Anyone who has looked for a fume extraction and air filtration solution has inevitably heard of BOFA. Their reputation comes from their technological dominance over the industry, combined with their focus on building a product that satisfies the needs of their customers. So what makes BOFA the world leaders in fume extraction and air filtration systems?
BOFA began as a small company in 1987 providing fume extraction and filtration systems for the electronics industry based on a Swedish filtration system which was designed to siphon away harmful colophony fumes away from PCB assembly line operators. The founder Dave Cornell quickly became the sole importer to the UK, and began to grow the company introducing specialised extraction and filtration ranges for different industries such as Advantage, Oracle, PrintPRO, PureBEAUTY and DentalPRO.
The major focus of BOFA is to create safe working environments by extracting dangerous particulates and fumes out of the breathing zone, and to return clean, filtered air in its place. Their systems are built for a large number of workplaces including assembly lines, workshops, industrial environments, school and laser coding applications.
The reason why BOFA has managed to keep its competitive market advantage is through the strength of the product that it provides. Some of the key reasons why BOFA are the world leaders in fume extraction and air filtration are:
- World-class filter technology. At the core of what BOFA does is their unmatched filter technology. Innovations such as their pre-filtration system combined with high efficiency particle filters allow them to capture more than 99.997% of particles smaller than 3 microns. Aside from the power of their filtration systems, they also focus on increasing the filter lifetime and reducing the cost of ownership with innovations like DeepPleat DUO and reverse air flow technology.
- Unbeatable systems technology. While BOFA filters offer a physical line of defence, their operating systems provide stringent checks to ensure that hazardous particles and fumes are extracted properly. The Intelligent (iQ) Operating System allows for self-analysis, remote reporting and diagnostics, which allows users to see the state of the factory and allow for critical interventions such has filter changes at the right time.
- Strong investment in research and development. The BOFA team includes electrical, mechanical, fabrication and software engineers, ensuring that their research and development arm is always leading the charge in providing the customer with new and better experiences.
Some of BOFA’s most popular products include their:
- Advantage range: A cost effective solution for lighter applications, providing effective and quiet fume extraction and air filtration for places like schools and small scale industrial environments.
- Oracle range: BOFA’s most advanced laser fume extraction range incorporates a number of powerful features, including automatically adjusting to any voltage worldwide, ability to preset correct flow rates and a massive pre-filter surface area.
DentalPRO range: Built specifically for the dental industry DentalPRO allows for extraction of dust particulates from the air and offers useful additions such as LED light extraction arms to provide light while also siphoning off particulates from hand-held work.
