Powered Air Purifying Respiratory (PAPR) masks are critical to ensuring welding safety because they protect welder’s lungs against the harmful effects of inhaling welding fumes. Using a welding helmet with a PAPR system will offer such protection. Designed specifically for this, Welding Industries of Australia offers the Miller Vortex HDV PAPR system for fume extraction and purifying. This PAPR System will extract the welding gas from the air to ensure that the person performing the welds gets adequate respiratory protection. Over time, a reusable respirator such as a PAPR system will prove far more reliable than disposable respirators. The Miller Vortex HDV PAPR system features: 

Six-point air distribution and three air speeds: low, medium, high for maximum cooling
Audible and vibrating alarms to notify the user of air blockages, low battery, incorrect setting, and filter lifetime
Lightweight lithium-ion battery with up to 11 hours charge (low speed)
Blower unit LD screen – Allows the operator to monitor fan speed, filter time, battery level and current time
Huge 174x126mm integrated grind shield
High definition view – Providing a sharp detailed weld view with minimal distortion
ClearLight Lens 2.0 Technology – For a clearer, sharper more detailed weld view
InfoTrack Technology – With memory function. Tracks weld time and arc counts
X-Mode technology – Great for outdoor welding. The auto-darkening helmet lens only darkens when the operator starts to weld
Half Shade setting – For more precise lens adjustment
2.5 light state – For a brighter view
Miller’s Vortex HDV PAPR welding system has been rigorously tested and complies with Australian standards AS/NZS 1716.2012, AS/NZS 1338.1 (Auto-Darkening), and AS/NZS 1337.1 B (High Impact)