soot, refractory dust",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-15",
        "parent_material_family_name": "Hot Crumbs, Ash, Soot & Oven Residue",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-10",
        "control_mode": "Hot Material Recovery",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-02",
        "primary_category_name": "Continuous-Duty Three-Phase & High-Power Vacuums",
        "product_family_group": "PF-HEAVY",
        "candidate_product_count": 5,
        "candidate_products": "PUMA 20 SP; PUMA 30 P SP; PUMA 35 P SP; TX 550 P SP; TX 750 SP",
        "qualification_questions": "actual material temperature; cooling time; ignition potential; hose/tool/filter ratings; separator; access and disposal",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "Do not collect glowing, molten or ignition-capable material in a standard vacuum.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "Temperature, ignition and fire review",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Production Supervision / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P0",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/forging-heat-treat-heavy-metal-processing.json#SCN-M25-0214",
        "answer_summary": "For cooled scale, soot and refractory debris in Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing, resolve actual material temperature; cooling time; ignition potential; hose/tool/filter ratings; separator; access and disposal. The control method is hot material recovery; route to continuous-duty three-phase & high-power vacuums only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "status": "Complete"
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        "scenario_id": "SCN-M25-0215",
        "market_code": "M25",
        "market_name": "Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing",
        "department_or_area": "Quench area",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Wet cleanup",
        "application_use_case": "Quench-fluid and scale compatibility review",
        "material_examples": "quench fluid, scale, sludge",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-01",
        "parent_material_family_name": "Coolant, Oil, Liquids & Sludge",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-14",
        "control_mode": "Alternative Control Required",
        "primary_category_name": "Engineering / alternative control",
        "product_family_group": "PF-NONE",
        "candidate_product_count": 0,
        "qualification_questions": "material identity; process source; chemistry; temperature; airborne versus settled state; regulatory and engineering controls",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "Do not force an industrial vacuum recommendation when another control technology is required.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "SDS, industrial hygiene, ventilation or alternative-control engineering",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Production Supervision / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P0",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/industrial-vacuuming-solutions-industry/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/forging-heat-treat-heavy-metal-processing.json#SCN-M25-0215",
        "answer_summary": "For quench-fluid and scale compatibility review in Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing, resolve material identity; process source; chemistry; temperature; airborne versus settled state; regulatory and engineering controls. The control method is alternative control required; route to engineering / alternative control only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "Proof gap: Labs test or case study recommended",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/industrial-vacuuming-solutions-industry/",
        "status": "Complete"
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        "scenario_id": "SCN-M25-0216",
        "market_code": "M25",
        "market_name": "Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing",
        "department_or_area": "Shot / grit cleaning",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Surface prep",
        "application_use_case": "Abrasive media and scale recovery",
        "material_examples": "shot, scale, grit",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-07",
        "parent_material_family_name": "Abrasive Media, Garnet & Slurry",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-11",
        "control_mode": "Bulk Recovery + Pre-Separation",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-02",
        "primary_category_name": "Continuous-Duty Three-Phase & High-Power Vacuums",
        "product_family_group": "PF-HEAVY",
        "candidate_product_count": 5,
        "candidate_products": "PUMA 20 SP; PUMA 30 P SP; PUMA 35 P SP; TX 550 P SP; TX 750 SP",
        "qualification_questions": "bulk density; abrasiveness; volume; chunk size; separator efficiency; filter protection; discharge container and handling",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "A pre-separator protects the system but is not the vacuum source; abrasive wear and discharge must be qualified.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "Material hazard, abrasion and handling review",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Production Supervision / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P1",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/forging-heat-treat-heavy-metal-processing.json#SCN-M25-0216",
        "answer_summary": "For abrasive media and scale recovery in Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing, resolve bulk density; abrasiveness; volume; chunk size; separator efficiency; filter protection; discharge container and handling. The control method is bulk recovery + pre-separation; route to continuous-duty three-phase & high-power vacuums only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "status": "Complete"
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        "scenario_id": "SCN-M25-0217",
        "market_code": "M25",
        "market_name": "Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing",
        "department_or_area": "Grinding / finishing",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Dust capture",
        "application_use_case": "Grinding-dust source capture",
        "material_examples": "metal dust, abrasive",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-13",
        "parent_material_family_name": "Welding Fumes, Smoke & Grinding Dust",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-03",
        "control_mode": "Airborne Dust Source Capture",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-07",
        "primary_category_name": "Industrial Dust Collectors & Source Capture",
        "product_family_group": "PF-DUST",
        "candidate_product_count": 7,
        "candidate_products": "DF22; DF22 SP; DF40; DF40 SP; AF 40; AF 55; AF 75",
        "qualification_questions": "source geometry; required airflow/capture velocity; dust loading; particle behavior; filter cleaning; discharge; explosion/fire controls",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "A housekeeping vacuum is not an engineered dust collector or ventilation system.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "Exposure, ventilation, fire/explosion and collector-system engineering review",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Production Supervision / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P0",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/dust-collectors/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/forging-heat-treat-heavy-metal-processing.json#SCN-M25-0217",
