 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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We have a small, 13 cu ft ribbon blender used to mix three powders. We use it about once a month. Powder gets all over the floor when dumping the bags into the mixer and when bagging the finished product. How can we clean up the powder on the floor and how can we prevent it from happening in the first place?Answered September 22nd, 2010 by Expert:For the fugitive dust issues associated with the loading and unloading process, a good solution is a source capture dust collection system.
The source capture design for the loading process will include a sack tipping station with back draft hood. The station is basically an enclosure with a hinged door to feed material into the blender. A grate is provided in the chute to eliminate the risk of dropping the open bag into the blender. The unit can be mounted above the blender or mounted at ground level with a hopper and a flexible screw conveyor to transfer the material into the blender. The extraction volume should be sized for a face velocity between 150 - 200 FPM in the open door area. These stations are marketed with an integral dust collector including centrifugal fan. If any of the powders are combustible, then my recommendation is to pipe the back draft hood to a dust collector with proper safety equipment located on the exterior of the plant.
On the bag filling application, a source capture hood can be mounted to the blender outfeed. This perimeter hood will be slightly larger than the bag size and the extraction volume will be in the range from 600-1,200 SCFM for non-toxic powders.
By installing a properly designed source capture system, the housekeeping issues will be mitigated.