Donaldson BOFA has today (January 20, 2025) launched Pro OS – a new operating platform with two-way data connectivity that aims to push the boundaries of productivity for fume extraction technology in high-output markets.
Now available in two extraction systems, Pro OS combines a range of advanced features into a single, powerful operating system, and includes a high-resolution color touchscreen, 20 onboard language options, continuous system pressure and filter condition monitoring, and configurable alarms. Critically, Ethernet (RJ45) connectivity delivers two-way data sharing for the centralized monitoring and control of multiple Donaldson BOFA systems.
The result is portable fume extraction performance ready for integration within intuitive, connected manufacturing systems.
Donaldson BOFA technology is an essential contributor to the removal of potentially harmful airborne emissions in multiple industry processes, including lasering, 3D printing and electronics soldering. It also helps keep production lines working by protecting equipment from process dust, thereby helping to avoid unplanned downtime.
Comments Jon Beckett, General Manager of Donaldson BOFA: “Manufacturers are investing heavily in Industry 4.0 automation to boost productivity and reduce waste. Our Pro OS platform provides the connectivity and tools they need to optimize the value of fume extraction in this new era, notably for processes in high-output environments, such as laser coding.
“With Pro OS, not only will operators benefit from critical monitoring and control innovations, they will also have the ability to view and manipulate system-wide data remotely and in real-time through our Pro OS Connect functionality. This places more power in their hands than ever before to drive extraction-focused productivity aligned to Industry 4.0 automation.”
Donaldson BOFA is launching the new operating platform on two systems serving laser applications. The AD Oracle Pro OS Connect is a mid-sized system designed for laser coding and marking, selective laser melting and sintering, and laser engraving, cutting and welding, while the AD 1000 Pro OS Connect is ideal for heavy-duty applications. Both are enabled with two-way, real-time data stream capability.
Says Jon Beckett: “Our Pro OS innovation underlines Donaldson BOFA’s global market leadership in portable fume and dust extraction – and our unerring commitment to customer value. The platform has the potential to deliver data-led productivity gains across a wide range of industrial sectors, including food and beverage, PCB production, medical devices manufacture, gifts and merchandise…and much more besides.”
Pro OS is available in the AD Oracle Pro OS Connect and AD 1000 Pro OS Connect, with further releases due later this year.
*‘Industry 4.0’ is a much-heralded pathway to a transformation in industrial productivity, founded on the development of manufacturing systems that integrate physical processes, such as lasering, with digital and networking capabilities. The result is smarter and more efficient manufacturing that reduces waste and increases productivity.
