Abstract: An industrial dust collection system for collecting dust created by operation of a machine comprising dust collecting and storage means remote from the machine; a cyclone chamber means associated with the dust collecting and storage means for receiving dust laden air from the machine; forced air blower fan means associated with the cyclone chamber means for establishing a continuous induced flow of dust laden air from the machine to the fan means and for establishing a flow of dust laden air from the fan means to the cyclone chamber means; flow direction control means in the chamber means for establishing a circular and axially downward flow of dust laden air within the cyclone chamber means; vortex chamber means within the cyclone chamber means for establishing an upward flow of air in the center of said cyclone chamber means; and dust discharge passage means connecting said cyclone chamber means to said dust collecting means for transfer of dust from said cyclone chamber means to said dust collecting means