FOOD
Food processing industries move a variety of products – grain, sugar, flour, dairy, cocoa, cereal, spices and many more. Depending on the application, there may be concern with cross contamination, sanitary regulations, and/or food handling regulations.
Dust collectors or “material separators” in the food industry keep the product in the process stream through use of a bin vent collector such as the PowerCore® CP unit, preventing the loss of valuable ingredients and removing a potential waste stream. PowerCore filters represent the latest technology in dust collection and outperform baghouse collectors in a smaller space.
PROCESSES INVOLVING FOOD DUST
Food processing applications produce dusts on both the upstream and downstream sides of the process. Upstream nuisance, pre-process, and out of plant sources can require dust collection. While downstream the production processes, and other internal process plant sources drive the need for dust collectors. The types of processes found in the food industry may include:
| Mixing | Conveying | Screening | Packaging |
| Drying | Blending | Extruding | Weighing |
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FOOD DUST
Many food dusts are combustible and those operations generating or handling food dusts can require special mitigation efforts to minimise fire and explosion risks. Standards such as TBC can provide guidance for those who generate and handle these types of dusts.
Depending on the industry and type of food process, there may be additional specifications/guidelines covering the design of the dust collector. Types of standards that could be in place include:
- 3A sanitary standards
- Baking Industry Sanitation Standards
- FDA/USDA
- NSF/3A 14159 or ISO 14159
- Company specific sanitary design standards
EQUIPMENT OPTIONS
- Stainless steel contact surfaces
- Wash down/clean out designs
- FDA approved paint