Air vacuum solution for chemical manufacturer

Global chemicals manufacturer Huntsman Advanced Materials has used a Nilfisk-CFM solution at its Duxford manufacturing site.

The site is strictly regulated by the Environment Agency and regularly audited for COMAH compliance.

Standards in place include ISO14001, OHSAS 18001 and aerospace certification EN 9100.

Health and Safety is taken very seriously; constant retraining centres around the motto 'nothing we do is worth getting hurt for'.

Huntsman needed to safely collect and dispose of highly flammable resin residue, water and toluene.

Flame permits had previously been necessary, but Nilfisk- CFM provided a solution with its A17 DAU (absolute filtration) air vacuum cleaner.

The machine is air driven, therefore intrinsically safe and rated for Atex Zones 1 and 2 plus dust zones 21 and 22. The body of the unit is made from 316 grade stainless steel and was supplied with a mechanical float system and drain plug. After collection waste products are wetted out with water and sent to an in-house effluent plant for contaminated waste treatment.