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| 02/08 Focu Industry BULK HANDLING cus | INDUSTRIAL VACUUM CLEANERS USE COMPRESSED AIR IN PORTLAND CEMENT MANUFACTURING PROCESSES Dissatisfied with using brooms, shovels and air hoses that just blow around debris, Mike Glaze, Terminal Manager at Buzzi Unicem USA’s Indianapolis, IN terminal that unloads fly-ash and slag, was the next to get VAC-UMAX’s MDL 55. “We use it for several different things here.” Like the unit in Pensacola, Glaze’s unit is mounted on a dolly with wheels that enables it to be moved around easily. “We clean our bucket elevator, our screw conveyors and use it to clean around our boot seals,” he says. “It’s really handy and easy to use.” The unit has a unique pulse jet filter cleaning system that, with the push of a button, backwashes the filter eliminating the need to manually clean the unit, virtually eliminating clogging. Glaze says, “Like anything else, if you take care of it, it will last a long time. You just push a button on top of the vacuum mechanism to keep the filters clean.” Buzzi Unicem USA’s Indianapolis terminal uses the MDL-55 air operated vacuum cleaner, with pulse jet filter, from VAC-U-MAX to clean up excess flyash and slag around boot connectors. Glaze also appreciates that using ear protection is not necessary with the unit. “There is just no noise to it all.” The units are equipped with noise mufflers and guards for sound levels below 80 dbA. Rodgers from Pensacola agrees. “You don’t even know this thing is running unless you put your hand on the end of hose.” Beyond the friendly competition of keeping their terminals clean, reclaiming hundreds of pounds of material each day is important to the terminal managers. “That was one reason we wanted this, because the barrel was so easy to maneuver around,” says Rodgers. We just vacuum it up, roll it over to the pit and put it right back into the system. We don’t lose anything.” Central Vacuum Systems and Clean Up for Bulk Transport Loading Buzzi Unicem USA is sensitive to environmental issues and is proactive in adhering to OSHA and MSHA regulations as well as local EPA guidelines. As such, the Stockertown, PA plant utilizes two VAC-U-MAX Monobloc centralized vacuum systems to remove product build-up around the hatches of bulk tankers and railcars that are loaded from above, ensuring no dust is spread when the trucks are leaving the facility or traveling through neighborhoods. 26 www.airbestpractices.com http://www.airbestpractices.com

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Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2008 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News February Audit of the Month: Dense-Phase Transport System Wreaks Havoc on Compressed Air System Real World Best Practices: Material Conveying with Pneumatic and Vacuum Systems Industrial Vacuum Cleaners Use Compressed Air in Portland Cement Manufacturing Processes The Numatics Air Preparation Group The Ins and Outs of Vacuum Generators Dekker Vacuum Technologies Do Your Meetings Sabotage Your Profits? Resources for Energy Engineers Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Job Market

Compressed Air Best Practices - February 2008

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