Safe handling of combustible food dust
Compliance with ATEX directives
Reduced energy consumption
Additional savings due to air recirculation
Global production company
Netherlands
Food and Beverage
For the replacement of an existing extraction system, Camfil offered it´s modular dry dust collector Gold Series X-Flo, equipped with ATEX-approved explosion protection equipment. The solution contains the following:
The core business of our customer is the production of ingredients for the bakery industry. The processes involved with production are generating dust from mixing, filling and packaging of yeast.
As it turned out, the customer was not fully aware of the risks when handling combustible and explosive dusts and the existing extraction system was not in accordance with the current ATEX guidelines. This placed both the people and the process within the facility at risk.
As providing a clean and safe work environment is key to the customer, he made use of Camfil's expertise and decided to rely on the industry-proven Gold Series X-Flo dust collection system to protect the product, people and process.
Air recirculation - As Camfil´s dust collector is equipped with a second stage HEPA filter, the customer is allowed to recirculate the cleaned process air back into the workplace. This in turn reduces cost for additional heating and saves the customer 15 KEUR per annual.
Reduced energy consumption – The installed dust collector uses an energy efficient fan combined with a variable speed drive which helps to maintain a constant air volume and therefore reduces energy consumption of the fan.
ATEX compliance - The installed dust collector together with the determined explosion protection systems is ATEX-approved and allows a safe handling of the customer´s explosive dust in accordance with local regulations.