        "answer_summary": "For grinding-dust source capture in Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing, resolve source geometry; required airflow/capture velocity; dust loading; particle behavior; filter cleaning; discharge; explosion/fire controls. The control method is airborne dust source capture; route to industrial dust collectors & source capture only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/dust-collectors/",
        "status": "Complete"
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        "scenario_id": "SCN-M25-0218",
        "market_code": "M25",
        "market_name": "Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing",
        "department_or_area": "Maintenance bay",
        "production_stage_or_process": "General cleanup",
        "application_use_case": "Mixed oil, scale and debris cleanup",
        "material_examples": "oil, scale, dust",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-16",
        "parent_material_family_name": "General Mixed Industrial Debris",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-02",
        "control_mode": "Settled Debris Housekeeping",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-02",
        "primary_category_name": "Continuous-Duty Three-Phase & High-Power Vacuums",
        "product_family_group": "PF-THREEPHASE",
        "candidate_product_count": 7,
        "candidate_products": "TX 300; TX 400 P; TX 550 P; TX 750; PUMA 10; PUMA 15P; PUMA 20",
        "qualification_questions": "material mix; wet/dry state; particle or piece size; volume per shift; duty cycle; collection and disposal method",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "Do not confuse settled housekeeping with source capture; department-specific hazards override a general vacuum recommendation.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "SDS, exposure, combustible-dust and waste review by department",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Production Supervision / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P1",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/forging-heat-treat-heavy-metal-processing.json#SCN-M25-0218",
        "answer_summary": "For mixed oil, scale and debris cleanup in Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing, resolve material mix; wet/dry state; particle or piece size; volume per shift; duty cycle; collection and disposal method. The control method is settled debris housekeeping; route to continuous-duty three-phase & high-power vacuums only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "status": "Complete"
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        "scenario_id": "SCN-M25-0219",
        "market_code": "M25",
        "market_name": "Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing",
        "department_or_area": "Pits / trenches",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Hard access",
        "application_use_case": "Press-pit and trench cleanup",
        "material_examples": "oil, scale, sludge",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-16",
        "parent_material_family_name": "General Mixed Industrial Debris",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-12",
        "control_mode": "Overhead, Pit or Hard-Access Recovery",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-02",
        "primary_category_name": "Continuous-Duty Three-Phase & High-Power Vacuums",
        "product_family_group": "PF-HEAVY",
        "candidate_product_count": 5,
        "candidate_products": "PUMA 20 SP; PUMA 30 P SP; PUMA 35 P SP; TX 550 P SP; TX 750 SP",
        "qualification_questions": "access opening; vertical lift; hose length; reach; debris condition; ergonomics; fall/confined-space controls",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "Vacuum selection does not replace fall protection, confined-space or access procedures.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "Access, fall protection, confined-space and exposure review",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Production Supervision / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P1",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/forging-heat-treat-heavy-metal-processing.json#SCN-M25-0219",
        "answer_summary": "For press-pit and trench cleanup in Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing, resolve access opening; vertical lift; hose length; reach; debris condition; ergonomics; fall/confined-space controls. The control method is overhead, pit or hard-access recovery; route to continuous-duty three-phase & high-power vacuums only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/heavy-duty-three-phase-industrial-vacuums/",
        "status": "Complete"
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        "scenario_id": "SCN-M25-0220",
        "market_code": "M25",
        "market_name": "Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing",
        "department_or_area": "Plant-wide forge",
        "production_stage_or_process": "Central system",
        "application_use_case": "Central abrasive-duty housekeeping",
        "material_examples": "scale, dust, debris",
        "parent_material_family_id": "MF-16",
        "parent_material_family_name": "General Mixed Industrial Debris",
        "material_condition": "Application-specific; verify dry/wet/oily/airborne/settled and temperature",
        "control_mode_id": "CM-05",
        "control_mode": "Central / Multi-Point Vacuum Network",
        "primary_category_id": "CC-06",
        "primary_category_name": "Centralized Vacuum Systems",
        "product_family_group": "PF-CENTRAL",
        "candidate_product_count": 22,
        "candidate_products": "CVS 40P; CVS 55P; CVS 75; CVS 110 P; CVS 125 P; CVS 150; CVS 185; CVS 200 P; CVS 250; CVS 300 ROOTS; CVS 370 ROOTS; HF 10; HF 15P; HF 18; HF 30P; HF 35P; HF 300; PUMA FIX 10; PUMA FIX 15P; PUMA FIX 20; DF FIX 55 SP; DF FIX 75 SP",
        "qualification_questions": "pickup points; simultaneous users; equivalent distance; vertical lift; material velocity; filtration; separation; discharge; controls",
        "application_difference": "This scenario is separated from adjacent uses by its material state, source versus settled condition, duty, access, collection and discharge objective.",
        "disqualification_or_guardrail": "Do not size a central network without simultaneous-use, piping, separation and material-velocity calculations.",
        "compliance_or_ehs_review": "Facility hazard zoning, system controls and engineering approval",
        "primary_roles": "Plant Ops / Maintenance / Production Supervision / EHS",
        "scenario_priority": "P1",
        "canonical_human_route": "https://depurecousa.com/centralized-vacuum-systems/system-design-engineering/",
        "public_ai_path": "/ai/application-scenarios/markets/forging-heat-treat-heavy-metal-processing.json#SCN-M25-0220",
        "answer_summary": "For central abrasive-duty housekeeping in Forging, Heat Treat & Heavy Metal Processing, resolve pickup points; simultaneous users; equivalent distance; vertical lift; material velocity; filtration; separation; discharge; controls. The control method is central / multi-point vacuum network; route to centralized vacuum systems only after those inputs are confirmed.",
        "proof_state": "First-party proof linked at market/product level",
        "lead_generation_endpoint": "https://depurecousa.com/centralized-vacuum-systems/system-design-engineering/",
        "status": "Complete"
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