Project information

Project: Dry recyclable material removal
Client:  Norfolk Environmental Waste Services
Product: DISAB Centralised Vacuum System

Project Background

Norfolk Environmental Waste Services (NEWS) operates the Costessey materials recovery facility, which handles up to 100,000 tonnes of dry recyclable material a year. Dealing with all of this material, over 75% of which is paper and card, means that there is a lot of dust generated through the separation process. As the plant operates to a rigorous regime of quality, environmental and safety standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001), the engineers at NEWS decided that they needed a solution that was as advanced and effective as their own recycling and processing plant.

Trialling a DISAB SkipVac™ for 6-months proved that a vacuum-based approach to dust was the right technical solution. However, cleaning the two-storey plant needed even more flexibility, ideally feeding all of the collected dust directly back into their waste bay. So, after conducting a full site survey, we recommended a Centralised Vacuum System based on inlet valves around each storey fed by 100 metres of 102mm pipework with massive suction power provided from a DISAB PacVac.

All of the waste and dust collected went via the 102mm pipework to a DISAB separator in the waste grading area and fed directly into the waste bay. The Centralised Vacuum System is also fully enclosed from nozzle to separator, minimising any dust exposure issues within the plant itself. This all adds up to a working environment where operatives don’t need to wear masks all the time, which is far more preferable.

Summary of benefits

• Waste material fed back to one central location and various waste discharge options are available for easy disposal into skips, bins, onto conveyors, or back in to process – saving time and money
• Highly skilled engineers that can remodel or replace unsuitable existing systems, or install new ones from scratch
• Fast on the spot cleaning power for immediate cleaning solutions
• Eliminates manual handling and other associated H&S issues such as poor air quality
• Range of tools and nozzles available to attach to flexi hose allowing access to hard to reach areas

WHY DISAB?

CUT TIME AND SAVE MONEY

Waste removal is faster, easier and more efficient, less time is spent by operators cleaning and large capacity collection mean less time spent emptying too. So downtime is significantly reduced.

Large deposits can be sucked up quickly from virtually anywhere and safely disposed of, or recycled back into process. So, if recovered material is valuable, huge savings can be achieved.

Because our powerful vacuum technology removes fine particles from the atmosphere, there’s far less dust to get into the moving parts of your plant or damage bearings, which will mean greater reliability, less downtime, and a longer shelf life for your equipment.

 IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAFETY

There’s no need for lengthy, back-breaking manual collection. Thanks to our fully enclosed systems and highly advanced filters, harmful dusts are instantly removed and safely contained, minimising the risk of dust exposure to your employees.

Project information

Project: Dry bulk storage cleaning and spillage removal
Client:  Solent Stevedores
Product: DISAB CompVac

Project Background

Handling millions of tonnes of cargo and over 250 cruise vessels annually, Solent Stevedores operate The Southampton Bulk Terminal within the Port of Southampton, one of the UK’s busiest and most important ports. Over recent years Solent Stevedores has been asked to receive, handle, store and load out a vast array of cargoes and shipments of dry bulk commodities, primarily grain and animal feeds, but fertiliser, gypsum, recycled glass and metal, salt, soil, sugar and wood products also form part of the annual volume handled. So the vacuum unit had to handle all these types of materials, besides grain.

The 100,000 tonnes of grain handled annually for the milling, brewing and feedstock industries requires an 8,000 sq metre TASCC approved storage facility to accommodate export cargoes prior to shipment. Keeping this clean and up to TASCC standards, as well as meeting the various external inspections carried out by customers, is a major task. This used to be done manually using brooms, brushes, barrows and shovels, and not surprisingly was one of the least popular and most back breaking of tasks.

So, berth managers Doug Webb and Jerry Board decided to search for a 21st century solution to their cleaning and spillage removal challenges, and hired in the DISAB CompVac.

