DustHog PNP · Plug-N-Play Stationary Cartridge Collector
DustHog PNP Plug-N-Play Dust and Fume Collector
Power, compressed air, ductwork, run. Parker built the PNP so a collector could land on your floor without a fan house, a platform or a control panel build, and it carries a touchscreen and an EC impeller so the thing tells you what it needs instead of waiting to be discovered.
Your PNP unit, ProTura cartridges, afterfilters, inlet collars, and replacement parts come through an authorized Parker distributor, priced off the factory list and shipped anywhere in the country.
Parker rates the PNP for non-combustible dry dust only. The application field on Parker’s own catalog reads non combustible dry dust, and the product description says non-explosive dust collection applications. That is not a caveat we are adding, it is the design condition. If your dust is combustible, this is the wrong machine and the SFC or a purpose engineered system is where that conversation goes. More on that below.
At a glance
A collector that arrives ready instead of arriving as a project
Most stationary collectors are the start of a job. A fan gets selected, a starter panel gets built, a platform goes up, and the install stretches. The PNP compresses that: connect power, connect compressed air, connect duct, and it runs.
The EC motorized impeller is what makes that possible. It is an integrated, electronically commutated drive rather than a separate fan and starter, which is also where the energy efficiency comes from and why the unit can vary its own airflow.
Service was designed alongside it: single side access, tool free filter removal, and an integrated touchscreen that tells you when maintenance is due rather than leaving it to a gauge nobody reads.
- ModelsSix, PNP-12 to PNP-32
- Airflow1,500 to 6,000 CFM
- Motor5.4 to 20 hp, EC impeller
- Efficiency95% or HEPA afterfilter
- CleaningReverse pulse, 90 to 110 PSI
- ConfigurationsSix orderable
- Filter mediaProTura DH nanofiber
- Media areaNot published by Parker
- Compressed air1.47 SCFM per pulse
The models
Three cabinets, and the blower count sets the air
Parker publishes six orderable builds across three cabinet sizes. Adding a blower adds roughly 1,500 CFM, and two different cabinets can land on the same airflow, which is a footprint and media decision rather than a performance one.
| Part number | Model | Airflow | Motor | Current | Supply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-10197 | PNP-12, 1 blower | 1,500 CFM | 5.4 hp | 5.5 A | 460V / 3 ph |
| 01-10198 | PNP-12, 2 blower | 3,000 CFM | 10.8 hp | 11 A | 460V / 3 ph |
| 01-10221 | PNP-22, 2 blower | 3,000 CFM | 10.8 hp | 11 A | 460V / 3 ph |
| 01-10222 | PNP-22, 3 blower | 4,500 CFM | 15 hp | 15.5 A | 460V / 3 ph |
| 01-10224 | PNP-32, 3 blower | 4,500 CFM | 15 hp | 15.5 A | 460V / 3 ph |
| 01-10225 | PNP-32, 4 blower | 6,000 CFM | 20 hp | 22 A | 460V / 3 ph |
Same airflow, different machine. A PNP-12 with two blowers and a PNP-22 with two blowers both move 3,000 CFM. The larger cabinet carries more media at the same air, which means lower face velocity and longer cartridge life. On a dirty process that difference usually pays for itself; on a light one it does not. That is a conversation worth having before the model is picked.
Footprint and weight. Parker publishes the family at 92 in. high and 68 in. wide, with the depth running 28 to 87 in. depending on the build, and weights from 700 to 2,400 lbs. The inlet connection runs 16 to 28 in. Ceiling height and the door swing side are the two things worth measuring before the order.
What you choose
Six decisions, and one of them is the filters
The cabinet and blower count settle the airflow. The rest is about how the duct lands, what leaves the discharge, and how the unit is controlled.
| Choice | Options | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Cabinet and blowers | PNP-12, 22 or 32 with 1 to 4 blowers | Airflow, media capacity, footprint |
| Filter cartridges | ProTura DH nanofiber, selected to the dust | Efficiency, pressure loss, cartridge life |
| Afterfilter | 95% or HEPA | What comes out at the discharge |
| Inlet collar | Slip, flanged or rolled | How your duct connects to the cabinet |
| Auto flow control | On or off | Whether the unit holds airflow as filters load |
| Power disconnect | Input power disconnect on the unit | Whether the electrician supplies it separately |
| Dust drawer liners | Liners for the collection drawer | How dust gets out without becoming a second mess |
Cartridges are selected, not assumed. Parker orders the filter cartridges as their own line, and that is deliberate: the right ProTura media depends on whether you are catching weld fume, laser smoke or a nuisance dust, and the wrong choice costs you in cartridge life rather than in day one price. We put the cartridges on the quote by part number alongside the unit, so what arrives is a working collector rather than a cabinet.
Auto flow control earns its money on a fume application. As cartridges load, a fixed speed fan loses airflow and your capture velocity at the hood drops before anyone notices. Auto flow control holds the airflow by working the EC impeller harder, so the capture stays constant and the touchscreen tells you the filters are loading instead of the operator finding out from the smoke.
Media and filtration
ProTura nanofiber, and what the afterfilter is really for
Parker fits the PNP with ProTura DH nanofiber cartridges. The case Parker makes for that media is three things at once: high operational efficiency, low operating pressure loss, and reduced compressed air usage, because a cartridge that releases its cake cleanly needs fewer pulses to stay clean.
That last point is worth sitting with. Compressed air is a running cost, and at 1.47 SCFM per pulse a collector that pulses more often than it needs to is quietly spending compressor horsepower all shift. Media that cleans well is a compressed air decision as much as a filtration one.
