DustHog MIB · Modular Industrial Baghouse
DustHog MIB Modular Industrial Baghouse
Heavy dust, dust that wants to stick together, dust with moisture in it. This is the body Parker points at the loads that blind a normal cartridge collector, built in modules so the machine grows with the line instead of getting replaced by it.
Your MIB modules, filter elements, and replacement parts come through an authorized Parker distributor, priced off the factory list and shipped anywhere in the country.
It is called a baghouse and it takes cartridges
Worth clearing up before anything else, because the name misleads people. Parker files the MIB under cartridge dust collectors, and the elements Parker publishes for it are 152 mm diameter by 2,000 mm long. That is a six inch cartridge roughly six and a half feet tall, which is bag length in a cartridge body. You get the media area and the pulse cleaning of a cartridge in a housing sized like a baghouse.
What it is
Built for the dust that blinds a normal cartridge
Parker names the application directly: heavy dust, agglomerative dusts, or high moisture content. Those are the three loads that turn a standard cartridge collector into a filter change program. Long elements, generous media area per module, and pulse cleaning are what make the difference.
Parker’s own description calls it a safe, efficient dust collector for industrial and hazardous dust, with advanced filtration, an adaptable modular design, and fifty years of baghouse and cartridge experience behind it. Options Parker names are media, length, hopper angle, and explosion-proof.
The modular part is the point. Parker’s catalog runs from one module to eight, and airflow and media area scale in exact multiples of the base. What you buy for the line you have now is the same machine you add to when the line grows.
- Catalog modelsSix, MIB-11-T20 to MIB-42-T20
- Airflow7,776 to 62,208 m³/h
- Airflow, convertedAbout 4,600 to 36,600 CFM
- Filter area, series82 to 3,024 m²
- Cartridge diameter152 mm, about 6 in.
- Cartridge length2,000 mm, about 78.7 in.
- CleaningPulse cleaning
- FinishPowder coated
The six models Parker catalogs
| Model | Airflow | Airflow, converted | Filter area | Filter area, converted | Cartridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIB-11-T20 | 7,776 m³/h | About 4,600 CFM | 162 m² | About 1,740 sq ft | 152 x 2,000 mm |
| MIB-12-T20 | 15,552 m³/h | About 9,150 CFM | 324 m² | About 3,490 sq ft | 152 x 2,000 mm |
| MIB-21-T20 | 15,552 m³/h | About 9,150 CFM | 324 m² | About 3,490 sq ft | 152 x 2,000 mm |
| MIB-22-T20 | 31,104 m³/h | About 18,300 CFM | 648 m² | About 6,980 sq ft | 152 x 2,000 mm |
| MIB-32-T20 | 46,656 m³/h | About 27,460 CFM | 972 m² | About 10,460 sq ft | 152 x 2,000 mm |
| MIB-42-T20 | 62,208 m³/h | About 36,610 CFM | 1,296 m² | About 13,950 sq ft | 152 x 2,000 mm |
Parker publishes the MIB in metric. The cubic metres per hour and square metres above are Parker’s figures exactly as their catalog lists them. The CFM and square foot columns are our conversions, rounded, and we label them that way rather than passing them off as published ratings. On a submittal we quote the metric.
The line scales cleanly, which is unusual and useful. Every model is an exact multiple of the MIB-11-T20 base: 162 m² of media and 7,776 m³/h per module. The MIB-42-T20 is eight of those. That means you can work out where your load lands before anyone opens a catalog, and it means adding capacity later is arithmetic rather than a redesign.
The catalog is a subset. Parker’s series specification lists filter area from 82 up to 3,024 m², which is roughly 880 to 32,550 sq ft. The six models above span 162 to 1,296. So configurations exist above and below the catalog list, and the way to find yours is to give us the load rather than pick off the table.
What you choose
Four options Parker names
Media, element length, hopper angle, and explosion-proof. That is Parker’s own list, and each one maps to something specific about your dust rather than to a preference.
| Choice | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Media | Matched to whether your dust is abrasive, damp, fibrous, or chemically aggressive |
| Element length | Trades cabinet height against media area and floor footprint |
| Hopper angle | A steeper hopper for material that bridges or rat-holes on the way down |
| Explosion-proof | Named by Parker as an option. What it includes on your unit is a factory answer, not a catalog one |
On hopper angle: this is the option people skip and then live with. If your material is damp or agglomerative, which is exactly what this collector is built for, the standard angle is the thing most likely to give you a bridging problem six months in. Tell us what the material does in a drum and we will raise it with the factory.
Parker does not publish what is behind the word explosion-proof for the MIB, so neither do we. What we will do is take your dust hazard analysis and your test data to Parker and come back with what they will actually build and warrant, in writing.
Combustible dust
An option on a catalog page is not a protection strategy
Parker lists explosion-proof among the MIB options, and that is genuinely relevant if your dust tested combustible. It is also not the same thing as a designed protection strategy, and we would rather be clear about that now than let a line item do work it cannot do.
