Design Features and Improvements:

• Plastic design eliminated metal welding, painting, 7 sheet-metal stampings.
• Design reduced operational noise and vibration.
• Design improved air flow and filtration efficiency.
• Design adapted various mounting configurations for easy filter replacement.

Material Selection Criteria:

• Chemical and stress resistant.
• Creep resistant, moldability.
• Cost effectiveness.

Engineering Tools and Services:

• 3-D computer aided design, documentation, communication.
• Finite element analysis validated structural integrity of latching components.
• Finite element analysis predicted natural frequencies and deformation caused by
  vibrational load.