 Rob Williamson Dantherm Filtration Technical Director Visit Website |
Rob Williamson is currently the Technical Director of Dantherm Filtration. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Masters of Business Administration from Wake Forest.
Rob has 15 years of practical experience providing solutions for dry air pollution control for industrial applications. He has held positions within the Dantherm organization, including: Senior Project Manager, Regional Sales Manager and now their Technical Director. He also leads Dantherm’s U.S. Service Division.
Rob’s experience includes the successful planning and completion of industrial filtration projects involving fabric filters, cartridge filters, centrifugal separators, pipe systems, energy management systems and explosion and fire safety systems. His current work includes assisting clients in meeting new regulations on combustible dusts and lowering the cost of ownership of air pollution control systems, as well as, overseeing the implementation of an ATEX Certification Process at the US Manufacturing Facility in NC.
Dantherm Filtration is a world leader in the design, manufacture, installation and service of industrial air pollution control equipment. Dantherm currently has locations in the U.S., Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
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Dust Collection & Pollution Control Q&A
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For potentially explosive dust applications, do I need to install a backflow valve in the supply pipe system to isolate my upstream equipment from the risk of an explosion inside my dust collector?Answered December 10th, 2009 by Expert:Yes, I would highly recommend the use of a certified backflow damper device. This would isolate the workspace area from a possible explosive incident. The backflow damper would prevent a flame from traveling through the pipe (duct) system and exiting through your source capture hoods.
During the system design and specification process the explosive characteristics of the dust, as well as the valve’s location and orientation, needs to be considered.
Components that are ATEX certified are excellent choices, because they have passed stringent and standardized tests to certify the components for different explosion scenarios.