Behind the cartridges, Parker offers a 95% or HEPA afterfilter. The afterfilter is not there to do the primary work; it is there for what happens if a cartridge is damaged or seated badly, and for processes where the discharge returns into a space people occupy. On welding, laser and plasma fume that returns to the shop, it is usually the right call.
Cleaning and ownership
Pulse cleaning, and the two utilities it depends on
What the collector needs from you
Parker calls for 90 to 110 PSI of clean, dry air for pulsing. Every word in that matters. Air that carries moisture or compressor oil will turn cartridge dust into mud, and a collector fed wet air fails in a way that looks like a filter problem.
If your compressed air system does not already have proper drying and filtration at the point of use, that is part of this project rather than a separate one, and we will say so on the quote rather than after startup.
What service actually looks like
Single side access and tool free filter removal, which means the unit can sit against a wall and one person can change cartridges without a wrench. That is a real difference on a machine that has to be serviced in a working shop.
The touchscreen handles the rest: unit function access, interaction, and telling you when maintenance is required. It only helps if somebody looks at it, so at commissioning we set the alarm points and hand your maintenance lead the number to watch.
Plan where the dust goes. The collection drawer has to be emptied, and on a fume application that dust can be a regulated waste depending on what you are cutting. Drawer liners are an option for a reason. Deciding disposal before the unit lands is cheaper than deciding it with a full drawer.
A hard boundary
Non-combustible dust only, and that is Parker’s own line
Parker’s catalog lists the PNP application as non combustible dry dust, and the product description says non-explosive dust collection applications. We are not going to quote around that. A collector rated for nuisance dust does not become a combustible dust machine because the airflow happens to line up.
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.
The part shops underestimate is how many ordinary materials test combustible. Wood, most grains and sugars, many plastics, aluminum, magnesium, titanium and zirconium all sit inside that scope, and published KSt and Pmax values screen for hazard rather than design for it. Design requires lab testing your actual dust, because particle size and moisture move the numbers.
Aluminum, magnesium, titanium and zirconium go to wet collection under NFPA 660’s stated preference. 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.
What it is built for
Thermally generated fume, and ordinary nuisance dust
Parker names it directly: thermally generated fumes from welding, laser or plasma cutting operations, plus other common nuisance dusts. Parker’s own application field adds dust, fume and smoke.
Thermally generated fume is a specific thing. It is very fine, it is buoyant, and it does not behave like grinding dust. A collector aimed at it needs media that catches submicron particulate without loading instantly, and it needs airflow that holds steady while the filters age. That is the whole design brief for this machine.
On our floors it lands most often in welding and metal fabrication, in plasma and laser cutting where the table needs a dedicated collector, and in trade and vocational schools, where a self contained unit with a touchscreen is far easier to hand to an instructor than a fan house and a control panel.
Fit check
When the PNP is not right for you
Your dust is combustible
This is the first question, not the last. Parker rates the PNP for non combustible dry dust. Wood, grain, sugar, many plastics and reactive metals all commonly test combustible, and that changes the machine, the protection strategy and the standard you are working to. See combustible dust collectors.
You need more than 6,000 CFM
The PNP tops out there. A central system for a whole line moves you to the modular SFC, which scales in cartridge count rather than in cabinets, or to a MIB where the load is heavy or agglomerative.
You have no compressed air, or it is not dry
Pulse cleaning needs 90 to 110 PSI of clean dry air. A collector fed wet or oily air will blind its cartridges and look like a filter failure. If the compressed air is not there, that is real scope and it belongs in the budget.
One bench is the whole problem
A 92 inch tall stationary unit with ductwork is a lot of machine for a single station. A VB downdraft bench or a VP portable costs a fraction of the install.
You only have 208 or 230 volt three phase
Parker publishes the PNP builds at 460V three phase. If that is not what is in the building, say so early. It is a solvable problem, but it changes the answer and it should not be discovered by an electrician on install day.
PNP questions
How much air does the PNP move?
From 1,500 CFM on a single blower PNP-12 up to 6,000 CFM on a four blower PNP-32. Each blower adds roughly 1,500 CFM, and Parker publishes six orderable builds across three cabinet sizes.
Can I use it on combustible dust?
No. Parker’s application field reads non combustible dry dust and the description says non-explosive dust collection applications. Combustible dust needs a collector engineered for it with a protection strategy driven by your dust hazard analysis and lab testing of your actual material.
What does plug and play actually mean here?
Connect power, connect compressed air, connect the ductwork, and the unit runs. The blower and controls are integrated rather than separately specified and wired, which removes the fan selection, the starter panel and most of the install engineering from the job.
Do the filters come with it?
Cartridges are selected and ordered alongside the unit rather than assumed, because the right ProTura media depends on whether you are catching weld fume, laser smoke or a nuisance dust. We put them on the quote by part number so the collector arrives able to run.
What compressed air does it need?
90 to 110 PSI of clean, dry air, at 1.47 SCFM per pulse. Wet or oily air is the fastest way to blind a set of cartridges, so point of use drying and filtration is part of the design rather than an afterthought.
What is the touchscreen for?
Unit function access, interaction, and telling you when maintenance is required. Paired with the EC impeller it also allows automatic flow control, which holds your airflow steady as the cartridges load instead of letting capture velocity drift down.
What power does it need?
460 volt three phase at 60 Hz. Full load current runs from 5.5 amps on the smallest build up to 22 amps on the four blower PNP-32.
Tell us the process, the dust, and what is at the wall
Those three answers pick the cabinet, the blower count, the cartridge media and whether a plug and play unit is the right shape of answer at all. You get back a full part number and a firm price.
Not sure whether your dust is combustible? Book a free assessment, or start with the NFPA 660 checklist.