This aluminum shavings vacuum test shows the Depureco PUMA 20 SP recovering dry aluminum drill shavings and machining chips in a Depureco Labs material test. The setup used an antistatic hose and a 50 mm conic nozzle to pull loose drill chips, curled shavings, and small metalworking scrap into the vacuum.
Aluminum Shavings Vacuum Test Setup
The PUMA 20 SP is a heavy three-phase industrial vacuum built for demanding dry material recovery. In this test, the TAN / tangential inlet design and curved inlet deflector help guide incoming aluminum chips and shavings through the cyclone path before they drop into the collection bin. This setup is useful for evaluating how a high-power industrial vacuum handles loose machining debris, drill press shavings, CNC-area cleanup, and machine-side metal scrap.
What This Test Shows
Aluminum drill shavings can bridge, curl, and pile up around machines, workbenches, fixtures, and chip collection points. The 50 mm conic nozzle gives the operator a more focused pickup point than a wide floor tool, while the antistatic hose helps support a better setup for dry metalworking material recovery. This is a strong reference for buyers comparing a metal chip vacuum, swarf vacuum, or machining chips vacuum for dry aluminum shavings and production cleanup.
Application Fit
This test is most relevant for machine shops, CNC machining areas, metal fabrication shops, maintenance teams, and production floors that need to recover dry chips and shavings without relying on light-duty shop vacuums. For fine aluminum dust, combustible metal dust, or classified-area cleanup, the material hazard, particle size, grounding, filtration, and facility requirements should be reviewed separately before selecting a vacuum configuration.
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