ATEX installation fits the bill at British Gypsum

Two AC37AV-CFA Special Heavy Duty ATEX Approved vacuum cleaner units have been installed at British Gypsum, Barrow Works in Leicestershire. British Gypsum, part of the Saint Gobain Group, is the UK’s leading manufacturer of plasterboard, dry lining systems and plaster based products. The Company called in Nilfisk-CFM when one old vacuum unit in use was beyond economic repair. A second machine in use was being hired at considerable cost. The two new vacuum cleaner units were required as a ‘front end’ to a network of existing pipes within the multi-floor grinding mill and mixing

Flour can seriously damage your health – the risks you can’t see!

Specialist Industrial Vacuum Manufacturer Nilfisk-CFM discuss the dangers of flour dust.Slips and trips are the most common cause of major injuries at work and 90% of those injuries are broken bones. What about the risks you can’t see? Dust build up on overhead pipes could result in an explosion? Even flour dust can constitute a real risk to health and is a known cause of occupational asthma given prolonged exposure. These risks often go unnoticed in favour of wet floor signs and trailing cables but the reality is they could potentially be a lot more serious. Other dusts like

Safe Cleaning – Be mindful of that ATEX Standard!

Safe Cleaning – Be mindful of that ATEX Standard!

Nilfisk-CFM Air Vacuum Solution at Huntsman Advanced Materials

A case study detailing safe collection of fine particle hazardous waste in Atex Zoned areas. An intrinsically safe Air Vacuum solution from Nilfisk-CFM - COMAH compliantGlobal chemicals manufacturer Huntsman Advanced Materials have utilised a Nilfisk-CFM solution at their manufacturing site in Duxford, Cambridgeshire. Best known for their production of ARALDITE® adhesives Huntsman also manufacture and market a wide range of differentiated chemicals to automotive, coatings, construction, aerospace, electronics and wind energy sectors. The site is strictly regulated by the Environment Agency