James K. Will is a senior sales engineer in product development for ProVent, LLC, PO Box 223, 670 W Conway Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740, 231-526-0200, Fax: 231-881-9201, www.proventilation.com.
As the use of aluminum, titanium and other exotic materials increases in everything from aerospace components to golf clubs, metal fabrication processes are creating more combustible dust than ever before that must somehow be rendered inert.