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12-02-2007  |  7630 x

Dust accumulation and work regulations concerning explosion safety and cleaning on the work floor often present a major challenge for companies. Last year a world player in the petrochemical industry was confronted with these issues, and started looking for a solution that could be implemented as a central vacuum cleaning system, as well as a pneumatic conveying system for the removal of residue from several storage facilities.
J-TEC analyzed the problem and found the solution within its own standard production supply. The central vacuum cleaning unit was designed with J-TEC’s standard separator in mind. This separator was then equipped with all the required safety precautions, in accordance with Atex guidelines. The product to be conveyed has a minimum ignition energy of 1 millijoule.
The installation enables the operator to do the vacuum cleaning at different points in an area with several polyolefin compound production lines. This cleaning process takes place at a capacity of 1000 kg/hr and can be done using one suction point at a time.
All parts that come into contact with the product are made out of SS304, J-TEC’s standard quality.
In its own test room in Kapellen, Antwerp, J-TEC has a similar installation for own use.