Food and beverage processing industries move a variety of products including grain, flour, sugar, dairy, cereal, spices, flavorings and many more. These products aren't explosive, but the dusts created in processing, moving and packaging are very explosive.
These explosive dusts, also known as Combustible Dusts, pose serious risks to the plant and employees as they can spontaneously cause explosions and fires. Food product manufacturing, alone, constituted nearly 25% of all the combustible dust related incidents between 1980 and 2005 which, in total, killed 119 workers and injured more than 700. The bulk of incidents are caused when combustible dust builds up, since the dust's ignition temperature drops significantly when the dust deposits as a layer. For example, the grain, hop will ignite in a dust cloud at 860° F but it will ignite at 554°F in a 0.2" dust layer. Therefore, these dusts can be incredibly costly in multiple ways (physically, monetarily, etc).
Levels of these dusts are governed by OSHA and monitored by other organizations. We highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the statutory parameters. View Laws & Regulations
To minimize these risks, implement quality air filtration products and systems. Below is an outline of the solutions we recommend.
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Ducting |
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Nordfab Quick Fit Ductwork |
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Quick, simple and strong clamp type ducting to modify, expand or reduce most dust collection systems in a matter of seconds. |
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Fume Arms |
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Stainless Steel Extraction Arm |
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BISCO Stainless Steel Fume Extraction Arms are the most advanced, versatile and durable method of capturing air pollution at its source. |
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FX2 Extraction Arm |
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Small, easy to use Nederman extraction arms for use in many applications including gluing, working with solvents, adhesives, etc. |
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Bench Top Extraction Kit |
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These kits include an FX2 Extraction Arm(s) with a hood or nozzle, a fan with speed control and a standard filter. |
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Flex Hose |
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Heavy Duty PVC Hose |
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Heavy weight blue or clear PVC hose reinforced with a coated spring steel wire helix. |
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Very Light PVC Hose |
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Very light weight, clear PVC hose reinforced with a spring steel wire helix. |
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Double Ply White Fabric Hose |
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Double ply white acrylic coated polyester fabric hose reinforced with a spring steel wire helix. |
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Standard Dust Collection Hose |
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Medium weight, clear static dissipative polyurethane hose reinforced with a bronze coated spring steel wire helix. |
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Standard Light Dust Collection Hose |
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Light weight clear static dissipative polyurethane hose reinforced with a bronze coated spring steel wire helix. |
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Clear Static Control Hose |
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Specially formulated, clear static dissipative thermoplastic polyurethane hose reinforced with a rigid white external ABS helix and an embedded grounding wire. |
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Medium Duty Debris Collection Hose |
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Medium weight black or clear polyurethane hose reinforced with a bronze coated spring steel wire helix. |
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General Purpose White Flex Hose |
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Medium weight, white thermoplastic rubber hose reinforced with a spring steel wire helix. |
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Dry Dust Collectors |
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OptiFlo® RC |
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A cartridge collector that's the optimal solution to many applications with an optimized design and enhanced filtration performance. |
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FabriPulse® Fusion |
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A dry dust collector that's the optimum solution to a variety of air quality problems and can be tailored to specific applications. |
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FabriPulse® M |
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A pulse jet bag collector that's engineered to give years of efficient service and minimum downtime in continuous duty dust collection applications. |
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FabriPulse® BinVent |
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A dust collector with a convenient top loading design that provides excellent filtration at collection points such as silos and bins. |
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PulsePak® Prime |
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A cartridge dry dust collector designed to meet today’s high efficiency and compact size requirements for in plant recirculation installations. |
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Cyclone |
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A dust collector that will remove up to 99% (by weight) of moderate to coarse particle size dust. |
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Wet Dust Collectors |
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RotoClone® W |
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A cost effective, high efficiency wet dust collector that combines a dust collector with a centrifugal fan. |
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RotoClone® N |
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A wet dust collector that combines high efficiency, low maintenance costs, simplicity, flexibility and low water usage to maximize performance. |
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Mist Eliminators |
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DynaPure® |
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A unique flexible self-contained filtration system for source capture of mist generated by wet machining, spraying and lubrication systems. |
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Side Access Housings |
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Bag In/Bag Out |
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A filter system that's a safe, simple, reliable method for removing contaminated particulate filters and/or gas absorbers in hazardous environments. |
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