The risk of an explosion within a dust environment, from such as Conveyors and Elevators etc, has necessitated an approval for equipment used within these areas.
The ATEX directive covers this requirement and became mandatory, for new installations, from July 2003. The DSEAR regulations cover the zoning of the site.

White sugar processing produces sugar dust, Robson's range of White Sugar Conveyors are certified to suit customer and site requirements.

Robson have the experience and the range of products to suit any environment. Over many years Robson have supplied products to the Sugar, Biomass, Food, Chemical, Grain and Coal Industries.

With products that can work within the harshest or more sensitive environments the components used are ATEX certified, the equipment is designed with eliminating risks in mind.

With control sensors monitoring the equipment at all times, any failure or anomaly will alarm and alert users to investigate further. If a problem arises that could cause fire or explosion, it is detected and the plant is automatically shut down to prevent the potential explosion.

The monitoring of the equipment is not the only safeguard.

Robson ATEX Equipment Range has the following equipment where appropriate.

Blast panels.
Sacrificial Panels in the body of the conveyor that give way safely in the event of explosion. Safeguarding the equipment, the plant and the personnel.

Releasing the pressure in a controlled way the panels are the only items damaged and are easy replaceable to minimise disruption and downtime.

Suppression Systems
The technique of explosion suppression involves the detection of a developing explosion at an early stage and extinguishing it before a destructive pressure is reached.

An explosion suppression system consists of an explosion detector, control system and suppressor unit. The suppressor unit contains the suppressant material, which is stored under pressure and released at high speed.