NFPA 660 took effect January 1, 2026 and consolidated NFPA 61, 484, 652, 654, 655, and 664. NFPA 68 for venting and NFPA 69 for explosion prevention remain separate referenced standards. Your dust hazard analysis has to be reviewed at least every five years and whenever the process changes.
Published KSt and Pmax values screen for a hazard. They do not design a system. Design needs your actual dust lab tested, because particle size and moisture move the numbers, and moisture is in the MIB’s job description.
We coordinate the DHA and testing process and prepare documentation your qualified professional engineer reviews and stamps. The DHA itself is completed by you or by a qualified third party. We do not author it and we do not stamp drawings.
Where it fits
The three loads Parker built it for
Heavy dust. High grain loading where a smaller collector spends its life at the top of its differential pressure range and the filters never really recover.
Agglomerative dust. Material that clumps and bridges. It does not release cleanly off a short pleat, and a pulse that works on a dry powder does not shift it.
High moisture content. The one that ends most cartridge collectors early. Damp dust cakes rather than falls, and cellulose media does not forgive it at all.
If your dust is dry, light, and well behaved, this is more collector than you need and the SFC is the more sensible buy.
What we will ask you
Four questions before a model gets named
What does the material do in a drum? If it bridges, cakes, or holds its shape when you tip it, that is the hopper angle conversation and it happens before anything else.
How wet is it? Not a number, just the honest version. Damp from the process, damp from washdown, or damp because the plant is humid are three different answers.
Has it been tested? If your dust has lab data, that changes the whole conversation. If it has not, that is the first step and not a reason to stall the project.
Where does it go after the hopper? Drum, bin, airlock, or conveyor. Discharge decides more of the layout than people expect.
Fit check
When the MIB is not right for you
Your dust is dry, light, and well behaved
This body exists for the difficult loads. On ordinary dry dust you are paying for capability you will not use. The SFC is modular too, and it is the more proportionate machine.
You need a number today off a web page
Parker publishes airflow, filter area, and cartridge dimensions for the MIB, and not much else. Motor, voltage, dimensions, and weights come from the factory against your configuration. If you need a firm submittal this week, say so and we will push for it, but we will not fill those blanks with a guess.
One bench or one machine is the whole problem
A modular collector and a duct system is a plant-scale answer. A single station is a downdraft table or a source capture arm, at a fraction of the cost and the power.
You are grinding reactive metals
Aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and zirconium call for wet collection under NFPA 660’s stated preference, with hydrogen management as part of the system. See wet collectors.
Your contaminant is oil mist or coolant
Liquid aerosol is mist collector work regardless of how the media is arranged. See SmogHog mist collectors.
MIB questions
Is the MIB a baghouse or a cartridge collector?
Parker calls it a baghouse and files it under cartridge dust collectors, and both are fair. The elements Parker publishes are 152 mm diameter by 2,000 mm long, so they are cartridges at bag length. In practice you get cartridge media area and pulse cleaning inside a housing sized like a baghouse.
How much air does it move?
Parker’s catalog runs from 7,776 to 62,208 cubic metres per hour across six models, which converts to roughly 4,600 to 36,600 CFM. Parker publishes the MIB in metric, so those CFM figures are our conversion rather than a published rating.
Can it be expanded later?
That is the design intent. Every catalog model is an exact multiple of the base module, 162 square metres of media and 7,776 cubic metres per hour each, so adding capacity is adding modules. Size the fan and the duct with the future in mind and the expansion is arithmetic.
What media does it take?
Media is one of the four options Parker names, alongside element length, hopper angle, and explosion-proof. Which media suits you comes from what your dust actually does, particularly how much moisture is in it, and that is a factory selection rather than a catalog pick.
Is it rated for combustible dust?
Parker names explosion-proof as an option but publishes no detail behind it for the MIB. Whether you need protection at all, and what kind, comes out of your dust hazard analysis and lab testing of your actual material. We take that to Parker and come back with what they will build and warrant.
What are the dimensions and the motor?
Parker does not publish dimensions, weights, motor horsepower, or voltage for the MIB. We get those from the factory against your configuration and they go on your submittal. Anyone quoting you those numbers off a website is reading them from somewhere other than Parker.
Why is my dust a problem for a normal collector?
Three reasons usually. Heavy loading keeps the differential pressure high and the filters never recover. Agglomerative dust bridges instead of releasing on the pulse. Moisture cakes the media rather than falling off it. Parker names all three as MIB applications, which is a good sign you are looking at the right body.
Tell us what the material does, not just what it is
Heavy, sticky, and damp are the three words that put you on this page, and they are the three that decide the configuration. Give us those and the volume, and we bring back a module count and a firm number.
Not sure this is the right body for your dust? Book a free assessment and we will start with the material, or see the 2026 cost guide.