Processing Plants for the Food Industries - GEA Niro - #8

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Safety Equipment All organic products in dry form present a potential fire andpowder explosion hazard. Niro plants are designed to protect the operating personnel and to prevent/limit the damage to the equipment in case of such incidents.The safety evaluation procedure includes the product itselfand all plant components. Features include •selection of limited operating conditions as to temperatures•sprinkler systems for fire extinguishing •monitoring of critical components•special earthing of plant components Powder Handling, Packing and Silo Systems Niro supplies the most lenient vacuum transport systems combined with pre-gassing chambers for prolonged shelf lifeof the final powder.The powder can be stored in silos or conveyed directly to acontinuous bagging-off line for boxes/bags, or to a big bag filling station. Instrumentation and Control Niro designs and engineers the level of instrumentation thatmeets any customer’s requirements.The use of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) also offers•automatic start-up and shut-down•automatic CIPsequencingThe type and makes of instruments are selected in co-opera-tion with the customer to ensure the best hardware serviceduring the lifetime of the plant. The necessary software is included in Niro’s standard delivery. •explosion suppression systems•passive explosion venting systems •design for pressure shock resistance or explosion contain-ment
Niro A/S · Gladsaxevej 305 · PO Box 45 · DK-2860 Soeborg · Denmark · Tel +45 39 54 54 54 · Fax +45 39 54 58 00E-mail: niro@niro.dk · Web-site: www.niro.dk BNA 790/GB - 03/00 Printed in Denmark by Anton M Jensen