FLAMEX®, Inc. has provided thousands of installations across the Western Hemisphere with safe, reliable and efficient fire prevention. These facilities represent a wide variety of industries that require pneumatic conveying of dust and other combustibles.

Spark detection and extinguishing systems have long been recognized in numerous industries as the most cost effective and safest form of protection against the fires and explosions that can occur due to sparks making their way into a pneumatic dust conveying and collection system. With over thirty years of research and development behind it, the FLAMEX®, Inc. spark detection and extinguishing system remains on the leading edge of this vital fire protection technology.

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Dust Explosions

Dust explosions and fires can result in facilities where pneumatic conveying and air filtration systems are combined with normal manufacturing processes. The industries at the highest risk of dust explosions and fires employ drying, cutting, grinding and other abrasive processes where sparks and even fires are generated.

How a Dust Explosion Happens

A dust explosion or fire results when these normal manufacturing processes produce a spark which is then picked up by the pneumatic system and transported along with highly combustible wood chips, dust or other finely divided particles. When that spark reaches the collector or storage bin, a dust explosion or fire is very possible.

The Consequences of a Dust Explosion

Even one such dust explosion or fire can result in damages ranging from costly repairs and down time to loss of plant facilities or even worse… an expensive price to pay for a dust fire or explosion which could have been avoided.