Feihe Canada Royal Milk. – Local Case Study

Capture-at-source from the packaging cell with a 1,100-1,300 CFM dust collector to capture & filter milk powder from the packaging line.

Local Case Study

Industry: Food & Beverage

The Client

Feihe Canada Royal Milk (CRM), a division of Feihe International, is Ontario’s newest food manufacturing company, with production starting in September 2019. Canada Royal Milk manufactures formula for infants and young children using both cow dairy and goat dairy, building local supply chains to benefit the Canadian economy.

The Challenge

The new packaging line required a dust collection system to capture milk powder nuisance dust. The system needed to match the following design
criteria:

Contain and capture the dust; prevent it from escaping to the facility
Comply with the Ontario Ministry of Labour and Ontario Fire Code

The Solution

The solution was capture at source from the packaging cell as per machine manufacturer recommendation. AST installed an 1,100-1,300
CFM dust collector for capturing and filtering the milk powder from the packaging line. The followings are the details of the solution:

The dust collector is grounded, and the ductwork electrically bonded to the collector.
The collector is fitted with a flameless explosion vent c/w a burst indicator.
Fire protection is installed.
An explosion isolation valve c/w indicator switch is installed in the dirty air ducting.
A signal from any of the above will de-energize the fan and create an alarm.
Transport velocities exceed 1068 m/min.
The packaging line is interlocked to the operation of the dust collector fan.