Controlling Combustible Dust
Controlling Combustible Dust and Spillage One of the primary issues at pellet mill facilities is controlling combustible dust and spillage. By Greg Bierie | May 17, 2021 Images 1&2: Engineered transfer points and modular load zones: covered storage and transfer of wood pellets. Images 3&4: Slider beds can act as a heat source. Coupled with spillage and dust due to uneven wear and sliding friction, the risk of fire an PHOTOS: BENETECH GLOBAL ADVERTISEMENT One of the primary issues at pellet mill facilities is controlling combustible dust and spillage. Personnel safety and regulatory compliance are also top of mind in the corporate safety culture. Increasingly, maintenance and operations personnel are making use of new tools and leading-edge technologies to ensure that their jobs can be performed efficiently and safely. As a general statement, if maintenance is made easy to perform with minimal downtime, the corporate goals of maximum producti...