Protect your lungs, skip the cleanup with Hilti’s new dust collection attachment

Jan 22, 2016

Updated Jan 25, 2016

Nothing good comes from construction dust. It’s bad to breathe, obscures the work and takes additional time to clean up.

Hilti is tackling this problem head on with a new Dust Removal System attachment for its popular TE 4-A18 cordless rotary hammer.

The attachment is powered by the rotary hammers 18-volt battery, so no separate power source is required.

According to the company it will collect up to 97.8 percent of the dust created in drilling.

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