The storage facility had to be maintained to a high standard in order to comply with the standards required by TASCC, UFAS and ISO 14001 but cleaning up of the grain and animal feeds was carried out manually, and inevitably made it’s way into hard to reach places that couldn’t be reached with a brush. Dust removal was therefore a major headache, and cleaning spillages was a very laborious and time consuming job when using shovels, brooms, buckets and barrows.

The DISAB CompVac provided a far more efficient way of doing things. The CompVac comes complete with a 60 foot flexible suction hose, cleaning nozzles and extension tubes to make cleaning large areas simple, and the powerful 16.5kw electric motor produces the kind of suction power that easily removes materials like grain and dust into its spacious internal hopper. The DISAB CompVac is also easily portable with a forklift, creating enormous flexibility and with optional cleaning kits for overhead areas, any awkward nook or cranny is within easy reach.

Product Overview

• 16.5kw of vacuum power
• Clears fine dusts to debris up to 50mm in diameter
• Material can be directed into skips, bins, bags or onto conveyors
• Perfect for awkward catchment areas
• ATEX models available
• Automatically ATM filter cleaning system, no compressed air
• Retractable legs
• Filter system for dry and moist material

WHY DISAB?

CUT TIME AND SAVE MONEY

Waste removal is faster, easier and more efficient, less time is spent by operators cleaning and large capacity collection mean less time spent emptying too. So downtime is significantly reduced.

Large deposits can be sucked up quickly from virtually anywhere and safely disposed of, or recycled back into process. So, if recovered material is valuable, huge savings can be achieved.

Because our powerful vacuum technology removes fine particles from the atmosphere, there’s far less dust to get into the moving parts of your plant or damage bearings, which will mean greater reliability, less downtime, and a longer shelf life for your equipment.

 IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAFETY

There’s no need for lengthy, back-breaking manual collection. Thanks to our fully enclosed systems and highly advanced filters, harmful dusts are instantly removed and safely contained, minimising the risk of dust exposure to your employees.

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Project: Flue Gas Treatment Ducts Maintenance
Client:  State of Jersey
Product: DISAB BagVac

Project Background

Being an island with no space for landfill and a requirement to follow the highest environmental and air pollution standards, the State of Jersey has been practicing a refuse, recycling and incineration strategy for nearly 40 years. The Island’s combustible solid waste is incinerated at the La Collette Energy from Waste (EfW) plant which is able to process over 105,000 tonnes of non-inert waste per year. Once as much of the refuse is recycled as possible, the La Collette plant burns the remaining waste using the heat to drive a steam turbine to generate 10MW/Hr of electricity at full production.

Cleaning out the Flue Gas Treatment Ducts

A regular requirement is to clean out the Flue Gas plant, for which the original two inch centralised pipe work system was simply inadequate as the FGT residue built up on the heat exchanger pipe work and required manual removal by operators using breathing apparatus and PPE equipment to ensure safety. This was an arduous and slow job and a solution was required.

We were asked to provide a more efficient solution. The BAGVAC with it’s powerful suction in combination with a 4” pipe work system and inlet valves provided exactly what Ian and his team required.

Product Overview

• High suction capabilities, with 16.5kw of vacuum power.
• Can pick up anything from fine dusts to debris up to 50mm in diameter.
• Fully enclosed suction system allows even hazardous dusts to be collected safely
• ATEX models available
• Easy to manoeuvre by forklift

WHY DISAB?

CUT TIME AND SAVE MONEY

Waste removal is faster, easier and more efficient, less time is spent by operators cleaning and large capacity collection mean less time spent emptying too. So downtime is significantly reduced.

Large deposits can be sucked up quickly from virtually anywhere and safely disposed of, or recycled back into process. So, if recovered material is valuable, huge savings can be achieved.

Because our powerful vacuum technology removes fine particles from the atmosphere, there’s far less dust to get into the moving parts of your plant or damage bearings, which will mean greater reliability, less downtime, and a longer shelf life for your equipment.

 IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAFETY

There’s no need for lengthy, back-breaking manual collection. Thanks to our fully enclosed systems and highly advanced filters, harmful dusts are instantly removed and safely contained, minimising the risk of dust exposure to your employees.