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SMS Equipment showcases BOMAG dust mitigation technology on The Construction Show podcast

May 20, 2025
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Reducing Silica Dust Exposure with Advanced Milling Technology
SMS Equipment recently hosted The Construction Show to highlight BOMAG’s BM1300/35-2 cold planer and its proprietary ION DUST SHIELD. Host Rory Bamford sat down with Product Manager Chaunce Edwards, a 21-year SMS Equipment veteran with a decade of field experience before moving into leadership and product roles.

Silica dust poses a serious health risk on construction sites, with long-term exposure leading to conditions such as silicosis. As a result, dust control has become a growing priority across the industry. BOMAG’s ION DUST SHIELD, recently introduced in North America and Europe, helps reduce silica dust exposure during the milling process—protecting operators and nearby crews. The technology works by electrically charging fine particulate matter, causing it to clump into larger, coarser particles that can be more easily expelled or removed.
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“The consistency of what we find in that box after a shift of work is similar to flour or icing sugar – that’s how fine the material is that we’re capturing,” explains Edwards, who adds that the technology not only protects the workers on site from inhaling fine particulate matter, but also any pedestrians passing through the area.

Confirmed by the IGF Institute, the BOMAG ION DUST SHIELD leads to a reduction in particulate matter of up to 88% on the company’s latest line of milling equipment.

Learn about the latest features of the BOMAG BM1300/35-2 cold planer milling machine and the company’s proprietary ION DUST SHIELD on The Construction Show podcast here.