The Challenge

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The customer needed to reduce the considerable dust being generated in the rotary sifter room to both make their factory a hygienic operating environment and to reduce the very real risk of secondary explosion from sugar dust.

They also wanted to significantly reduce the amount of production down-time spent replacing the rubber connectors that had an extremely short life (5 days on average).

The BFM® Solution

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A coned flow-correction ring was installed on the rotary sifter to help reduce abrasion on the connector by directing sugar away from the fitting. A standard length BFM® Seeflex fitting was used with an increased diameter to accommodate for the sifter throw.

In addition to the much cleaner, dust free environment, the connector life has been increased from 5 days to 9 months – a substantial saving in downtime and maintenance.

Benefits Achieved

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Improved food safety with the BFM® fittings 3A compliance and no hose clips, tools or small parts to fall into the sugar.
Replacement, plant maintenance and cleaning times reduced by several hundred hours per year.
The improved overall dust-free environment and reduced explosion risk makes the entire working area safer for staff.
The removal of dust and the antistatic properties of the BFM® Seeflex fitting helped reduce the risk of secondary explosion.

What the client said about BFM®

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“If we hadn’t managed to solve the main source of the dust leak so effectively with the BFM® fitting, we would never have been able to identify other leaks occurring in the plant. The sifter room had been a weak point in the factory, but now when key customers inspect the plant, it passes with flying colours.”

- Chief Engineer

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Getting Started with BFM® fitting

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